I love the handprint black cat crafts my son and his friends made last year and wanted to make one with my daughter this Halloween. To change it up a bit, we made a 'Scaredy Cats Welcome' Halloween sign craft. It's easy to make and can be adapted to feature other Halloween symbols instead of the black cat.
How to make the 'Scaredy Cats Welcome' Halloween Sign Craft
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Supplies Needed:
- Foam Craft Pumpkins
(Dollar Tree, Walmart, and Craft Stores usually carry them) - Black and White Paint; optional - pink paint
- Paintbrushes including one with a fine tip
- Letter Stamps and Ink or Alphabet Stickers
- Marker or Pen
(Dollar Tree, Walmart, and Craft Stores usually carry them)
; optional - pink paint
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Instructions:
We painted my daughter's hand with black paint, then placed it on the pre-cut pumpkin shape to make the handprint. Alternatively, you could draw the outline of a pumpkin on either craft foam or construction paper and then cut it out.
Paint on the ears and tail, then set it aside to dry. Instead of using all white for the details, this year I used pink for the nose and ears. The eyes, whiskers, and claws.
Because I wanted this to be a keepsake for my 1 year old, I wrote her name, age, and the year across the bottom.
This ended up being a great way to get her more familiar with recognizing how cats look {she's doggie-obsessed!} Now she says cat and gato every time she sees one, but kitty doesn't seem to interest her at all. She loves to match things or crafts we have made, so if we are at home and she sees a cat in a book {TV, etc.} she excitedly runs up to her craft and tells me to "Look, cat!" So cute.
If you love browsing ideas for holiday handprint, footprint, and fingerprint art, you'll love browsing the Handprint Holidays Group Board on Pinterest!
What cute Halloween sign craft would your kids be interested in making? Besides this black cat idea, we have also made a handprint vampire sign.
See more ideas for Halloween below!
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Beth (www.livinglifeintentionally.blogspot.com) says
Super cute! I always love seeing all the creative crafts you come up with =-) These personal keepsake ones are my favs!! Thanks for linking up to TGIF! Have a GREAT weekend, Beth =-)
maggy, red ted art says
Love it! Such a perfect Halloween handprint! Thanks for sharing on Kids Get Crafty! Maggy