Handprint Crafts for Black History Month

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INSIDE: Handprint Crafts for Black History Month are a fun collection of easy crafts for kids to make to celebrate Black History Month. These are the perfect craft to make at home, school or daycare with your toddler or preschooler.

This year I am so excited to share with you all the new Black History Month activities we are doing in our house. We made crafts for Rosa Parks using paper plates, we used toilet paper rolls to make craft for MLK and Ruby Bridges and Harriet Tubman. We also created a solidarity sticky wall and a rocket ship craft using paper towel rolls. But these Black History Month handprint craft of MLK, Dr. Mae Jemison and Rosa Parks are definitely one of my favorites!

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How to Make Dr. Mae Jemison Handprint Craft

Grab your skin tone construction paper and trace your child’s hand. Use scissors to cut it out.
Cut out a small cloud shape out of the black construction paper for her hair.
Cut out a circle from the white paper. Fold it in half and cut out the opening to the space helmet (see picture below for reference).
Cut out to two ovals from the gray construction paper.
Cut out a slightly larger circle from the blue construction paper.
Glue the hair down first; then the helmet on top; then the two sides of the helmet; and the blue circle on the front. Write the words “NASA” in white crayon on the blue circle.
Attached the goggly eyes using the glue.
Use the sharpie to draw her mouth.

How to Make Rosa Parks

Grab your skin tone construction paper and trace your child’s hand. Use scissors to cut it out.
Cut out a small cloud shape out of the black construction paper for her hair.
Cut out two circles from the black construction paper. Fold them in half and cut out the centers to make her glasses.
Use the scissors to cut out two thin rectangles for her glasses handles.
Glue down her hair, googley eyes and glasses.
Use the sharpie to draw her mouth.

How to Make MLK Handprint Craft

Grab your skin tone construction paper and trace your child’s hand. Use scissors to cut it out.
Cut a thin strip for his mustache out of the black construction paper.
Cut out a semi-circle for his hair out of the black construction paper.
Glue his hair, googley eyes and mustache down.
Use the sharpie to draw her mouth.

What to Talk About

While doing this activity talk about the important role each of the these individuals made to history.

Check out this video below for information about Dr. Mae Jemison.

Check out this video below for information about Rosa Parks.

Check out this video below for more information about MartinLuther King, Jr.

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