Children's Book Week: The Kissing HAnd

The Kissing Hand

Supplies:

• 2 pieces of construction paper (any color; bright colors work best) 
• A pencil
•  Scissors 
• Glue or tape
•  Coloring supplies

Directions

1. Take one piece of construction paper and place your non-dominant hand (the one you don’t write with) in the middle of it.
2. Using your dominant hand, trace your hand with a pencil.
   
3. Once your hand is traced, use the scissors to cut it out.
   
4. Take the other piece of paper and draw a heart the size of your hand. (You can use your cut out hand for guidance because you want the heart to fit in your hand!)
   
5. Cut out your heart and stick it to your cut out hand with glue or tape.
   
6. Write a short and special message on the heart! (I recommend “I love you")
   
7. Once you have completed this craft, you can give it to someone you love! 
   

Suggestions

• You can use the back of your cut out hand to write more!
• You can add colorful designs to your Kissing Hand.
• You can bend the fingers forward to slightly cover the heart, just as Chester's mom does in the story!