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Ghostly Handprints – Halloween Kid Craft

by Becky · on September 30, 2010 · 46 Comments ·

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I LOVE doing kid crafts that involve my girl’s hands. It is so fun to have something that we can look back and see how they have grown. I was telling some friends about this fun project I had up my sleeve and they wanted in so we had a fun little party making these cute Ghostly Handprints – Halloween Kid Craft. I have to say it was actually nice to have the extra hands helping too. With little ones and paint you can never have too many eyes watching. 😉

handprint-ghosts

Here’s what you’ll need to make your own:
Small canvas (I used 6×6, but if you have more kids you could do a longer one with all their hands on one. I think that would be SUPER cute!)
Black paint
white paint (I used a glossy paint)
glitter
silver pen
 

I pre-painted the canvas so that I wouldn’t have to worry about doing it with the kiddos around.

I put some white glossy paint on plate and then painted the kiddos hands and helped them place their hands on the canvas.

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Then quickly, sprinkled some glitter over the paint.

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Shake off the excess glitter and then find a place for the ghosts eyes and mouth.

ghost-eyes

On some of the prints, like the one above, there were perfect black spots left open for the mouth. It was so fun to see the different shapes each hand made and how they each turned out.

Don’t you think they are so cute? What fun Halloween projects have you made with your kiddos?

About Becky

Mother to 3 girls, love to craft and create. I love to be silly and play with my family. I also love pedicures, GNOs, Disneyland, and chocolate. Wanna know more about the Chicks? Click here. :)

Comments

  1. healthy mamma says

    September 30, 2010 at 8:46 am

    That is agreat idea!! I think I’ll make a bigger one w all 4 of my kiddos hands and paint Happy Halloween from “us” and hang it on our door!
    Thanks for the idea!
    Gwen

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  2. Ashleigh says

    September 30, 2010 at 10:20 am

    Okay, now that is adorable. So simple, and soooooo CUTE!

    Reply
  3. Nicole says

    September 30, 2010 at 11:12 am

    I’ve done this before but never on canvas! Adding it to my to-do list now (to do both my girls handprint ghosts together and on canvas!) Thanks for the great idea 🙂

    Reply
  4. Chandie says

    September 30, 2010 at 11:59 am

    That is ADORABLE! I’m so doing this with the kids today! Thanks!! This blog is one of my most favorites! ALWAYS something fun, cute, and amazing. Thanks ladies!!

    Reply
  5. Erin O. says

    September 30, 2010 at 2:01 pm

    Oh, these are so cute! I am doing this with my girl, for SURE. 🙂

    Reply
  6. Heidi K says

    September 30, 2010 at 9:04 pm

    Too cute! I’ll have to make my grand babies prints for my home too.

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  7. Rachel says

    September 30, 2010 at 9:29 pm

    Those are WAY cute! Thanks for sharing them, I’ll be spreading the word.

    Reply
  8. Kassie says

    September 30, 2010 at 10:22 pm

    Never thought of doing these on canvas. I usually do this same idea with my kids every Halloween, but with their foot print for the ghost shape. May be fun to mix feet and hands if doing a famliy of ghosts. We will be trying this out on canvas for sure!

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  9. naomi says

    October 1, 2010 at 12:00 am

    super cute and i totally will have to do this with my kids, so fun!

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  10. jenn says

    October 3, 2010 at 9:13 am

    We did this the other day and my daughter loved it! Thanks for the ideas, you guys are quickly becoming a fave!

    Reply
  11. Elaine says

    October 14, 2010 at 8:38 am

    Sorry, I have a silly question. The eyes and mouth – are you painting that on with black paint or are you running away the white?

    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Becky says

      October 14, 2010 at 1:16 pm

      Not a silly question at all. I just used black paint to make the eyes and mouth, but some of the handprints had a perfect spot left open for the mouth so I didn’t touch that up at all. Hope that answers your question.
      🙂
      Becky

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  12. Kathy says

    October 14, 2010 at 1:05 pm

    This is just darling and a wonderful keepsake!
    Now, do you have any ideas for Thanksgiving or Christmas with the children’s hand prints??
    Kathy

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    • Becky says

      October 14, 2010 at 1:18 pm

      Oh Kathy!!! I am actually working on my Thanksgiving hand print idea today!!! Hold tight. It is going to be featured on HowDoesShe on Oct. 31. I will post it on here a couple weeks after that. Just you wait!!!
      🙂
      Becky

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    • Becky says

      October 14, 2010 at 1:22 pm

      Oh, and for a Christmas hand print idea you can see what I did last year…
      https://thecraftingchicks.com/2009/12/christmas-handprint-ornaments.html, or what Jamie and I did a couple years ago… https://thecraftingchicks.com/2008/12/reindeer-hand-print-ornaments.html

      Hope you enjoy!
      Becky

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      • Kathy says

        October 14, 2010 at 7:08 pm

        I can not believe my good fortune in finding you!! You are amazing!!!
        Thank you~~~~

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  13. Lorraine says

    October 19, 2010 at 12:18 pm

    Love it! I made some without the glitter, you gave me an additional ideas Super Thanks!

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  14. onemotherslove says

    October 21, 2010 at 12:13 pm

    I, too, LOVE handprint crafts!! You should add a “handprint” tag so we can find all your ideas!!!

    My son brought home a handprint ornament from MDO years ago. They did blue glass ornaments with white paint & turned the white fingers into snowmen! I cried! And that’s how my love of handprint art started. : )

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  15. doro says

    October 25, 2010 at 12:55 pm

    such a nice idea. decoration and souvenir – two in one.
    thanks for the tutorial.
    i’m linking. i hope you agree.

    doro

    Reply
  16. Natalie Norman says

    October 25, 2010 at 2:23 pm

    I love the canvas idea!
    Just another idea… I’ve done these in my classroom for years, but we actually use the bottom of their feet. They turn out totally cute!

    Reply
  17. Sarah @ 2paws Designs says

    October 28, 2010 at 8:45 am

    Thanks for sharing this great idea! I changed it up a bit and created a ghost footprint with my 15 month old son (far easier than trying to get him to open his hand for paint & making the print). Shared here. We’re doing the project today with our playgroup. 🙂

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    • Kathy says

      October 28, 2010 at 12:52 pm

      Sarah, this was darling! Thanks for adding it.
      I feel that anything that preserves a memory or history is a memory maker!!!
      Thanks afain

      Reply
  18. Brittany aka Pretty Handy Girl says

    September 10, 2011 at 2:55 pm

    I’m writing a round up style post for TLC’s Parentables.com website and would love to share your halloween craft project.

    May I have permission to use a photo and link back to your post?

    Sincerely,
    Brittany aka Pretty Handy Girl

    Reply
  19. arianna says

    September 24, 2011 at 3:47 am

    really nice!
    I love it!

    Reply
  20. Stephanie says

    October 7, 2011 at 2:23 pm

    What a cute idea! I think we’ll use this idea to make them into cards for the grandparents for Halloween!

    Reply
  21. Melinda says

    October 13, 2011 at 8:34 am

    These are wonderful, I did some with white iridescent paint and the turned out way cool!

    Reply
  22. Gabrielle says

    October 21, 2011 at 4:52 pm

    I have a question, just wondering what you used to write the kids names on the canvas? I have paint pens just wasn’t sure if they would work or not on it and don’t want to mess them up!

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    • Becky says

      October 21, 2011 at 7:28 pm

      I just used a silver marker, like a Sharpie. It worked just fine. You’ll have to send pics of your final product!

      Reply
  23. My Three Sons says

    November 1, 2011 at 9:08 am

    How adorable!!! I was looking for the directions for a ghost handprint craft and came across this website. Thank you for step-by-step directions. They came out great for my son’s kindergarten craft project. The kids all had fun making them and the moms all love the keepsake. I was even able to find “glow-in-the-dark” glitter which added a spooky touch. We also had the kids sign their own picture w/the silver sharpie.

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  24. Carlyn says

    October 18, 2012 at 1:45 pm

    I just made these with my niece and she had such a fun time!! we got to go to the store and she helped me pick everything out. Thank you so much for sharing this idea!! These are great gifts to give to family members. (:

    —Carlyn

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    • Mardi says

      June 29, 2016 at 6:51 am

      I made these with my kids in 2012, using the small canvases. This year, we are going to the mountains and meeting 2 other friends, that we only get to see once a year if that. So, I decided to buy 4 larger canvases, 9 x 10. I plan on having all 4 kids print their hands on the same canvas, so each kid gets to take one home with all of their prints on it! This is a super cute idea. **I was not able to find glossy paint this time, so I’ll have to use regular acrylic white** Thanks for the idea

      Reply

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