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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 black or brown paper.

Aboriginals left their handprints on the walls of caves.

Materials:

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

Instructions:

bullethave the child place their hand firmly down on the damp paper
 
bulletflick dry white powder (tempra) paint over the hand and the paper
 
bulletlift hand to see the impression left behind!