How to make a Handprint Vampire

I think Vampires are one of my all time favorite Halloween characters and costumes. We made a Handprint Vampire Sign that reads "Please Come in for a Bite!" It is perfect for a funny Halloween decoration for the kitchen, outside on the door to your home, or on the pantry door like ours.

How to make the Handprint Vampire: For this particular craft you will only be using part of the hand.

1. Use black to paint the area just beneath the bend in the knuckles.
2. Paint a small black triangle-shape on the palm just below the 2 middle fingers.
3. Paint a thin black strip on the edge of both sides of the palm about halfway down {please use the photo for reference for these last 3 steps}.
4. Paint the remaining part of the palm white and then press onto a piece of construction paper or cardstock. I placed my hand on top of my son's and gently rocked his fingers from side to side- just a little bit. This was to help fill in the gaps between the fingers and create the hair.
5. Add googly eyes or draw some on.
6. Draw a mouth with fangs, a nose, and eyebrows.

Optional:

1. Cut a square shape around the handprint vampire and glue to another sheet of paper.
2. Cut around that paper to create a border.
3. Use decorative scissors to cut the corners to make it look more like a frame.
4. Add glitter where the 2 papers meet.
5. Write a cute Halloween Saying or poem on it.

Here are photos of my then almost 2 year old when he was dress up like a Vampire. This costume was super cheap to make and even won him Best Overall Costume at a kids Halloween event our city held! Check out our previous post to see more about this Homemade Vampire Costume.

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