I used 8
1/2" X 11" index paper for each calendar page and the cover. The
original photos show mini borders for the poems and small calendars are from the
Print Shop program. The updated printable version was created by A to Z Teacher Stuff. The children's hands were painted with
tempera paint and stamped on the top half of each page. The poems
were printed on the left bottom and the calendar was on the
right bottom of each page. A punch and bind machine finished the
top edge. This handprint calendar idea was adapted from one at
http://www.abc123kindergarten.com.
There is a new addition to this calendar, a touching poem
written by Amy Ethridge of Meridian, MS. She suggests
using this as a second page or you could attach it to the
envelope you use to send the poem home. Her poem and a photo are
right below the cover page.
A printable version of the handprint calendar has been created and updated for 2009!
**Oops! If you downloaded this file on December 12, please be sure to grab the updated version.
The calendar for the month of April was incorrect. May had been used twice!**
Printable Handprint Calendar (2009) - PDF format |
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Cover
I
know you wipe some away,
But
these handprints were made to stay.
So
keep them forever, a treasure they'll be.
A
special "I Love You", for you from me.
Kindergarten, 2004
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Second Page
The Hands of A Child
by Amy
Ethridge
When you look at the hand what do you see?
There are just some lines most would agree.
But take a closer look this very minute
And notice the treasures that are found within it.
The hand can be so many things,
From
tulips to beautiful butterfly wings.
A Santa, an apple, even a heart,
A pumpkin, an umbrella, that's only a start.
The hand can be snowflakes that fall from the sky.
The hand can be a leprechaun trying to hide.
It can be the sunshine to brighten the day.
It can be a fish swimming away.
It can be a turkey strutting along,
Whatever you make it, you can't go wrong.
Just take a little time to look and see,
Where these hands came from,
And you'll surely agree
Your child, the artist, reaching his goal,
Created this for you with body and soul.
Keep it and use it till the time has past.
Then put it away so the memories will last.
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January
Snowflakes
Snowflakes white
Are
dancing down.
Dancing, dancing
All
around.
Each
one is different,
It's
surely true.
Here's one I made
From
me for you!
To make handprint:
Use blue index paper
for the background. Paint four fingers of one hand with white
paint. Stamp in a circular shape to form the basic snowflake,
repainting fingers after each stamp. Then go back and stamp
fingers across the first stamps in an X shape as shown on the
calendar snowflake.
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February
One Red Valentine
One red valentine,
Two red valentines,
Three red valentines,
Four.
I'll snip and cut
And color and paste,
And then make
Twenty more.
To make handprint:
Paint both hands red.
Slant each hand and overlap the fingers as they are stamped,
forming the heart shape as shown to the right.
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March
The Little Leprechaun
I'm a little leprechaun.
Can't you see?
I'm as tiny as I can be.
I only come around
Just once a year.
That's when
St. Patrick's Day is here.
To make handprint:
Paint fingers orange.
Paint base of palm pink with a thin strip of orange above that.
Paint thumb and rest of palm green as shown. Use marker to make
eyes and mouth.
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April
Rain
The rain spills
down
Upon the town
Like water
From a cup.
The thing I just
Can't understand
Is how the rain
Gets UP!
To make handprint:
Paint fingers and area
just below fingers purple. Stamp upside down to form umbrella
shape. Use marker to outline umbrella and to make a handle.
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May
Tulips
In the garden
Tulips grow
Straight and golden
In a row.
Each one holds
Its
empty cup
Drinking rain
And
sunshine up.
To make handprint:
Paint fingers and area
below fingers yellow, as shown in drawing. Paint one finger
green and stamp tulip stem and leaves. Use this method to make
two or three tulips.
(Painting the entire
hand, as shown on the calendar to the right, made the tulips too
large.)
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June
Fuzzy Wuzzy Caterpillar
Fuzzy wuzzy caterpillar
Into a corner will creep.
He'll spin himself a
blanket
And then go fast asleep.
Fuzzy wuzzy caterpillar
Will wake up by and by.
To find his wings of
beauty,
Changed to a butterfly!
To make handprint:
Paint both hands using
these directions. Paint
the palm of the hand one color and the fingers a different bright color.
(Do not paint thumbs!) Stamp left hand on left side of paper.
Stamp right hand
on the right side of the paper. When dry, use a black marker to
draw in the center of the butterfly.
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July
The Fish
I hold my fingers
Like a fish,
And wave them
As I go.
See them swimming
With a swish,
So swiftly
To and fro.
To make handprint:
Use blue index paper
for the background. Paint hand, including
thumb, orange. Keep fingers and thumb close together. Stamp
horizontally on paper. The thumb will be the lower fish fin. Use
marker to make a face on the palm area of the hand.
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August
The Sun
Over
there
The
sun gets up,
And
marches
All
the day.
At
noon it stands
Right overhead.
At
night
It goes away.
To make handprint:
Paint entire hand
yellow. Have student spread fingers and thumb apart as they
stamp in one direction. Paint again and turn hand in opposite
direction with fingers spread. Continue until rays are formed
around the entire sun.
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September
The Apple
Tree
Away up
high
In the
apple tree,
Two red apples
Smiled at
me.
I shook the tree
As hard as
I could
And down came the apples,
Mmmmm were they good!
To make handprint:
Paint palm of hand red.
Stamp twice to make apples. Use a fingertip dipped in brown
paint to make the stems.
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October
I'm a Little Pumpkin
I'm a
little pumpkin
Round and
stout,
Packed full
of seeds
That you
can scoop out!
When I get
all carved up,
Then I'll
be
The cutest
jack-o-lantern
You ever
did see!
To make handprint:
Paint palm of hand
orange. Stamp to make pumpkin. Use a fingertip dipped in brown
paint to make the stem. Make a jack-o-lantern face with a black
marker.
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November
The Turkey
This isn't just a
turkey,
As anyone can see.
I made it with my
hand,
Which is a part of
me.
It comes with lots of
love
Especially to say,
I hope you have a
very
Happy Thanksgiving
Day!
To make handprint:
Paint palm and thumb
brown. Paint each finger a different color. When dry, dip index
finger in red paint to form wattle. Use marker for legs, beak,
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December
Where is Santa?
Where
is Santa?
Where is Santa?
Here I am!
Here I am!
Merry, Merry Christmas!
Merry, Merry Christmas!
Ho! Ho! Ho!
Ho! Ho! Ho!
To make handprint:
Paint fingers white.
Paint base of palm pink with a thin strip of white above that.
Paint thumb and rest of palm red as shown. Use marker to make
eyes and mouth. Draw in facial features with a marker.
(I should have used
blue index paper for the background. Since I didn't, the white
paint on the calendar on the right was tinted slightly gray to
make it visible on the white background.)
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