

If you’re looking for more great Father’s Day ideas, be sure to check out our super fun Super Dad Card. Then, once the paint is dry, write a message in the moon shape if you’re giving to dad or leave it as is for an all-year keepsake. Once your shapes are all cut out its time to create the rocket. Use scissors to cut out the traced shapes from the coloured craft paper. You could also print directly onto coloured paper to save recreating the shapes again which would be easier for younger children. Make a few more fingerprint dots with the blue paint, as well. Use your cut outs to recreate the shapes onto coloured paper to use. With some of the finger dots, use a toothpick to scratch paint from the center in a burst pattern. Now, dip a finger in yellow paint and dot around the black space. Make a circular moon shape coming off the page with yellow paint, large enough to write a message of I Love You to the Moon and Back. Glue the fins to the sides of the bottom of the footprint, before the handprint begins.

Let prints dry.Ĭut 2 triangle shapes out of the red cardstock for the rocket fins. Your little one may be like my little one and doesn’t want to cooperate. more about shapes and geometry concepts by making this fun shape rocket. Dip your little one’s hand in the paint and apply a handprint to the toe end of the footprint.ĭon’t worry if the handprint doesn’t come out exactly. Space theme learning for kids will be fun with these cute space rocket craft. Mix the red and orange paint lightly so that the colors are still separate but combined.
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Using the cream colored paint, apply paint to the bottom of your little one’s foot.Ĭarefully stamp the foot in the center of a full sheet of black cardstock.
