Lorax Handprint Craft For Kids (Free Printable Template)

The Lorax is a fan favorite among kids (and us grown ups, too!). The lovable guardian of the trees inspires important lessons about caring for our planet.

Kids can bring him to life with this fun Lorax handprint craft. They’ll love creating a version of this Seuss-tacular character using their own handprints to create The Lorax’s signature fluffy mustache! 

Want even more Seuss-inspired fun? Explore our collection of Dr. Seuss crafts to keep the creative juices flowing and the love of reading going strong. 

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Handprint Lorax Craft

Don’t forget to download our free template to make this activity even easier! Once you have the template, gather some basic supplies, and let the kids personalize their Lorax creation with their little hands.  

This Lorax craft is perfect for celebrating Dr. Seuss’ birthday or as a companion activity to the book. It’s simple, fun, and doubles as a keepsake to cherish for years to come.

Supplies

• Colored cardstock or construction paper
• Glue stick
• Scissors
• Lorax template (click the “click here to get your freebie” image at the end of the post)

Directions

Start by downloading and printing the template. Once the template is printed, gather the materials for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring Lorax to life!

First, guide your child to glue the eyebrows to the top of the Lorax’s body.

Next, help your child to glue the eyes below the eyebrows.

Trace your child’s hands onto a piece of yellow paper two times and cut out. Position the handprints with the thumbs up and the fingers pointed to the sides. Overlap them slightly and glue them together in the center.

Glue the handprint mustache onto the middle of the Lorax’s face, just below the eyes.

Finally, encourage your child to glue the Lorax’s nose in the center of the mustache.

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Dr. Seuss Books For Kids

We can’t talk about Dr. Seuss without mentioning the best Dr. Seuss books! These are some of the top-rated ones. Grab them from your local library or add them to your home collection.

Are You My Mother? is a cute book about a little bird who’s trying to find his mom in a big world!

Oh, The Places You’ll Go! – This book is a classic Dr. Seuss book about the ups and downs of life. It’s such a great read and will soon become your kid’s new favorite book!

Dr. Seuss Second Book Collection– This boxed set of five Beginner Books by Dr. Seuss—The Cat in the Hat Comes Back, Dr. Seuss’s ABC, Oh Say Can You Say?, Oh the Thinks You Can Think!, and I Can Read with My Eyes Shut! is a great addition to your home library.

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Grumpy Monkey Craft – Let’s monkey around with a fun activity! This Grumpy Monkey puppet is the perfect companion to the book Grumpy Monkey, where kids explore emotions in a fun way. They can make storytime interactive or create their own imaginative stories with their new monkey puppet!

Related: Dr. Seuss Color By Number

Pete The Cat Headband Craft – Get ready for some groovy fun! This Pete the Cat headband is a fun addition to storytime. Kids will have a blast making it and pretending while wearing it. It’s the purr-fect way to bring their favorite stories to life!

Knuffle Bunny Craft – If you’ve read Mo Willems’ Knuffle Bunny, you know just how special Trixie’s bunny is! Kids can make their own Knuffle Bunny with this adorable paper craft. It’s a fun and creative way to keep the story alive and inspire little imaginations!

Clark The Shark Craft – Kids can have some fin-tastic fun with Clark the Shark! After enjoying Bruce Hale’s energetic story, keep the excitement going with this activity. They’ll love recreating their favorite character and using their imaginations to swim into new adventures.

Fun Book Printables

Go on a groovy camping adventure with Pete the Cat Goes Camping and these fun and educational worksheets that bring Pete’s outdoor adventures to life. These Pete the Cat Goes Camping Worksheets will keep kids engaged and learning while keeping the fun going!

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Kids can practice fine motor skills with line tracing, boost letter recognition with “Tt is for tent” do-a-dot fun, and strengthen problem solving skills by completing camping patterns. They’ll also love labeling their favorite camping kitty and exploring new words with themed flashcards.

Set sail and learn with these The Snail and the Whale worksheets! This beloved tale comes to life with fun worksheets that build fine motor skills, pattern recognition, and letter identification.

Kids will label and color a humpback whale, trace paths to characters, and search for the letter “Ss.” They’ll also complete patterns to strengthen problem solving skills and expand their vocabulary with flashcards.

Hedgehog’s Home for Fall activities are hands-on printables that bring the story to life while helping little learners develop essential skills. Kids will explore vocabulary with charming flashcards, practice problem solving by completing patterns, and sharpen fine motor skills with tracing activities.

They’ll also label a bear’s features, strengthening word recognition, and hunt for the letter “Hh” in a fun dot marker activity. Learning is fun with these engaging worksheets!

Make every reading moment extra special with A Perfect Day book companion printables! These engaging activities bring stories to life while strengthening fine motor skills, sorting, and early math concepts.

Designed for parents, caregivers, and teachers, they spark creativity, encourage curiosity, and turn learning into quality time. Let’s make every day a perfect day for discovery!

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The Lorax Handprint Craft Template