DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Australian Aboriginal Handprints:
Cave Drawings ("Petroglyphs")

Thanks to Judith for sending this in!

Make a cave style hand print by flicking dry white powder paint over the child's hand onto a wet piece of blackor brown paper.

Aboriginals left their handprints on the walls of caves.

Materials:

• piece of paper (black or brown work best).  Wet it with a squirt bottle or damp cloth
• white powder paint (dry)

Instructions:

• have the child place their hand firmly down on the damp paper
• flick dry white powder (tempra) paint over the hand and the paper
• lift hand to see the impression left behind!

Print friendly version of these instructions.