Pumpkin Handprint Craft for Halloween

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Halloween will be here before we know it. It is one of our favorite times of the year to bring out the paint and get creative. Download our free pumpkin handprint craft template below and create a wonderful keepsake.

This pumpkin handprint can be done at any time during the fall, but it is a great non-scary Halloween activity the kids will love.

This is such a lovely way to get messy with the kids while creating happy memories.

If you love handprint crafts I think you will also love our alphabet handprint series. This is such a fun way to learn the alphabet.

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Handprint Pumpkin Fun

You probably have all of the supplies to make this fun little pumpkin handprint.

Supplies needed to create a handprint pumpkin:

• 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 the pumpkin handprint template

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.

Other Halloween activities you are going to love:

As you still have the paint out why not download our free ghost handprint template too?

Download our free Halloween bookmarks to color and either get creative with the kids. Or hand them out with some candy to the trick or treaters.

If you are feeling creative this fall you are going to love all of our favorite Halloween crafts.

Halloween Handprint Templates

Download the free pumpkin handprint template

Make sure you choose the correct paper size and click on the shrink to fit button. All of our free printables work better when printed on cardstock (this is the one we use and love.)

Last Updated on 8 February 2023 by homeschoolof1