handprint puzzles

Today, in Colorful Hands we did a really fun activity with our kiddos. About a month ago, we ordered 12 create-your-own puzzles from Discount School Supplies. Today, we traced each child's hand on the puzzle and then let them decorate the puzzle with dot paints. Each puzzle came out absolutely beautiful and unique to the child that made it. It was a fun process to watch. I also think it is a project worth repeating.

We used our table time (small group) activity time as means to prep for our create-your-own puzzle by putting together our classroom puzzles. This helped clarify how puzzles work and are used prior to getting the blank puzzles out to decorate.

The kids really enjoyed having their hands' traced and painting their puzzles, it was fun to see such focused creativity :)

Here's the process as it unfolded...

Pretty beautiful, huh?!