Memory Handprint

 

Memory Handprint Materials: 1cup flour 1cup salt Water Cookie Sheet Construction Paper Crayons or markers Directions: In a bowl, mix flour and salt. Slowly add enough water to form a firm clay-like mixture. Lightly grease the cookie sheet. Using the dough, roll out a circular shape that is big enough for your hand and about 1/2" thick. Firmly press your entire hand, fingers spread, into the center of the rolled dough then carefully remove it, leaving your hand print. Preheat oven to 225º F and place cookie sheet in oven for 2-4 hours, or until the dough is dry.  Allow to completely cool. Make sure to write the date and your age on the back with the markers. For the card, use the construction paper and crayons/markers to decorate it. You can also use one of the following poems on it: When I was Very Small Sometimes I might upset you Just because I'm small By leaving fingerprints of mine On a table, chair or wall. But everyday I grow a bit And I'll be big one day When all my tiny fingerprints Have long been cleaned away So keep these prints of my two hands To help you to recall Just how big my fingers were That time when I was small. These Little Hands These little hands can give a hug Pat-a-cake or throw a ball They put smudges on the wall Because I'm only just so tall They love to clap or hold your hand Whenever you can play But when I'm grown and far away These little hands with you will stay Handprint Poem I miss you when we're not together I'm growing up so fast See how big I've gotten Since you saw me last? As I grow, I'll change a lot, The years will fly right by. You'll wonder how I grew so quick When and where and why? So look upon this hand print plaque That's hanging on your wall. And memories will come back of me, When I was very small

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