Pumpkin Handprint Craft for Halloween
Pumpkin handprint art is a delightful and easy craft that brings the autumn season into your home.
Perfect for kids of all ages, this project combines creativity with a personal touch, resulting in a keepsake that you’ll cherish for years.
Whether you’re preparing for Halloween or just celebrating the fall, our pumpkin handprint craft is an engaging way to bond with your little ones while nurturing their artistic skills.
Not only is this Halloween craft printable a fun activity, but it also provides a wonderful opportunity to create personalized decor.
Display your pumpkin handprint on the fridge, frame it as a seasonal decoration, or use it as a unique gift for family members.
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Handprint pumpkin fun
You probably have all of the supplies to make this fun little pumpkin handprint.
Supplies needed
- cardstock (or if you want to print it on colored paper we love this colorful cardstock)
- washable paints (these are the ones we use for all of our handprint crafts)
- paintbrush
- kids glue
- scissors
- googly wiggle eyes (Optional)
- Wipes!! It helps to have these handy so you don’t make a complete mess of your table!
How to use
Print out the template below, it will print out on three full pages and will print out landscape. Make sure to check the printer settings.
If you are printing on colored paper please only print the first page. The second and third pages are the Halloween stickers, and these will definitely look better printed on white paper.
This pumpkin template printable is free to print but is for personal and classroom use only. Scroll to the bottom of the post and add your email address to get the pdf file.
You can of course print this on normal printer paper, but with all of our crafts, they always look better on cardstock.
The first page is the pumpkin handprint template.
The other two pages are stickers that you can cut around and add to the pumpkin handprint craft.
Grab the supplies above and get creating!
Let the kids decide what color handprints they want to use. We opted for the traditional orange for our pumpkin.
Use a small paintbrush to add a thin layer of paint to their hands. Make sure you have the wipes handy!!
Cover their hands with paint and place their hands downward with the stalk at the top in the middle. With the eyes being in the middle of their palms.
Press down all along their hand to make sure the handprint transfers fully.
Pull the child’s hand up carefully making sure you don’t smudge the handprint.
Let it dry completely before adding googly eyes and stickers.
Cut out the stickers and let the kids decide whether they want to add them to this picture or to another one.
The stickers will also look good as decorations on the trick-or-treat bags too.
Have fun with our free pumpkin bingo printable too!
Other Halloween activities you are going to love:
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As you still have the paint out why not download our free ghost handprint art too?
Download our free Halloween bookmark printable and get creative with the kids. Or hand them out with some candy to the trick or treaters.
Have even more fun by creating your very own pumpkin playdough, it smells delicious!
If you are feeling creative this fall you are going to love all of our favorite Halloween crafts for kids.
Learn more about the pumpkin with our free pumpkin life cycle worksheet and our free pumpkin life cycle coloring page.
Have even more fun with your toddlers and preschoolers with these fun pumpkin fine motor mats.
To enhance the autumn learning experience for little ones, consider incorporating a preschool pumpkin classification and order activity. Which is an excellent way for kids to explore different sizes, colors, and patterns while developing their sorting and categorizing skills.
You are also going to enjoy our free pumpkin patch scavenger hunt.
Need to print later? Add this to your Pinterest board or share it on Facebook. You’ll have it handy whenever you’re ready to use it!
Download the free pumpkin handprint template
Ready to grab your free printable? Just pop your name and email into the form below, and it’s all yours!
Last Updated on 26 September 2024 by Clare Brown