Choose from these poems to accompany your handprint crafts or
handprint paintings. We have included printable versions of some of them -
simply add some handprints to the bottom!
"This is the hand
You used to hold
When I was only
xx years old."
Jack (age 5) mounted his handprint poem on orange A3 paper. He then drew
around his handprint and cut out lots in co-ordinating colours. He glued these
to the orange paper to make a frame. Printable version
"I miss you when we're not together
I'm growing up so fast
See how big I've gotten
Since you saw me last?
As I grow, I'll change a lot,
The years will fly right by.
You'll wonder how I grew so quick -
When and where and why?
So save this print in a safe place
And take it out each year.
The memories will come back of me,
When I was small and dear."
"My dirty little fingerprints
I've left on every wall,
And on the drawers and table tops,
I've really marked them all.
But here is one that won't rub off,
I'm giving it to you,
Because I'm thankful for a (mother, father, brother, sister) just like you!"
"Sometimes you get discouraged
Because I am so small,
And always leave my fingerprints
On furniture and walls.
But everyday I'm growing,
I'll be grown up someday,
And all these tiny handprints
Will simply fade away.
So here's a final handprint
Just so you can recall,
Exactly how my fingers looked
When I was very small."
Sam (age 2) mounted his handprint poem on pink A3 paper and decorated with
heart stickers. Printable version
"This is to remind you
When I have grown so tall,
That once I was quite little
And my hands were very small."
"This is my hand.
My hand will do
A thousand loving things for you
And you will remember
When I am tall...
That once my hand
Was just this small."
"I give my hand
to you this day!
Remember me now,
as I grow and play!"
"Here my handprints are done
For everyone to view
I had so much fun
Doing this for you.
So look upon this handprint plaque
Hanging on your wall,
And memories will come back
Of me when I was small."
"There are always so many of my fingerprints to see,
On the furniture and walls from sticky, grubby me,
But if you stop and think a while,
You'll see I'm growing fast,
Those little handprints will disappear,
You can't bring back the past.
So here's a small reminder,
To keep not throw away,
Of how those tiny hands once looked,
To make you smile one day."
"Ten tiny fingers, that always want to play,
That never stop exploring that wonder of today,
Ten tiny fingers, that from the very start,
Will reach out for tomorrow yet always hold your heart."
"These little hands can wave hello
Or put smudges on the wall.
They can fold in prayer,
Throw a kiss or
Reach up when I say, "so tall."
They will clasp your hand for an Autumn stroll.
Or shape a dinosaur from clay.
But most of all, they will stay with you
When I'm grown and far away."
China Crafts
We have some wonderful new craft ideas - everything from a pretty Chinese fan
to some Terracotta Warriors and Chinese dragons of all sorts!
