DLTK's Bible Crafts for Kids
Handprint Palm Tree Craft

This is a fun Palm Sunday or Chicka Chicka Boom Boom that uses handprints as the palm fronds -- yep, you can use your palms to make a palm! 

You can make a large one for the church bulletin board -- make the leaves "worth" a certain amount (however much you wish) and allow people to "buy" the leaves and add them to the tree to raise money for a worthy cause.

Option:  Rather than a paper trunk, you can use a paper towel roll.

Option:  Rather than tracing handprints onto green construction paper, you can stamp handprints with green paint.

Option:  You could use footprints instead of handprints if you prefer.  There's the potential for a nice tie in between the palm tree with footprints and the "Footprints in the Sand" poem.
 

Materials:

• printer,
• paper,
• something to color with,
• scissors,
• green construction paper,
• glue.
   

Directions:

• Print out the trunk template of choice (or use a paper towel roll).
   
• Optional:  Cut the template out.  This is not necessary, but is good scissor skills practice.
   
• Trace a handprint onto green construction paper.
   
  • Repeat 3 or 4 times.
     
  • A group of children or a family can each contribute a handprint to the tree.
     
• Glue the handprints onto the trunk to make a palm tree.
   

Templates:

• Close the template window after printing to return to this screen.
   
• Set page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers). 

Template     (color)   or   (B&W)

Printable version of these instructions