A handprint beard on a wizard? Yes, that works surprisingly well. This wizard handprint craft turns kids’ handprints into a long white beard, then adds a big blue hat, wand, and robe for the full magical look. It’s a good fit for 5-8 year olds, and plan on about 30-45 minutes from start to finish.

Handprints can become just about anything once you start looking at them differently. Our handprint crafts for kids collection has tons of other ideas that turn those familiar finger shapes into animals, characters, and seasonal projects.

Collage showing completed Wizard Handprint Crafts with staffs and step-by-step photos for making the fairy tale craft.

Good To Know

Themes: Wizards, magic, fantasy, handprint crafts
Activity: Trace and cut out a child’s handprint, then assemble it with the printable pieces to create the wizard’s beard and body
Template: Includes a free printable wizard handprint craft template with the hat, face, robe, arms, hands, and staff pieces
Ages: Preschool through early elementary
Time: 20-30 minutes
Skills: Fine motor skills, scissor skills, tracing, hand-eye coordination, gluing, and creative expression

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The hand drawn stars and moons are what really make this wizard fun. Kids can decorate the tall hat and matching robe however they want, so there’s no reason every wizard needs to come out looking the same. Add that purple-tipped wand, and he looks ready to start casting spells.

There’s plenty for kids to do while they put him together, from cutting out the paper pieces to positioning the handprint beard and adding their own painted details. All that decorating gives them fine motor practice without making the project feel like an exercise.

The printable template helps with the main wizard pieces, while the handprint gives the finished craft a more personal touch. With basic craft supplies and a little time for decorating, kids can make a wizard that feels completely their own.

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Supplies

Colored cardstock or construction paper
Scissors
Glue
Markers
Crayola Bold & Bright markers
Wizard handprint template (click the “click here to get your freebies” image at the end of the post)

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 wizard to life!

Hands holding a printed Wizard Handprint Craft template featuring the hat, hair, eyes, face, hands, and staff pieces.

Trace your child’s hand onto white paper, then cut it out. Position the handprint with the fingers pointing down, then glue the face onto the upper part of the palm, centered above the fingers.

Hands placing the face piece onto the palm area of the Wizard Handprint Craft.

Grab the eyes and glue them to the center of the face. Let your child line them up side by side before pressing them down.

Hands gluing the eyes onto the face of the Wizard Handprint Craft.

Use a marker to draw a small nose below and between the eyes. Kids can make it round, oval, or give their wizard a silly nose of their own.

Hands drawing a nose on the face of the Wizard Handprint Craft with a marker.

Add a little color to the cheeks with a marker. A small circle on each side of the face gives the wizard an extra cheerful look.

Hands adding rosy cheeks to the face of the Wizard Handprint Craft with a marker.

Grab a black marker to draw the eyebrows above the eyes. Finish the face with a small smile below the nose to give your wizard some personality.

Hands drawing eyebrows above the eyes of the Wizard Handprint Craft with a black marker.

Look for the hat and hat bottom pieces. Glue the hat bottom along the bottom edge of the hat, lining up the pieces so they sit neatly together.

Hands gluing the bottom hat piece onto the wizard hat for the Wizard Handprint Craft.

Here comes the magical part! Let your child decorate the hat with stars, moons, or other fun designs using bold & bright marker. They can make every wizard hat look completely different.

Hands applying glue to the hat piece for the Wizard Handprint Craft.

Once the hat is decorated, glue it to the top of the wizard’s head, with the hat bottom sitting just above the eyes.

Hands placing the decorated hat onto the top of the Wizard Handprint Craft.

Glue the hair pieces along the sides of the face so they peek out from underneath the hat. Repeat on the other side to give your wizard a full head of hair.

Hands gluing the hair piece to the side of the Wizard Handprint Craft.

Look for the robe, robe trim, and sleeve cuff pieces. Glue the robe trim along the bottom edge, then glue the sleeve cuffs to the ends of the sleeves.

Hands holding the bottom piece against the robe for the Wizard Handprint Craft.

Have fun decorating the robe! Add stars, moons, or other magical designs using a bright & bold marker. This is a great spot for kids to get creative and make their wizard completely unique.

Hands decorating the wizard robe with stars and a moon for the Wizard Handprint Craft.

Glue the finished wizard head to the top center of the robe. Now your wizard is almost complete!

Hands placing the wizard head onto the decorated robe for the Wizard Handprint Craft.

Grab the hands and glue one to the end of each sleeve, just past the sleeve cuffs. Let the fingers peek out from the sides so it looks like the wizard is stretching out both arms.

Hands gluing a hand piece to the sleeve of the Wizard Handprint Craft.

Take the staff and glue the orb to the top, slightly overlapping the two pieces.

Hands gluing the top piece onto the wizard staff for the Wizard Handprint Craft.

Give the orb a little magical shine by adding a small highlight with a bright & bold marker.

Hands decorating the top piece of the wizard staff with a marker.

Finally, glue the completed staff next to one of the wizard’s hands so it looks like the wizard is holding it.

Hands positioning the wizard staff beside the Wizard Handprint Craft.

And just like that, your little wizard is ready to work some magic! Kids can have fun showing off their creation while practicing creativity and fine motor skills along the way. Check out the related crafts and activities below for more magical ideas to add to your lesson plans or fairy tale theme.

Hands holding a completed Wizard Handprint Craft with a decorated hat, handprint beard, robe, and wizard staff.

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A completed Craft showing two Wizard Handprint Crafts with decorated hats, handprint beards, robes, and staffs alongside craft supplies.

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Fantasy Learning Printables

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A completed Craft showing a Wizard Handprint Craft with a decorated hat, handprint beard, robe, and staff alongside craft supplies.

Not every monster has to be spooky. These monster coloring pages have five silly monster designs for kids to color however they want, which leaves plenty of room for purple fur, rainbow horns, or whatever else they decide a monster should have.

A dragon can be practically any color kids can imagine, so these dragon coloring pages are especially fun to hand over with a big box of crayons or markers. There are four different dragon illustrations to customize, making them an easy addition to a fantasy-themed quiet activity.

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