The story behind it
By TurkeyMom · October 2014
Ages3–6 yrs
Prep10 min
Activity30 min
Leveleasy
MessMedium
Works for1:1 · Small group · Class
Kids trace and cut out their handprints from black paper, glue on orange triangle nails, then 'spookify' them with glitter glue and googly eyes. Add popsicle sticks to turn them into spooky hand puppets. It's great scissor practice.
⚠️ Safety first
- Googly eyes are small parts and a choking hazard. Supervise closely with young children; the author suggests peel-and-stick googly eyes for younger kids.
- Supervise scissor use, especially with preschoolers.
- Keep glitter glue away from eyes and mouths, and wash hands after.
Steps
Trace your hand on black construction paper, or let a grown-up trace it. Add a little wiggle to the line to make it spooky.
Cut out the hand along the bumpy line, or trace normally and cut with paper edger scissors.
Draw small triangles on orange paper and cut them out. These are the nails.
Glue an orange nail onto the tip of each finger.
Spookify the hand with tons of glitter glue.
Stick on googly eyes all over the hand.
Optional: ball up bits of tissue paper and glue them on as warts.
Lay the hands flat until the glitter glue is dry.
Optional: attach a popsicle stick to the back of each hand to make a spooky hand puppet.
Tips
- Trace with a little bit of wiggle to add to the spookiness of the handprint.from the author
- This Halloween craft is a good exercise to practice those scissor skills.from the author
- Try those peel and stick googly eyes for younger children.from the author
- The orange nails can be made even spookier with black glitter glue.from the author
- A big googly eye in the center just captures all the essence of Halloween.from the author
Make it your own
- Add popsicle sticks to the back to make spooky hand puppets.
- Glue on balled-up tissue paper as warts.
- Decorate the orange nails with black glitter glue.
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