Learn how to make a clay footprint bowl keepsake using our easy diy instructions. Use baby or toddler footprints and air dry clay to make a heart shaped ring dish craft to treasure forever. This beautiful clay bowl keepsake would make the perfect homemade gift idea for parents or grandparents. Your foot shaped dish could be used as a jewelry dish, key bowl or as a footprint keepsake ornament. Older kids could even use this technique to design a clay bowl of their own! 

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Salt dough crafts are so easy to make, and I totally love our latest keepsake, a salt dough handprint bowl. Follow our simple instructions and salt dough recipe to make your own salt dough bowl in the shape of your child's hand.

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Baby footprints are so tiny and adorable! What better way to treasure your babies footprints than to display them alongside a baby footprint quote or poem. We have a selection of 6 different free printable footprint poems and quotes to make creating this beautiful baby craft really easy. A keepsake poem next to little footprints would make a wonderful gift for mom for Mother's Day, Dad for Father's Day or as a personalised gift for grandparents, it would even be a fun Valentine's Day craft for babies to make!

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Santa salt dough handprint ornaments are the perfect Christmas craft for kids! Making Christmas salt dough ornaments couldn't be easier using our easy salt dough recipe and these salt dough Santa handprint ornaments make adorable Christmas keepsakes to bring out year after year.  

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We love DIY keepsakes and these easy to make clay handprint bowls are totally adorable. Toddlers and preschoolers will love getting involved with this simple air dry clay craft. These handprint bowls would be perfect for kids to make as homemade gifts for family, they are sure to be treasured forever. 

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Looking for a fun Thanksgiving craft that doubles as a keepsake? You're going to love this hand turkey craft for toddlers and preschoolers. All you need is some paint, cardstock, and markers. Toddlers and preschoolers will love making a turkey handprint craft for Thanksgiving. Follow the step-by-step directions below to make your very own handprint turkey.

 

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Looking for a super cute keepsake craft? You are going to love this footprint butterfly clay pot craft! These little butterfly footprints will make a great gift for a loved one. Plus, you can plant your favourite flower or plant inside it! The baby footprint butterfly is relatively simple to create and can also be utilised for older children, if desired. Follow the directions below to make your very own butterfly footprint flower pot craft!

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Kids grow up so fast, don't they? While we can't stop time from moving forward, we can preserve certain moments in time with cute keepsake footprint art projects. And if you're looking for clever ways to turn those tiny little feet and toes into something fun and memorable, you're in the right place. 

 

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If you're looking for a fun Santa-themed craft that doubles as a Christmas gift, you're going to love this handprint Santa craft! You can use your Santa handprint on a gift bag or turn it into a Christmas card. It's super easy and a great activity for toddlers or older kids. Follow the step-by-step directions below to make your very own Santa handprint!

 

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Christmas footprint art is such a fun Christmas craft for toddlers and preschoolers. Christmas is a time for making memories and getting crafty with the kids. Around this time of year, we love making keepsake crafts to remember those special moments. If you're looking for cute keepsakes to stash in the scrapbook or to send to friends and family, look no further than this post on Christmas footprint art. With 17 adorable holiday footprint crafts to choose from, you're sure to find just the right thing to make your cards, ornaments, and other projects a little merrier.

 

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Give this sweet keepsake Fingerprint Christmas Lights craft to friends and family this year! Kids of all ages will enjoy making this Christmas fingerprint art project. It's super simple to do and will make a very special gift. You can also hang it around the house for a sweet Christmas themed picture of the kids. Follow the step by step directions below to get started making your own fingerprint Christmas lights craft.

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Making air dry clay bowl projects is so much fun for toddlers, preschoolers, and older kids, and they are a lot easier to make than they look! Kids will especially love decorating and personalising this heart craft. By the end, they end up with fun clay bowls that are perfect for rings, or other small items. Follow the step by step decorations below to make some of your very own heart clay dishes!

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Whilst spending time at home with family think about making a family handprint keepsake. This is such a fun craft to do as a family and it will be a craft you will always treasure. There are lots of different ways that you can make your own family handprint art. Scroll on down below to find a collection of wonderful family handprint ideas.

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I have fallen in love with this salt dough family handprint keepsake! Making it is easy if you follow our simple salt dough recipe and the only ingredients that you need are salt, flour and water. I am a huge fan of salt dough crafts and handprint art projects, but this is the first time we have made a whole family salt dough project. I hope you love this salt dough handprint craft as much as we do!

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Here is a fun last minute Easter craft to bring out year after year! Remember your child's little handprints forever with this salt dough handprint chick. Use our easy salt dough recipe to mix up a batch of dough, take a handprint and then have fun painting your salt dough Easter decoration. This is such a fun Easter handprint idea and you can get super creative with how you paint the egg shape.

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Use our 'Twas the Night Before Christmas' poem printable to make your own footprint Christmas cards. These handmade Christmas cards for kids are adorable and so easy to make using our free Christmas mouse poem! Simply print out our free printable Christmas card and add a footprint mouse. Why not make these handmade Christmas cards for all the family!

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You are going to LOVE this adorable Christmas handprint elf craft made from a toddler or baby handprint! Using our easy salt dough recipe you can make these salt dough handprint ornaments using just 3 ingredients that you are sure to already have in your house! Salt dough crafts are fun and easy to make and salt dough ornaments like this elf ornament look adorable hanging on the tree as well as being keepsakes to treasure forever. Scroll down below for our easy step-by-step instructions for making these salt dough handprint ornaments.

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You are going to love this fingerprint Christmas tree ornament! Make salt dough fingerprint ornaments using our easy coloured salt dough ornament recipe. Making fingerprint salt dough ornaments is an easy Christmas craft for toddlers and preschoolers that can be treasured forever! We LOVE salt dough crafts and keepsakes and these fingerprint salt dough ornaments look adorable hanging on the Christmas tree. Follow our step by step instructions below to see how to make a fingerprint Christmas tree; a salt dough ornament to bring out year after year! 

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You are going to love these adorable fingerprint Christmas tree cards! They are quick and easy to make and we have included a Christmas tree template to make this Christmas craft even easier. These fingerprint Christmas cards are the perfect Christmas cards for toddlers and preschoolers to make. Young children will love adding their painty fingerprints to their homemade Christmas cards.

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You are going to LOVE the baby handprint ornament that we are sharing today! This mitten shaped clay ornament makes such an adorable baby keepsake and it is sooo easy to make using our homemade clay recipe. Handprint ornaments have to be one of my favourite crafts for babies and todders! Just scroll down below for step-by-step instructions to make your own baby handprint keepsake.

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