Spring brings brighter days, buzzing gardens, and a wonderful opportunity for hands-on art inspired by it. This dragonfly handprint craft has young children turn their own handprints into fluttering wings!

It’s great for kids ages 4–6 to create a cute keepsake, and parents and teachers will appreciate the low prep setup. This paper dragonfly project fits easily into a busy home or classroom schedule and takes about 20 minutes to complete.

If you’re looking for even more inspiration for how little hands can become art, be sure to look through our collection of handprint crafts for kids.

Collage of colorful handprint dragonfly crafts with bright paper wings and smiling faces, a fun and easy spring insect craft for preschool and kindergarten kids.

Simple Handprint Activity to Build Fine Motor Skills

Children will create a colorful paper dragonfly by tracing and cutting out their handprints to form its wings, then attaching them to a simple body shape. They will enjoy seeing their hands transformed into handprint art inspired by nature.

This spring art activity encourages kids to explore colors, symmetry, and design choices. It supports fine motor development and hand-eye coordination as they put each piece together. Lessons about insects, life cycles, or springtime nature studies pair naturally with this fun insect craft.

Our printable template helps keep the process smooth and kid friendly. Gather a few basics such as construction paper, pipe cleaners, scissors, and glue, then follow the instructions below to bring this dragonfly handprint craft to life with ease.

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Supplies

Colored cardstock or construction paper
Scissors
Glue
Tape
Pipe Cleaner
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Directions

Start by printing the template, then gather the materials for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this dragonfly to life!

Hands holding a printable dragonfly handprint craft template with body pieces and eyes, an easy kids insect craft pattern for preschool and kindergarten spring activities.

Look for the eye pieces and glue them onto the head, placing them above the smile.

Hands placing googly eyes on a pink paper dragonfly head, a simple kids handprint dragonfly craft step for preschool and kindergarten spring insect activities.

Take the thorax, which is the middle body piece. Glue the dragonfly’s head onto the top edge of the thorax.

Hands attaching the green paper body to a pink dragonfly head, an easy dragonfly handprint craft step for preschool and kindergarten spring insect activities.

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Next, grab the abdomen piece. Glue it under the thorax to complete the body. Talk about how a dragonfly’s body has three main parts, just like the pieces in your template.

Hands attaching the yellow paper abdomen to the dragonfly body, a simple dragonfly handprint craft step for preschool and kindergarten spring insect activities.

Trace your child’s hands on colored paper and cut them out to make the handprint wings. Add glue to the back, then place them behind the body so the wings spread wide on both sides.

Hands attaching blue handprint wings to the dragonfly body, an easy handprint dragonfly craft step for preschool and kindergarten spring insect activities.

Next, pick up the pipe cleaner antennae. Help your child gently curl the ends into fun spirals. This is a wonderful fine motor moment, and kids love making the swirls.

Hands shaping a pink pipe cleaner for dragonfly antennae, a simple dragonfly handprint craft step for preschool and kindergarten spring insect activities.

Add a little tape and attach the antennae to the back and top of the head. Talk about how insects use their antennae to feel and explore the world around them.

Hands attaching pink pipe cleaner antennae to the dragonfly head, a simple dragonfly handprint craft step for preschool and kindergarten spring insect activities.

And just like that, your dragonfly is complete. Gently lift it and hold it by the wings to admire your child’s hard work!

Hands holding a colorful dragonfly handprint craft made from bright paper, a fun and easy kids spring insect art activity for preschool and kindergarten.

This insect DIY is a fun way for kids to build fine motor skills while creating something bright and cheerful. Did your child have fun creating their dragonfly? Take a look at our spring crafts for kids for even more bright and playful activities to enjoy together.

Science Tie-In: Use this craft during an insect unit and talk about the three main body parts of a dragonfly as kids assemble them: the head, thorax, and abdomen.
Use a 1.25″ circle punch to quickly cut out the eyes.

Hands holding a colorful dragonfly handprint paper craft with blue wings and pink antennae, a fun and easy spring insect craft for preschool and kindergarten kids.

Spring Books for Children

Ten Little Ladybugs – This cute book is not only fun to read, but also fun to touch! Kids will want to read this book day after day and it helps them learn to count.

Planting a Rainbow – Kids will have a blast learning about colors and flowers in this colorful and engaging book!

Bee – This peek-through picture book is a fun bedtime book for kids! It’s short and keeps the kids’ attention span.

A completed craft showing a colorful dragonfly handprint paper craft with blue wings and pink antennae, a fun and easy spring insect craft for preschool and kindergarten kids.

Bug and Animal Crafts Kids Will Love

3D Dragonfly Craft – This dragonfly looks ready to dart off into a glowing sunset sky. Kids will have fun painting the background, then cutting, rolling, and gluing the dragonfly pieces together. This hands-on art project keeps little hands busy and ends with a creation that will earn lots of admiration.

Butterfly Name Craft – Kids will love designing a bright butterfly and adding blooming flowers that spell out their name. This playful project encourages creativity while practicing spelling their name. Use our free editable template for quick setup, or keep the circles blank so children can practice writing in each letter on their own.

Frog Paper Cup Craft – Creativity will grow by leaps and bounds as kids transform a simple paper cup into an adorable little frog. They’ll use our frog template along with a few simple supplies to make this friendly hopper come to life. Busy hands will stay engaged and imaginations will start hoppin’!

Bumblebee Headband Craft – Your little bees will be buzzing with excitement when they imagine themselves as a bee wearing this fun headband! This project keeps little hands busy building important development skills while having fun. Choose the template that works best for your kiddo, since we have a craft version or a color, cut, and paste option.

Fine Motor Worksheets for Preschool

Jump into these spring pattern worksheets to turn learning into a playful challenge. These three Finish the Pattern pages will have little ones studying shapes, colors, and pictures to decide what comes next. Placing the correct pieces feels like solving a puzzle while strengthening coordination and problem solving skills. The bright designs keep kids interested, and every completed row brings a small win that builds confidence and excitement to keep going.

Writing practice feels extra fun when butterflies, gnomes, and garden friends join the page. These spring tracing worksheets have kids to trace the letter Bb, follow twisty paths, and finish a friendly gnome scene. Little hands will build strength and control with every line they trace. The mix of pictures and tracing keeps kids focused and blends early learning and creativity into one engaging spring activity.

A completed craft showing two colorful dragonfly handprint paper crafts with bright wings and smiling faces, a fun and easy spring insect craft for preschool and kindergarten kids.

Bring a pop of springtime color to learning with these spring do a dot printables. Setup is a breeze with just a printer and some dot markers, so kids can start dabbing right away. They’ll hunt for uppercase and lowercase Rr, count and color matching number circles, and decorate flowers in a watering can. Cute spring images like bunnies, birds, and nests will keep kids smiling while they improve letter recognition, counting skills, focus, and hand-eye coordination.

Kids can learn right along with the characters from the book with these Spring Is Here printables inspired by Will Hillenbrand’s story about hibernation. They’re designed for kids ages 3–7 to stay busy building fine motor skills while imaginations bloom through hands-on learning. These activities include letter matching, word building, and picture sorting featuring illustrations from the book.

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