🦞 Super Cute Lobster Hand and Feet Ocean Craft for Preschoolers

Dive under the sea for a cute ocean craft that is sure to delight young kids. This cute lobster craft uses your child’s hand and foot for a precious keepsake of those all-too-fleeting preschool years. This handprint crafts also incorporates footprint art to make a memorable ocean animals craft that will make littles giggle with delight. Use this under the sea crafts for preschool, toddler, pre-k, kindergarten, and first grade students.

Lobster Craft

Dive under the sea with our adorable lobster craft that is sure to light up the faces of your little ones! This delightful project not only brings a splash of creativity into your day but also serves as a precious keepsake of those fleeting preschool years. Using your child’s handprint for the lobster’s body and a fun footprint for the tail, this charming craft combines fun art techniques that will have your kids giggling with joy.

Handprint and footprint crafts are excellent for encouraging creativity while also creating lasting memories. Not only do they provide a tangible capture of your child’s growth, but they also promote fine motor skills and imaginative play! Imagine your little ones proudly displaying their unique ocean creations, perfect for sharing with family and friends or adorning your fridge as a vibrant underwater scene.

This craft is perfect for preschool, toddler, pre-k, kindergarten, and even first-grade students. Plus, it offers a wonderful opportunity for quality bonding time. Gather some paint, colorful paper, and a few craft supplies, and spend the afternoon crafting together. Whether you’re an educator looking for engaging classroom activities or a parent seeking fun ways to spend time with your kids, this ocean-themed project is a fantastic choice.

We have lots more ocean activities and cute crafts for kids to choose from plus poppy crafts for preschoolers, creative bandaid art, fun bubble art for kids, and DIY foam paint.

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All you need to make this cute lobstercraft are a few simple materials you probably already have on hand:

white cardstock (we used overside 11 x 18 paper)
washable red paint
paintbrush
googly eyes
red or black marker
baby wipe (optional, but handy for clean-up)

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We did this ocean craft for kids to go along with our O is for Ocean week. The kids had so much fun & I have a precious keepsake from these treasured early years! Once you’ve gathered your supplies, head to a spot without carpet and have children roll up sleeves and pants. Now paint your child’s foot bottom with the red paint. This was a fun activity for the kids; great sensory activity. They loved the feeling of the cool paint & the paint bristles tickled their feet.

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Help your child carefully press their foot on the white paper to make a footprint. You will want to guide them so the impression doesn’t smear as they lift their foot carefully. If everything looks good, go ahead and wipe foot clean with a wipe to avoid any messes.

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Now it’s time to paint both your child’s hands red. Once the pams and fingers are full (but not dripping) with paint, it’s time to make handprints above the foot print. You want the hands to be about 4-6″ above the foot print with the handprint marks to the right and left of the footprint.

lobster craft preschool

Allow your projec to dry before giving your lobster art project the finishing touches.

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With a paintbrush or markers draw a line to make the lobster arm from the handprints to the red foot Now use paint or marker to add 5 legs coing off the footprint on both sides as the lobster feet.

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Affix googly to the top, main part of the foot print. Just under the lobster eyes, draw a smile if you like.

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You are done! You now have an adorable piece of art for your fridge, keepsake book, or for Grandma.

Under the sea footprint art

This sea animal craft is a quick and easy ocean art project that will delight the kids who get to make the porject, plus the parent or grandparents who get to keep the craft too!