Halloween handprint printables are an easy way to turn kids’ handprints into ghosts, pumpkins, bats, witches, spiders, and other spooky characters.
This roundup includes free printable templates as well as Halloween handprint craft ideas using paint, paper, stickers, and other simple supplies.
There are ideas for younger and older kids, from quick ghost and pumpkin handprints to Frankenstein, mummy, werewolf, and skeleton crafts.
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Halloween Handprint Crafts
These Halloween handprint crafts include painted handprints, paper crafts, and projects using free printable templates. There are ghosts, pumpkins, bats, spiders, witches, monsters, and other Halloween characters to choose from.
Most use basic craft supplies and can be adapted depending on the age of the child. Younger kids may need help with cutting and painting, while older kids can add their own details and decorations.
Optional: yarn, paper plates, or extra decorations depending on the craft
Free Halloween Handprint Printables
Witch Handprint Craft
This witch handprint craft uses a painted handprint as part of the witch flying on her broom. The free printable template provides the main design, and kids can add paint, stickers, or other Halloween decorations.
Painted handprints create the wings on this Halloween owl craft. We used blue paint and added the printable stickers afterward, but kids can choose their own colors and decorations.
Green paint transforms a handprint into Frankenstein, with googly eyes and Halloween stickers adding the finishing details. Kids can also add scars, hair, or their own monster face.
This mummy handprint craft is simple to put together using the free printable template. We used purple paint for the handprints, then added Halloween stickers and decorations around the finished mummy.
Two painted handprints become the wings on this Halloween bat craft, with the printable bat face positioned between them. We used blue paint, although black or purple would work well too.
This Grim Reaper craft uses a painted handprint as part of the scythe, making it a little different from the other designs. Kids can add Halloween stickers or draw extra details around the finished picture.
This zombie uses a paper handprint rather than paint, with the fingers forming the zombie’s hair. Kids can add eyes, scars, teeth, and other details to give the finished face its own expression.
Two paper handprints create the spider’s body and eight legs. Kids cut out the handprints, glue them together, and add the face to finish the spider.
A traced paper hand forms the base of this skeleton, with individual paper bones arranged across the fingers and palm. It’s a good option if you want a Halloween handprint activity without paint.
Traced handprints form the wings on these paper bats, with folds giving them extra shape. There’s no paint involved, making this an easier option when you want less mess.
A traced handprint forms the werewolf’s furry face, with the printable template providing the additional pieces. Pointed ears, teeth, and claws complete the Halloween design.
This project combines a yarn web made from a paper plate with handprint spiders. Kids weave the yarn across the plate before adding their spiders to the finished web.
A painted handprint creates the spider’s body and legs on this printable. Add the handprint to the page, then finish it with the included details and Halloween decorations.
White paint turns the handprint into a ghost on this free printable template. Add the painted handprint to the page and finish it with stickers or your own Halloween decorations.
A painted handprint forms the cat, with eyes, whiskers, and other details added afterward. Black works well for a traditional Halloween cat, although kids can choose any color they like.
Orange paint turns the handprint into a pumpkin, with a stem and other details added afterward. Kids can use traditional orange or choose different colors for their finished pumpkin.
Clare Brown is the founder of Homeschool of 1. She creates free printables and interactive learning tools for kids, helping parents and teachers generate activities instantly with no prep. Her work has been featured in Parade, HuffPost, Business Insider, Motherly, AOL, and Yahoo. Read more.
