Graduation Poem with Handprints Keepsake

On the last day of  preschool, my son made a darling Graduation Keepsake that I absolutely adore! He cut a little cap and gown from blue construction paper, which happened to be the same color he wore for his big day and glued it above the printed poem. Of course, handprints are the perfect way to mark how little they were on their preschool graduation day. His teacher said that the kids begged if she could please paint their hands one last time - so sweet! I love the precious poem and it also makes me a little sad that my baby boy is growing so fast. I will truly cherish this little handprint keepsake!

The Poem:
Sticky fingers and big wet kisses
Dirty toes and stars with wishes
Splashing through puddles and hugs too tight
Afternoon naps and sleepless nights
I'm growing so fast, I'll soon be grown
So I've made you this handprint for your very own
So tuck it away and keep it, please
So years from now I can see
How much I changed as time went by
And you can always remember my
Sticky fingers and big wet kisses
Dirty toes and stars with wishes


*** Note to his teacher Mrs. S *** 
Thank you so much again for not minding if I shared your adorable crafts on our blogs! The world is a better place with teachers as kind & caring as you and who make learning so easy & fun. - Amanda -


See Also:

1. Look Whoo's Graduating! Handprint Owl Craft
2. The Big Day - Preschool Graduation (link coming!)
3. Handprint Hi-5 Con-GRAD-ulations Card (link coming!)
4. End of the School Year Teacher Gift of Appreciation
5. Cute Gifts for Students from Teacher
6. 10 Graduation & End of the School Year Crafts/Keepsakes
7. Paper Graduation Craft for preschoolers

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Handprint Notebook Teacher Gift with Cute Saying

This Handprint Notebook was part of the Teacher Appreciation/End of the School Year Gift that I put together for my son to give his preschool teacher. The notebook is from the dollar store. I found an adorable teacher saying that you can print for free over at Balancing Home. My printer was acting goofy; it would normally print a solid black without the lines in it. Using Mod Podge, I glued it to the front cover with another coat on top to seal it. The writing is actually supposed to be white. I should have waited for the glue on the backside to dry before painting the top coat. The saying reads:

A teacher takes a hand,

Opens a mind, &

Touches a heart.

Of course that meant we had to do a handprint on the back cover! Since the cover was glossy, I choose to use Enamel Paints to make my son's handprint. Regular acrylic paint would easily scratch. You can find this type of paint in the acrylic paint aisle. We also stuck a foam heart sticker in the center of the print to represent how a teacher touches a heart.

Be sure to check out the entire teacher gift and the fingerprint plate thank you keepsake we also made! My son also drew her an adorable Teacher Day flower picture.



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Handprint Flower Mother's Day Drawing

My son said he wanted to draw me flowers for Mother's Day, so sweet! I asked him if he could draw it inside the Melissa & Doug Picture Frame Pad. He wanted to do 6 traced handprints so that each when could be a different color of the rainbow, but then realized that they wouldn't all fit on the page. He told me that I couldn't see his drawing until it was finished. 

Check out the rest of our Mother's Day Crafts from this year over on our other blog including 2 adorable books.


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Thank You for Bee-ing My Teacher! Fingerprint Plate

For Teacher Appreciation and an End of The School Year Teacher Gift we made a fun fingerprint plate keepsake. I helped my son make a thumbprint bee and fingerprint flowers. He likes primary colors the best, but it would definitely look more Spring/Summer-y if he had chosen pastel colors. I wrote the year, his name, and "Thank You for "Bee-ing" My Teacher!" I decided to wait and have him give it to her on the 9th since that was his last day of school. It was part of a basket full of teacher goodies that I posted about on our craft blog.

Supplies Needed:
The tiny plate is part of a set of 4 from Dollar Tree making this an inexpensive gift for those who are looking for something that doesn't cost a lot to make. I used Enamel Paints that I already had on hand. You can find them in craft sections and craft stores by the regular acrylic paints. I have had the same 5 bottles for years already with the exception of running out of the white. When I need a color like purple or pink, I just mix the paints together. You just use them like regular paints and just let the project air dry or you can place it in the oven (directions on back of bottle).

*** Just a reminder *** that these types of paints will permanently stay on whatever surface it touches (it washes off of hands and feet easily) so please make sure your work area is completely covered and have the child wear a smock or clothes that you don't mind if paint gets on accidentally.

We also made a pretty Handprint Notebook with a cute Teacher Saying. Have you made any hand-y Teacher Gifts in the past? We would love for you to share in the comments section.


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