American Eagle Handprint Craft
This American eagle handprint craft is a fun patriotic activity that lets kids turn their handprints into a festive eagle craft.
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This creative activity takes about 20 to 25 minutes to complete and gives kids a chance to practice important skills while making holiday art to display at home or in the classroom." player-type="default" override-embed="default" orientation="vertical"]
Materials
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- American Eagle Handprint Template
Instructions
- Print the template and gather the materials for this fun activity.
- Begin by gluing the beak to the left side of the eagle’s head, just beside the eye.
- Glue the cheek piece below and slightly to the right of the eye.
- Look for the completed head and glue it to the top of the body.
- Glue the tail feathers to the back, lower right side of the body so they extend from behind the eagle.
- Glue the feet to the backside of each leg.
- Finally, trace your child’s hand twice, cut out both handprints, and glue one wing to each side of the body.