3 Spooky Crafts that Make Great Keepsakes
With each passing year, kids get a little bit bigger. A fun way to capture this moment in time is through footprint and handprint crafts. We’ve rounded up a few crafts with spooky themes befitting of this time of year.
Ghostly Footprints
Materials
- White paint
- Black construction paper
- Googly eyes
- Glue
- Thin markers
Instructions
- Paint the child’s foot with white paint and make a footprint on black construction paper.
- Once dry, glue googly eyes onto the footprint to create a ghost face.
- You can add a mouth and other details with a marker.
Spider Handprints
Materials
- Black paint
- White construction paper
- Googly eyes
- Paint brushes
- Thin markers
Instructions
- Help your child paint or draw a spider web on the paper.
- Paint or place your child’s hand in black paint and make a handprint on the web.
- Once dry, add googly eyes to the spider.
Monster Hands
Materials
- Colored paper (various colors)
- Googly eyes
- Glue
- Thin markers
Instructions
- Trace your child’s hand on colored paper and cut it out.
- Paste the handprints to a sheet of paper.
- Glue googly eyes onto the fingers to make them look like monster fingers.
- Add other embellishments using paper or markers.
BONUS:
Get in the Spooky Spirit with a Halloween Quest
Take a break from crafts to get outside with your little one and enjoy all the sights of the season with our free Halloween scavenger hunt.
