Optical Illusion Handprint

Pinterest led me to this art lesson at The Forest Room.  My kids love optical illusions and this project looked to be right up their alley.  I've had the idea in my "to do someday" file until my oldest daughter and I did it together today when she was stuck home recovering from the flu.  It was really fun watch our hands emerge and look almost 3D on a flat piece of paper.

Check it out!

Doesn't it look almost 3D?  My daughter's is on the top (in rainbow colors, of course!) and I used the cool colors on the bottom.  Now look how simple it is...

Here's what you need:

• your hand
• plain piece of white paper
• markers

Here's what to do:

1.  Trace your hand and a bit of your wrist in pencil.
2.  Using marker, draw a straight line across until you reach the pencil outline of your hand.  Make a curve from one line to the next, then continue in a straight line.
3.  Continue making lines until the whole paper is covered, always making the lines curve within the outline of the hand.
4.  If necessary, when you're finished, touch up and fill in any white spots that you missed.

Pretty cool, isn't it?  My daughter is 9 and was able to do it no problem. It did take a little bit of time and patience, but I'm sure younger children could also handle it fine and produce similar results ( I know my younger two will be giving it a try someday soon)

Look, it's a match!

Sharing our fun illusion at:
 
I heart Naptime 
Skip to my Lou 
A Turtle's Life for Me 
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Five Fun Ideas for Halloween Handprint and Footprint Art

Oh my goodness, have you checked out our Halloween Ideas Party lately?  There are close to 100 awesome ideas already for everything Halloween ~ decorations, recipes, crafts and activities!

Here are Five Fun ideas that were 

linked up for Halloween projects using 

kids' handprints and footprints!  

I love these kinds of projects!  

Not only are they fun to do at the time, 

they're also fun to pull back out years later 

and look at those little hands and feet!

Handprint Bats

{ Reading Confetti }

What a cute idea shared by our recent Guest host, Lorie.

Such a simple project, but what an impact! 

(you have to check out the photo of her son's reaction!)

Footprint Ghosts

{ Clean & Scentsible }

How cute are these little ghosts?

Kids' footprints just seem to have 

the perfect ghost-like shape, don't they?

Handprint Frankenstein and Witch

{ Handprint and Footprint Art }

I love this Frankenstein and Witch.

I think it's amazing to have the vision to 

see those characters in a handprint

and then create a cute little picture with them.

(Check out Amanda's whole blog of Handprint and Footprint art projects!)

Handprint Spiders

{ Mommy Minded }

Yet another adorable project that is simple to do!

These spiders are so cute (and I love the glittery webs!)

Footprint Ghosts

{ Thrifty with Triplets }

Here's another example of Footprint Ghosts,

but with a totally different look.

I like how these footprints have 

that hazy, ghostly quality to them.

So there you go!  Grab some paper and paint 

and call your kids over to capture 

their handprints or footprints 

for this Halloween's decorations 

(and to remember this age in years to come!)

Thanks, ladies, for sharing your kids' cute hands and feet!

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Sharing at:
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