Handprint Ghost craft

 

It’s another year and another round of Homeschool Halloween.  Because my kids are such a fan of 10 Timid Ghosts (our project last year), we have another project to try.

 

 

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ghost handprint craft

After reading Ten Timid Ghosts*, I forced the kids to paint their hands with white poster paint* and get handprints, because I’d seen a ghost handprint on Pinterest and remembered my plans to paint ghosts for Halloween.  That’s right forced them because they didn’t want to get their hands dirty.  So, Superman didn’t really have one because he outright insisted he wasn’t going to.

ghost handprint craft for preschool

Well, we decorated away once the paint was dry, and in Princess’ case this meant adding large amounts of glitter glue.

 

In the boys, it meant making their ghosts look scary…….

 

Yes very scary.

paper ghost craft

And then Batman remembered the ghost he’d cut out of paper a few months ago.  He fished it out of his drawer and taped it up with a scrapbooking sticker border he’d found amongst their crafting supplies.

This would be why I never get away with getting rid of anything.  Three months later they suddenly remember their desperately wanted item and will hunt it down.  Nothing is forgotten here.

Nothing.

 

I will die with my house filled to the brim with paper scraps, because my kids will remember this “treasured” story from 50 years ago.  Or you will read the sad story of the woman crushed in a mountain of kid’s artwork.

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6 responses to “Handprint Ghost craft”

  1. MaryAnne Avatar
    MaryAnne

    We never make handprint crafts, because my kids don't want to get their hands dirty either.

  2. We have made footprint ghosts in the past. Love that book!

    I always have a problem when I get rid of stuff; I just play dumb – bad mommy!!

  3. I am “out of sight out of mind” mommy. Things go into “holding area” for about 2 months, and then I permanently get rid of them. Never had a 3 months episode yet 🙂 Cute craft idea though!

  4. Oh, my! I am amazed at how much our kids seem alike. 1) My boys will not do handprint crafts either, 2)My kids also remember every piece of thing they ever drew or made and it is precious not-to-be-thrown-away as well.
    We have to roll with things around here,too.

  5. Selena would enjoy this. To think it wasn't but a couple of years ago that she wouldn't get her hands dirty. I tend to put things away someplace and forget where I put them.

  6. Jackie H. Avatar
    Jackie H.

    We made footprint ghosts this morning and that's all my boys wanted to do all day was have me paint their feet. Kids! You never know if they're going to love it or hate it that day 🙂

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