Palm Print Polar Bears

Hi friends,

We’re bringing you adorable, playful, palm-print polar bears! Our bears are created with palms, fists, and fingerprints. Then add some markers and construction paper, and you’ll have your own adorable winter bears. Check out our polar bears below.

*Click on photos for a closer look

What You'll Need

Light Blue & White Construction Papers
White Craft Paint
Paint Brush
Pencil
Scissors
Black & Brown Markers
Glue Stick

The Steps

SNOW

Turn your white paper horizontally and fold it in thirds.
Pick one side and create a wavy edge with scissors(pencil is optional), then cut through the attached straight edges.
Glue the wavy snow to the bottom edge of the blue paper.

POLAR BEARS

Decide if you want left or right-facing bears and upright or upside-down. Or you can just wing it for fun (paint any palm or bottom of the fist with pinky, continue to step 4)

Large Upright Bear:
(left facing) Paint your left hand, turn the blue side to the right, (right facing) Paint your right hand, turn the blue side to the left, then press your hand down(thumb facing up).
Large Upside-Down Bear:
(left facing) Paint your left hand, turn the blue side to the left, (right facing) Paint your right hand, turn the blue side to the right, then press your hand down(thumb facing down).
Small Upright Bear:
(left facing) Paint your left fist pinky side, turn the blue side to the left, (right facing) Paint your right fist pinky side, turn the blue side to the right, then press your fist down (pinky facing down).
Small Upside-Down Bear:
(left facing) Paint your left fist pinky side, turn the blue side to the left, (right facing) Paint your right fist pinky side, turn the blue side to the right, then press your fist down (pinky facing down).

3. Use your thumbprint a few times for the bear’s feet, pinky print for the tail, and an ear on the small bear, then let it dry for 5 - 10 minutes.

4. Big Bear: With a pencil trace around the palm, slightly around the thumb and three fingers, and then between the fingers and pinky draw a large smile. Add the feet, tail, toes, nose, and eye, and then trace with a black marker.

Small Bear: With a pencil trace around the pinky print and fist, draw 3 more feet, toes, a tail, an ear, an eye, a nose, and a smile, then trace with a black marker.