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Martin Luther King Handprint Craft

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The kids were very excited when we read about Martin Luther King, Jr. Once my daughter realized that his actual birthday was January 15th (the day after we started reading about him) the kids have been "celebrating" ever since!
 MLK I Have a Dream Handprint Craft
One of our projects was making handprints. It was a slightly messy, but super simple activity!
 
Basically, we mixed brown and white paint to make three different shades. The kids made their handprints using each of the three different colors.
 
We talked about how Dr. King believed that everyone should be treated equally regardless of the color of their skin.
 
Martin Luther King Jr Handprint Craft
To go along with our “I Have a Dream” handprint craft, we read lots of books about Martin Luther King. Two of our favorites were Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King by Jean Marzollo and Martin’s Big Words by Doreen Rappaport.

Looking for more fun MLK crafts and activities? Be sure to check out our super cute MLK-inspired cookies!
 
Looking for more MLK books for kids? Read some of my MLK book reviews on “Brown Like Me” Books:

Martin Luther King Jr Picture Books for Kids
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  1. Michelle

    January 19, 2010 at 3:21 am

    What a great project, and I can’t wait to check these books out. Emily and I are going to the library tomorrow! Thank you for the recommendations and linking up to stART this week.

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  2. Karin Katherine

    January 18, 2010 at 9:27 pm

    We just finished our lessons today. I posted it on my blog. Yes, its so hard to find age appropriate things. I just ended up having a discussion and having them narrate back to me.

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  3. Ticia

    January 18, 2010 at 8:17 pm

    It is difficult to find books on him that are age appropriate. I admit I wussed out this year and didn’t really try. I’m lazy.

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