All eyes will be on this Thumbprint Ghost kid craft idea when you present to your littlest crafter today! There’s even a free haunted house printable to get you both started with ease, this afternoon! Keep scrolling to fire up this idea for Halloween!
Fingerprints Ghosts In Haunted House
BOO! Kidding. No need to be scared {I’m harmless – I promise!} On that note, I’m so glad you landed on our latest Halloween craft tutorial!
With just a few steps, you can have your child turn an ordinary piece of paper into a “spooky” craft masterpiece!!! Today’s Thumbprint Ghost Haunted House art project idea w/free printable template is a MUST DO this upcoming “spook-tacular” season!!!
All you need is the free haunted house download that you will find below {you’re welcome} and use your home printer, some white paint and a black Sharpie paint pen to complete. It’s so simple you have NO EXCUSE not to do it! Then take your child’s awesome finished haunted house piece and frame it to display EVERY year in honor of this All Hallows’ Eve season.
So what are you waiting for?! Don’t be scared – grab the printable below and get to make a one-of-a-kind “haunted” piece today! Happy crafting my friends!
RELATED —> Paper Plate Haunted Pumpkin
Craft Supplies:
- Halloween Printable – Landing Page
- Orange Cardstock Paper
- Color Printer
- White Craft Paint
- Small Paper Plate
- Black Sharpie Paint Pen
- Baby Wipes
Directions:
- First print out the tree template on orange cardstock paper.
- Next squirt some white craft paint on a paper plate.
- Have children place their thumb in the paint, then on the haunted house design.
- Repeat until they have all the “ghosts” they want.
- When done adding the fingerprints, use baby wipes to clean off fingers {along with a quick trip to the sink!}
- Go ahead and also set aside the paint covered paper to let it dry a bit.
- Next, when the thumbprints are dry enough, get your black Sharpie paint pen good and ready.
- Have children draw on some dotted faces and mouths on their “ghosts.”
- Once done, they can add other embellishments if they like.
- Then display their thumbprint ghost art proudly for all to see!
Looking for more fun Halloween kid crafts? Check out these past posts, listed below, for some spooky inspiration!
- Paper Plate Jack O’ Lantern
- Eyeball Frame
- Terra Cotta Pot Pumpkin
- Paper Plate Black Cat
- Paper Plate Witch
- Fright Night Craft
- Paper Plate Witch
- Paper Bag Haunted House
- Paper Plate Haunted House
- Haunted House Keepsake
Thumbprint Ghost In Haunted House Craft
- Orange Cardstock Paper
- Halloween Printable - on our landing page
- White Craft Paint
- Black Sharpie Paint Pen
Instructions
- First print out the provided tree template on orange cardstock paper.
- Next squirt some white craft paint on a paper plate.
- Have children place their thumb in the paint, then on the haunted house design.
- Repeat until they have all the "ghosts" they want.
- When done adding the fingerprints, use baby wipes to clean off fingers {along with a quick trip to the sink!}
- Go ahead and also set aside the paint covered paper to let it dry a bit.
- Next, when the thumbprints are dry enough, get your black Sharpie paint pen good and ready.
- Have children draw on some dotted faces and mouths on their "ghosts."
- Once done, they can add other embellishments if they like.
- Then display their thumbprint ghost art proudly for all to see!
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