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Rainbow Hand Print Flower Pot

March 14, 2016 By Vicky 34 Comments

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This Rainbow Hand Print Flower Pot post is sponsored and written by me on behalf of Huggies®. As always, all opinions are my own. I love crafting with my kids. It is a wonderful opportunity to bond, create memories and unleash our creativity. My six year old daughter and I recently made a Rainbow Hand Print Flower Pot to help get ready for St. Patrick’s Day.  While the rainbow makes it a fun St. Patrick’s day craft, it can be used all through the  Spring for planting and flowers.

Made this rainbow hand print flower pot with the kids and it was so easy and turned out beautifully. What a great keepsake. #ad #HugTheMess

For this craft you will need:

  • Terra cotta pot – about 6 inches high
  • Acryllic paint in white, light blue and rainbow colors – red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
  • Paint brushes – 1 for each color of paint
  • Huggies® Wipes

hand print flower pot craft for kids

If you are going to make a messy craft like this Rainbow Hand Print Flower Pot, then you’ll want to have Huggies® Wipes on hand. Since Kids Outgrow Diapers, Not Messes™, we always stock up on Huggies® Wipes even though my kids are now school age. Huggies® Wipes are not only found in the baby department, but in other parts of the store as well because they have so many uses.

I love the Clutch N’ Clean package because it is easy to take with me thanks to the handy carrying strap. I keep one package in the car and keep one in our art area at home. I am also a fan of the colorful packaging. Aren’t these patterns pretty? Huggies® Wipes come in an assortment of fun and convenient sized packages the whole family will love.

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To make this flower pot craft you will start off by painting your child’s hand in the colors of the rainbow. Paint stripes on the hand in this order: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.

rainbow hand print flower pot

You will want to be sure that the rainbow stripes cover the entire hand. The paint starts to dry quickly on hands, so to make the process faster, use one brush for each color. This way, you don’t have to clean the brush in between. When you are done, you may need to reapply the color once more if you notice that is is drying.

My daughter loved this step. She laughed as I painted her hand and just loved the way the brush felt as it ran across her fingers.

rainbow hand print flower pots

You’ll want to move quickly for the next step. Take your child’s hand and press it onto the base section of the terra cotta pot. If you wish, you can reapply the paint and make hand prints all the way around the base of the pot. Or you can do just one hand print in the center.

hand print flower craft

Now you are left with a child with a messy hand. Or if you have a kid like mine, two messy hands. My daughter was so delighted with her rainbow hand that she rubbed it all over her other hand, resulting in two messy hands.

hand print flower pot craft

Yikes! When I saw the mess I was a little intimidated. A lot of the paint had dried and I figured my daughter’s hand would probably be stained. Luckily, not all baby wipes are created equal.  Huggies® Wipes have TripleClean* layers that are gentle on skin and thick enough to clean the mess, even one this big. I gave my daughter some Huggies® Wipes and she got to work cleaning her hands.

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Well, in a matter of moments, her hands went from mess to clean and it only took a few Huggies® Wipes to get there. So don’t worry about messy hands when you make this craft. #HugTheMess with Huggies® Wipes.

hand print flower pot

Now that we had clean hands, it was time to continue working on our Rainbow Hand Print Flower Pot. In the time it took my daughter to clean her hands with Huggies® Wipes, the hand print had dried and she was able to paint the rim of the pot a light blue color. It took two coats of light blue paint to cover the rim without appearing streaky.

rainbow hand print flower pot

When the light blue paint dried, we added some puffy white clouds all around the rim using white paint.

hand print flower pot

I put the pot outdoors to dry and soon it was ready to be used to display some pretty Spring flowers. Since the pot hasn’t been sealed in any way, keep it out of the rain. We use it as an indoor pot and outside under our covered porch. This Rainbow Hand Print Flower Pot is a wonderful keepsake and just brightens up any area. I am going to have the kids make some for Mother’s day and give them to grandma with some of her favorite flowers.

Made this rainbow hand print flower pot with the kids and it was so easy and turned out beautifully. What a great keepsake. #ad #HugTheMess

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  1. Robin Rue (@massholemommy) says

    March 14, 2016 at 9:31 am

    That is one of the cutest things I’ve ever seen! I absolutely LOVE this.

    Reply
  2. karen says

    March 14, 2016 at 9:39 am

    Oh-my-gosh! This could NOT be any more adorable! How sweet to capture a tiny handprint with the rainbow colors! A great activity (messy!) and a great memory! 🙂
    Karen | GlamKaren.com

    Reply
  3. Cara (@Stylishgeek) says

    March 14, 2016 at 11:13 am

    That sure is a fun DIY for kids! Adorable! I just love cleaning wipes and am so obsessed with them. I have one in the office, my car, the kitchen, all the bathrooms, etc. They are so versatile to use and convenient too! I’ll have to check out the Clutch N’ Clean since they are easy to carry around!

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  4. Danielle K says

    March 14, 2016 at 11:24 am

    Those look beautiful! Great idea!

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  5. Ana De- Jesus says

    March 14, 2016 at 11:34 am

    I love the rainbow handprint and it would be a great symbol for LGBTQ support too as well as a campaign for Huggies. Great post x

    Reply
  6. Heather lawrence says

    March 14, 2016 at 12:07 pm

    What an adorable craft! I love that the paint just wiped clean off with the wipes.
    To be honest with you I didn’t think it could take off the paint!
    Snagging this idea for a mothers day craft 🙂

    Reply
  7. Siniciliya says

    March 14, 2016 at 1:15 pm

    I love how creative you are! Doing something with your hands is really the best activity!

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  8. Rachel Langer says

    March 14, 2016 at 4:32 pm

    These are adorable! They would make great mother’s day gifts, too! A cute keepsake.

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  9. Blythe A. says

    March 14, 2016 at 6:03 pm

    Such a fun project to do with little ones. I would love to try this with my nephew and nieces. Hopefully they won’t get paint on their aunt.

    Reply
  10. Michelle @ Sunshine and Hurricanes.com says

    March 14, 2016 at 6:22 pm

    This is such a darling idea! I’m going to share it with my daughter’s preschool, it’s be perfect for Spring!

    Reply
  11. Kait says

    March 14, 2016 at 7:05 pm

    This is so stinking cute! I love the bright colors 🙂

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  12. jill conyers says

    March 15, 2016 at 1:40 am

    What a wonderful idea. I’m going to share it with teacher friends. They’ll love it.

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  13. Charlotte says

    March 15, 2016 at 3:29 am

    This is a great crafty idea! I think nanny would appreciate this as a gift actually because she does a lot of gardening and it would definitely brighten up her garden!

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  14. tp keane says

    March 15, 2016 at 6:38 am

    awe that’s so cute and what great memories she will have when she’s older. Hopefully the pot will last that long too and she can have a memento.

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  15. KRYSTLE COOK says

    March 15, 2016 at 8:35 am

    Cute St. Patrick’s day craft. My kids love anything with paint and spring is the perfect time for this project. I can’t wait to start looking at plants.

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  16. Brittany says

    March 15, 2016 at 12:44 pm

    These are so cute! I love all of the colors.

    Southern Soul

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  17. Megan McCoig says

    March 15, 2016 at 1:22 pm

    This is such a fun activity! Your daughter looks like she really had a great time – the finished product looks fab!

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  18. Heather says

    March 15, 2016 at 3:58 pm

    This is such a fun idea! We are always planting stuff in the spring too, so I think I will definitely have to do this with the kids. We love huggies as well – always need the wipes around (and diapers…we still have one in diapers…)

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  19. Vicky says

    March 15, 2016 at 5:10 pm

    Thank you for the kind words everyone! We had a blast with the project and Huggies® really helped clean up the mess.

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  20. CourtneyLynne says

    March 15, 2016 at 5:47 pm

    Omg this flower pot is the cutest thing ever!!!! I so need to make one with my daughter. I think she would have a blast making one!

    Reply
  21. laura londergan says

    March 16, 2016 at 4:02 am

    this is such a cute idea and one that can be used for so many things. This would make a great party favor craft at a party for the kids

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  22. Stacey says

    March 16, 2016 at 5:00 am

    There is always something so much fun about painting hands and feet for prints.Love the rainbows and the easy cleanup with Huggies.

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  23. Emily @ Love, Pasta and a Tool Belt says

    March 16, 2016 at 10:08 am

    What a cute idea! I can see kids just loving this, because what kid doesn’t love getting a bit messy?

    Reply
  24. brianna george says

    March 16, 2016 at 12:48 pm

    We are out of the baby stage for now, yet I still buy wipes often. They are so useful for messes like this with kids.

    Reply
  25. karissa Ancell says

    March 16, 2016 at 3:32 pm

    This is so cute. What a great gift idea for grandparents and family for spring.

    Reply
  26. Eileen says

    March 16, 2016 at 4:48 pm

    I just love this idea! I take care of my sister’s wee one and I am going to do this with her. My sister’s birthday is next week! She is going to love this!

    Reply
  27. krystal says

    March 17, 2016 at 4:48 am

    My three year old would LOVE to try this. He is all about all the colors of the rainbow and he enjoys a nice craft!

    Reply
  28. HilLesha says

    March 17, 2016 at 10:56 am

    This project is so adorable! I would have never thought of this, but my children and I definitely need to try this sometime soon. 🙂

    Reply
  29. Jaime says

    March 20, 2016 at 9:44 am

    Oh my goodness! This is too cute and so perfect for spring!

    Reply
  30. Rebecca Kelsey Sampson says

    March 21, 2016 at 7:31 am

    I love this DIY, it’s so simple but so cute. I’d love to try this with my kids one day.

    Be the author of your own story,
    Rebecca Kelsey Sampson

    Reply
  31. Renee groskreutz says

    September 2, 2016 at 11:59 am

    That is just so darn cute. I wonder if my college child would do it. 🙂

    Reply

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