If your kids are anything like mine, their favorite Star Wars characters are always droids!
That’s exactly why we have created a few droid crafts and why we made this R2D2 handprint craft.
This is a simple activity that lets kids not only color but work on strengthening fine motor skills and cutting practice.
Watch the quick video tutorial below and make sure to download the free printable template!
For more ideas, check out all of our Star Wars crafts for kids.
R2D2 Kids’ Craft
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Supplies
- White cardstock
- Scissors
- Crayons or markers
- Glue
- Pencil
- R2D2 template (enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the link sent to you)
Directions
Download the R2D2 template and print it out on white cardstock.
Have your child color in the droid pieces, then cut them all out.
Trace your child’s hand on a piece of white cardstock, then cut it out.
Position the handprint with the fingers pointing down. Take the rounded R2D2 head and glue the center part of it to the handprint. Don’t glue down the sides just yet.
Make the legs by gluing the rounded part to the top of the rest of the legs. Do this for both sides, then glue the legs on the outside edge of the handprint and underneath the sides of the head.
Glue the long rectangle in the middle of the white handprint, just beneath the head.
Finish off by gluing the rectangle piece with circles in it just below the thin rectangle.
That’s it!
Kids are definitely going to love this handprint craft! And if you want even more ideas, check out all of our handprint crafts for kids.
More Star Wars Activities
This Is The Way- For years and years, kids have loved reading Little Golden Books. Now The Mandalorian has its very own one! Kids will love reading all about Baby Yoda’s adventures!
World of Reading Star Wars- Encourage those Star Wars loving kids to read with these beginner reading books!
5 Minute Star Wars Stories- This Star Wars themed book is great for bedtime! Snuggle up together and read one or two before the evening ends.
Want more Star Wars crafts for the kids? Try some of our favorites below:
- Paper Plate Baby Yoda– Paper plate crafts are tons of fun and even cooler when you can make Grogu!
- Watercolor Droid Craft– These colorful droid papercrafts are so fun and come with 3 different choices. It’s a great art project for kids!
- Toilet Paper Roll Baby Yoda Craft– Save those old cardboard tubes and turn them into Grogu with this free template.
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R2D2 Handprint Craft For Kids
This R2D2 handprint craft is a fun and simple activity to do with the kids for May the 4th!
Materials
- White cardstock
- Scissors
- Crayons or markers
- Glue
- Pencil
- R2D2 template
Instructions
- Download the R2D2 template and print it out on white cardstock.
- Have your child color in the droid pieces, then cut them all out.
- Trace your child's hand on a piece of white cardstock, then cut it out.
- Position the handprint with the fingers pointing down. Take the rounded R2D2 head and glue the center part of it to the handprint. Don't glue down the sides just yet.
- Make the legs by gluing the rounded part to the top of the rest of the legs. Do this for both sides, then glue the legs on the outside edge of the handprint and underneath the sides of the head.
- Glue the long rectangle in the middle of the white handprint, just beneath the head.
- Finish off by gluing the rectangle piece with circles in it just below the thin rectangle.
Free R2D2 Template
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Mar Jo
Monday 14th of June 2021
Can’t wait to try this!
Sam
Wednesday 16th of June 2021
Cool! Hope everyone has fun with it!