27 Handprint, Footprint, & Thumbprint Halloween Art & Crafts

There are so many creative people out there! Check out all the fun Halloween decorations made with hands & feet I have come across over the years.....  have a spook-tacular time browsing through all the creativity! If you were featured, feel free to grab the featured button.

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BATS

Hand-y Hanging Bat Craft

Source: Katie's Nesting Spot

Flying on the ceiling Handprint Bats

Source: Reading Confetti

Paper Handprint Bat Craft

Source: Because I Said So (and other mommyisms)

PUMPKINS

Pumpkin Painting Idea for Kids

Source: Handprint & Footprint Art

My "Thumb"kin Patch

Source: Preschool Learning & Crafts

Handprints on a Pumpkin for Decoration

Source: Lil Pink Pocket

Paper plate Handprint Pumpkins

Source: Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers , Oh My!

Hand Pumpkins

Source: Handprint & Footprint Art

GHOSTS

Footprint Ghosts Fence Decoration

Source: Tattered & Inked

Family Footprint Ghosts Canvas Hanging

Source: Miner Moments

Halloween Hand & Foot Wreath

Source: Ramblings of a Crazy Woman

Footprint Ghost & Spooky Hand Tree

Source: Handprint & Footprint Art

Handprint Ghost Goodie Bags

Source: Under the Table & Dreaming

Footprint Ghost Bookmark

Source: Crafty-Crafted

Spooky Door Cover Ghost Hands Decoration

Source: Boredom Busting Mommy

Glittery Handprint Ghosts Canvas Keepsakes

Source: The Crafting Chicks

SPIDERS

Thumbprint Spiders

Source: Meet the Dubiens

Halloween Thumbprint Photo Frames

Source: Frugal Family Fun Blog

Handprint Spider & Paper Plate Web

 Source: Handprint & Footprint Art

Paper Handprint Spider Halloween Decorations

Source: The Lazy Stay-at-home Mommy

Marble Painted Web & Handprint Spider

Source: House of Baby Piranha

EVERYTHING ELSE

Handprint & Footprint Monster Math

Source: Little Learner's Lounge

Skeleton Hands

Source: Dilly-Dali Art

Handprint Black Cats

 Source: Handprint & Footprint Art

Bloody Handprint Throw Pillow

Source: Love Bug Living

Monster Mix Candy Hands

Source: Paula Deen

Handprint Candy Corn

Source: Handprint & Footprint Art

See Also:
Witch & Frankenstein Round Up
Halloween Board on Pinterest
Handprint Halloween Kits

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Adorable Toilet Paper Tube Handprint Bat Craft

My son and I have been busy making Toilet Paper Tube Halloween Characters this month (check out my other blog to see all of them!). One of them that we made is this adorable Handprint Bat. Here is how you make it:

1. Have the child paint the toilet paper tube black. I held the tube up for my son to paint around it.
2. Trace the child's hand onto black paper and cut it out. We traced my baby hands. Glue onto the backside of your bat to make the wings.
3. Cut 2 triangles from black paper and glue on at the top for ears.
4. Glue on googly eyes.
5. Use white paint to draw on a mouth with teeth (I did this part).
6. Paint on a mouth with 2 teeth.

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Handprint Black Cats for Halloween!

 

almost 4 yrs old

We had had an art playdate in the park last week where the kids made Handprint Black Cats and Paper Plate Black Cats.  To make the Handprint Black Cat, have the kids paint their hands black and press onto a piece of paper. Next, paint on the tail and ears. Using white paint, paint on the facial features and paws. The picture below is of the ones the little girls from the playdate made. I forgot my white paint, so their's were finished at home. These are cute for anytime of the year, especially Halloween!

 ages 5-6

Check out the Paper Plate Black Cat we also made!

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Handprint Bat Flying Over the Moon + a handprint painting tip!

We made a Handprint Bat using a fun tip/technique I learned while doing this other handprint bat craft at a Michael's make & take Halloween event. First, my son painted his left hand. At the store event, the guy just squirted paint into each child's hand. My son likes to paint his.

Next, rub your hands together until both hands are completely covered. This is such an awesome tip when you need both hands painted the same color! Plus you don't have to worry about the paint drying too fast.

I had my little guy hold his hands up so that they looked like bat wings flying and he pressed it onto yellow construction paper that way. As usual, he picks a number to count to and then lifts his hands up.

This is what it should look like. The tips of the thumbs create the ears and the fingers & palm create the wings.

He glued on googly eyes and I painted on a little mouth with teeth. Then I cut around the bat in a circle shape so it looked like it was flying inside the moon.

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Handprint Spider + Watercolor Resist Paper Plate Web

This Handprint Spider & Paper plate Watercolor Resist Web makes a spooky yet cute Halloween decoration.

To make the Handprint Spider:

1. My little guy wanted a purple spider this year. Paint one hand minus the thumb and press down onto paper.
2. Paint the other hand the same way.
3. Press down overlapping the palm area of the print you already made.
4. Place googly eyes, draw on eyes, or make thumbprint eyes. We used foam stickers for our eyes.
5. Draw on a mouth or use a pipe cleaner shaped into a smile like we did and glue in place.
6. Cut around your spider.

To make the Paper Plate Spider Web:

1. Draw a web onto the plate using a white crayon or colored pencil.
2. Using black watercolor or black paint diluted with water, have the child paint over the entire paper plate.
3. When it dries, glue your spider onto the web.

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Funky Handprint Bat - Free Michael's Craft we made!

We made this funky, cute Handprint Bat at Michael's a few weekends ago as a free make & take Halloween craft. The kids pressed their white painted handprints onto black construction paper, then cut around it making the wing shape. The body is made from rolled construction paper, but a toilet paper tube would look neat also. The kids decorated them with pom poms, pipe cleaners, ribbons, googly eyes, & feathers.

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Footprint Ghost Banner

We made a cute Footprint Ghost Banner as part of our ghost-themed day. All our Halloween decorations this year are kid-made. I folded a giant piece of paper accordion style and then traced my son's foot on it. To figure out the width, I placed my son's foot on the paper and placed a little mark where I should start the fold. Make sure that you don't cut completely around the foot so it stays attached creating a banner. My son & I had fun drawing faces on it together.

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Halloween Handprint & Footprint Ghosts

Last week, we had a mommy and me movie day where we watched the movie Casper and did  ghosts crafts & snacks.  As one of the crafts, we made our yearly Footprint Ghost Pictures. This year I decided to make it with a spooky scene. My little guy loves it! I traced his hand and arm, then painted it to look like a leafless tree. I traced a circle shape for the moon using a small glass. His footprints were made on green construction paper which I then cut out and glued in place. The mouth is a black thumbprint and the eyes are black fingerprints.

almost 4 yrs old

He made the Handprint ghost picture all by himself. He painted his left hand white and pressed it where he wanted on the paper. He is one of those kids that always has to everything lined up all perfectly so all his ghosts are in a straight line! He made his own facial features and then wrote "BOO!" at the bottom.

9 months old

This will be Baby Girl's 1st Halloween and was so excited to get her in on the tradition. I made 2 Footprint Ghosts and 1 Handprint Ghost on orange construction paper, cut them out, & then glued them in place on black construction paper. The little bows are made with 1 fingerprint and 2 thumbprints. I printed the words "Baby's 1st Halloween," cut the words out and made a frame for them by gluing them to the green/yellow construction paper. It's so fun to compare it to her Big Brother's 1st Halloween Footprint Ghosts!

We also made a brother/sister one to give to Grandma when she comes to visit later this month.

For more Ghostly Fun, check out our entire ghost-themed day!

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