Is watching How The Grinch Stole Christmas a winter tradition in your home?
If you said yes, you’ll love learning how to make this Grinch handprint craft for Christmas!
It’s based on the newest Grinch movie that was released in 2018. While the original Grinch movie will always be the classic, this new movie is a great family show everyone will love!
Like many of our other Christmas crafts, this Grinch paper craft is a fun handprint art and crafts for kids.
Read on below to see how to create this little cutie with your kids this Christmas.
Christmas Handprint Craft
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Grinch Craft Supplies
- Colored cardstock (white, red, light green and dark green)
- Hole punch (standard, .5″ & 1″) or large googly eyes
- Green pom pom (optional)
- Scissors
- Glue stick (this one is the best when using cardstock)
- Black marker
- Grinch template
Directions
- Download, print and cut out the template pieces. The first template page is for use with one or two kids. The remaining template pages are for us with a group of children.
- Trace your child’s hand on a piece of light green cardstock and cut out.
- Assemble the Grinch by using the glue stick to attach the body to the bottom of your child’s handprint.
- Glue the feet to the bottom of the Grinch body.
- Secure the arms on either side of the Grinch body.
- Glue the scarf to the Grinch’s neck, just beneath the handprint.
- Place the eyebrows towards the top of the palm and glue in place.
- Glue the googly eyes or make the eyes with colored paper and glue into place beneath the eyebrows.
- Make a nose for the Grinch by cutting out a circle from the dark green card stock or use a green pom pom and glue into place.
- Use the black marker to draw a simple smile beneath the nose.
No matter how you make this craft, your kids are going to love making their own cute little kid Grinch character!
Craft Benefits For Kids
Besides being fun for kids to make, there are loads of other benefits kids will get out of making this craft!
First, this activity is amazing for working on fine motor skills.
Not only will kids have to cut out all the pieces of their Grinch character, but they’ll also have to work on the placement of each piece when they glue it together.
If the kids are old enough, they can also help a friend trace their handprint onto the paper. Both of these tasks will require precision and hand strength.
This craft will also help kids to follow directions.
If your kids are proficient readers, you can print out the directions below and allow them to read through them individually and ask you for any questions they may have. This is such a valuable skill for kids to be able to read, understand and follow directions correctly.
Finally, and maybe most importantly, crafting helps kids express themselves and their creativity.
Let them make this craft unique by changing the color of the Grinch’s eyes and scarf or by adding embellishments like glitter or mini pom poms to the scarf.
Don’t forget to enter your email in the form at the end of this post to get the Grinch template link emailed to you.
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More Christmas Activities For Kids
- Photo Elf Craft For Kids
- Christmas Coloring Page Bookmarks
- Santa Paper Plate Craft
- Christmas Grinch Playdough
Christmas Ideas For Kids
Free Grinch Craft Template
Grinch Handprint Craft For Kids
Make this easy Grinch handprint craft with your kids or students this Christmas!
Materials
- Colored cardstock (white, red, light green and dark green)
- Hole punch (standard, .5" & 1") or large googly eyes
- Glue stick (this one is my favorite for using with cardstock)
- Black marker
- Grinch template
Tools
- Scissors
Instructions
- Download, print and cut out the template pieces. The first template page is for use with one or two kids. The remaining template pages are for us with a group of children.
- Trace your child's hand on a piece of light green cardstock and cut out.
- Assemble the Grinch by using the glue stick to attach the body to the bottom of your child's handprint.
- Glue the feet to the bottom of the Grinch body.
- Secure the arms on either side of the Grinch body.
- Glue the scarf to the Grinch's neck, just beneath the handprint.
- Place the eyebrows towards the top of the palm and glue in place.
- Glue the googly eyes or make the eyes with colored paper and glue into place beneath the eyebrows.
- Make a nose for the Grinch by cutting out a circle from the dark green card stock or use a green pom pom and glue into place.
- Use the black marker to draw a simple smile beneath the nose.
I have been trying to get the download for the Grinch be and when I send my email I don’t get anything. I am a child care provider and would love to make with my kids.
Thank you
Hi Mary Lou! I checked your email and it says my email bounced back…Can you verify your email by emailing me at sam@simpleeverydaymom.com so I can send it to you? Thanks!
Is there a template for the eyes and the nose? If I had to make it myself mine would never come out is cute. Thank you,
Heather
Hi Heather! There’s not a template for the eyes because they were made with a .5″ and 1″ circle punch. The nose isn’t on there either, but any oval will do fine. You can do it!!! 🙂