Three or more colors of paint
Clean hands
One paintbrush for each color of paint
A large piece of paper for the background
A smaller piece of paper for the body (or paint it on)
A googly eye (or paint the eye on)
1. Carefully paint the hand in the design you want for the feathers. You will need to repaint the hand after a couple of prints so let your child know ahead of time to keep their hand open with fingers out straight through the entire process. For younger children that can't resist squeezing their hand, try making baby peachicks that
require only one or two repaints making 1-6 hand prints.
2. Make several hand prints in the shape of the feather fan. Start at the bottom making prints close together and work your way out.
3. Cut the body out of coordinating colored paper (bowling pin shape with a beak) and glue it on. Add the googly eye and perhaps some feet and you're done!
