ASL LOVE
🤟 How to sign
To sign "KIDS" in American Sign Language (ASL), use your dominant hand in a flat handshape to pat the air at different heights in front of you, representing the varying heights of children.
📖 Word definition
Young human beings below the age of puberty or below the legal age of majority; children.
🎯 Detailed Hand Movement Guide
- Hand Shape: Dominant hand in flat handshape (all fingers extended and together, palm down).
- Starting Position: Hand positioned at about waist level in front of your body.
- Movement: Make gentle patting motions at different heights, moving from lower to higher positions.
- Path: Pat the air 2-3 times at varying heights to show different sized children.
- Hand Orientation: Palm faces down throughout the sign, as if patting heads of different heights.
- Facial Expression: Warm, pleasant expression showing affection for children.
⚠️ Common Mistakes & What to Avoid
❌ Same height: Vary the heights to show different aged children.
❌ Wrong handshape: Use flat hand, not pointing or curved fingers.
❌ Too high: Keep patting motions at child-height levels, not adult height.
❌ Too forceful: Use gentle patting motions, not harsh downward movements.
💬 Common Sentence Examples
"The kids are playing outside."
How to sign: Sign "kids" (pat air at different heights) → sign "play" (Y hands shake back and forth) → sign "outside" (flat hand pulls out from other hand).
"I love working with kids."
How to sign: Sign "I" (point to self) → sign "love" (cross arms over chest) → sign "work" (fists tap together) → sign "with" → sign "kids" (pat air at different heights).
"How many kids do you have?"
How to sign: Sign "how-many" (fingers wiggle up) → sign "kids" (pat air at different heights) → sign "you" (point forward) → sign "have" (bring hands to chest).