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Uncomplicated Halloween Keepsake Ideas

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20+ Uncomplicated Halloween Keepsake Ideas

Get inspired this Halloween with our easy-peasy keepsake ideas – they’ll create spooky memories that will last a lifetime

In this post, I’ve pulled together some past Halloween keepsake ideas that we have made in honor of the “spook-tacular” holiday. My main focus today is to spark some last minute creativity in you and your child! All of which I hope don’t come across as overly complicated!

Like the title of this very blog post suggests – there are over TWENTY different versions and ways to in-cooperate painted footprints & handprints into awesome Halloween keepsake ideas! Mainly they start with just some paint on a hand {or foot} that you press in the center of the your blank canvas and then decorate the print to make it come to life as witch, pumpkin, ghost or even spider!

Each painted keepsake idea that you will find below in this small craft collection, is perfect to use as decor in your home OR gift them to friends & family afar this season! Best part? They can be stored away easily and pulled out, year after year!

Please use my pictures below as inspiration to create your own masterpieces with your child today! All of which can be easily recreated with items found at your local craft store. Just grab some cardstock paper, washable craft paint and your child to let their creative juices flow as they turn their blank piece into a MASTERPIECE!

Well friends – I’ll let you get to it! Happy crafting and if you decide to recreate any of these Halloween handprint and footprint ideas, come share pictures of what you make on our Facebook page to admire! #gluedtomycrafts

A Halloween card features a purple cat made from a painted footprint, wearing a witch hat. Perfect for fall keepsake ideas, the card says “Have a Purr-fect Halloween!” and is decorated with bats, stars, and googly eyes.

FOOTPRINT WITCH CAT KEEPSAKE IDEA

A craft project features two purple handprints forming a monster face with googly eyes, a green nose, and a wavy mouth on gray paper—perfect for fall keepsake ideas. Halloween-themed stickers and “Mama’s Little Monster” decorate the page.

MAMA’S LITTLE MONSTER – JUST TWO HANDPRINTS AND WIGGLE EYES

A children’s Halloween craft features a green handprint turned into a monster with googly eyes and a smile, surrounded by paper stars and toy spiders. This fun project is one of the cutest fall keepsake ideas—perfect for celebrating Mommy’s little monster!.

ANOTHER VERSION OF THIS MAMA’S LITTLE MONSTER

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HANDPRINT MUMMY – USE MASKING TAPE

A handmade craft shows a green handprint transformed into Frankenstein’s head, with googly eyes, a black hat, and bolts. Black bats, green hearts, and the caption Im SO Franken cute! make it perfect for fall keepsake ideas. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is written at the bottom.

HANDPRINT FRANKEN-CUTE FRANKENSTEIN

A purple card with “For my ‘mummy’” in black letters. This fall keepsake idea features a black handprint mummy with white tape, googly eyes, star and pumpkin stickers. The handle @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS appears at the bottom.

FOR MY MUMMY – HANDPRINT MUMMY

A Halloween craft and fun fall keepsake idea—SPOOKY written on orange paper, the "O" made from a white handprint with googly eyes. Finished with bat cutouts, heart gems, and displayed on eye-patterned paper.

SPOOKY – ADD TWO EYES IN THE CENTER TO COMPLETE THE PHRASE

A green card features For my MONSTER! text with a purple handprint monster, googly eyes, and mouth. Surrounded by bat, ghost, pumpkin, and star stickers. Perfect for Halloween-themed fall keepsake ideas—@GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS at the bottom.

HANDPRINT “FOR MY MON-STER” KEEPSAKE IDEA

A Halloween craft features colorful handprints forming a flower with googly eyes at the center, a drawn stem, small bat decorations, and “Happy Halloween!” written on white paper—perfect for fall keepsake ideas—hanging against a brick wall.

FOUR HANDPRINTS TO MAKE A HALLOWEEN FLOWER

A Halloween craft featuring a black handprint heart outlined with cartoon bones, decorated with pumpkin stickers and sequins. Text reads, No bones about it, I love you! Perfect for fall keepsake ideas.

NO BONES ABOUT IT KEEPSAKE

A Halloween craft paper hangs on a clip; it features a pumpkin face drawn on an orange handprint, with black and gold star decorations—one of the cutest fall keepsake ideas. Text below reads, Love, ____ and “@GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS” is in the corner.

HANDPRINT PUMPKIN KEEPSAKE

A children's craft features two colorful handprint monsters with googly eyes on white paper, decorated with doodles, stars, and "My Lil Monster 2022"—a fun fall keepsake idea. An orange @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS label is at the bottom right.

HANDPRINT MONSTERS FOR HALLOWEEN

A Halloween craft featuring a green handprint as a witch’s hand above a black cauldron, with cartoon spiders, bats, and foam accents. Perfect for fall keepsake ideas! Text reads: “Happy Halloween from your little witch!”.

HANDPRINT WITCH CAULDRON KEEPSAKE

A Halloween craft featuring a painted handprint as a brown witch's broom, topped with a striped witch hat beside a yellow crescent moon on white paper—perfect for those searching for fall keepsake ideas. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is in orange text at the bottom.

HANDPRINT BROOM KEEPSAKE

A Halloween craft shows a black paper owl with a large oval body and pointed ears, featuring white eyes, with wings made from black handprints—perfect for those seeking creative fall keepsake ideas. Felt bats and spiders decorate the white background.

HANDPRINT BAT KEEPSAKE

A craft with three painted handprints (purple, orange, green), each with googly eyes and a wavy mouth, labeled My Little Monsters 2022 on white paper with small orange stars—perfect for fall keepsake ideas.

HANDPRINT MONSTERS – PERFECT FOR A FAMILY CRAFT

An orange paper displays a large black letter B and two white handprint ghosts with eyes and mouths, suggesting the word BOO. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is written in a box at the bottom left corner—perfect for fall keepsake ideas.

HANDPRINT GHOST KEEPSAKE

A paper plate with a handprint on it, perfect for creative fall keepsake ideas.

PAPER PLATE ICE CREAM CONE – ADD A GHOST HANDPRINT TO MAKE IT SPOOKY FOR HALLOWEEN

A white paper features a purple handprint with googly eyes, resembling a monster. Surrounded by colorful doodles and the words "Mamas Lil Monster!" it's perfect for fall keepsake ideas. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is at the bottom.

HANDPRINT MONSTER CRAFT

A Halloween craft and fun fall keepsake idea—a green handprint witch with paper cutouts for a hat and broom, on white paper with "Happy Halloween!" in playful lettering. The festive background features Halloween-patterned paper.

HANDPRINT GREEN WITCH KEEPSAKE

A Halloween craft card with "Mama's little monster" in playful font, a green painted footprint decorated as a monster, plus foam stickers of pumpkins, stars, and monster eyes—perfect for your collection of fall keepsake ideas. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is at the bottom.

FOOTPRINT FRANKENSTEIN KEEPSAKE

Three painted footprints in blue, orange, and yellow on white paper are decorated with paper witch hats, brooms, and small spider crafts—perfect for fall keepsake ideas. Set on colored sheets. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is labeled in the corner.

FOOTPRINT WITCHES KEEPSAKE

A skeleton in a dark hoodie holds a sign featuring a pumpkin with a green handprint stem, the number 4, and "MY LIL PUMPKIN"—a perfect pick for fall keepsake ideas. The handle @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS appears in the bottom corner.

HANDPRINT PUMPKIN KEEPSAKE

A purple paper craft features a ghost made from a white handprint, surrounded by yellow stars, black bats, and gold hearts—perfect for fall keepsake ideas. The text reads I love BOO! with decorative elements. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is at the bottom.

HANDPRINT “I LOVE BOO” KEEPSAKE

PAINT SPLAT GHOST W/HANDPRINT CUTOUTS

PAINT SPLAT GHOST W/HANDPRINT CUTOUTS

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FOOTPRINT MUMMY

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HANDPRINT WIZARD GNOME

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HANDPRINT GHOST PUPPET

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HANDPRINT BAT ON PAPER PLATE YELLOW MOON

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FOOTPRINT FRANKENSTEIN

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HANDPRINT PUMPKINS ON A GATE

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HANDPRINT GHOST AND PAPER PLATE NIGHT SCENE

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HANDPRINT SPOOKY TREE – USE Q-TIPS TO PAINT THE LEAVES ON

Handprint Green Witch Keepsake Craft Idea For KIds

HANDPRINT GREEN WITCH ON BROOM

Handpdrint Ghost Card Craft Idea For Kids

HANDPRINT GHOST CARD

A Halloween keepsake craft made from a paper plate with a black painted border, yellow moon, white handprint ghost, gold star stickers, and orange felt pumpkins at the bottom. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS text is at the bottom.

HANDPRINT HAUNTED PUMPKIN PATCH

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HANDPRINT HALLOWEEN GNOMES

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HANDPRINT GHOST IN HAUNTED HOUSE

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HANDPRINT BAT WITH CUPCAKE LINER MOON

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ORANGE HANDPRINT JACK-O-LANTERN PUMPKIN

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POPSICLE STICK GHOST WINDOW

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FOOTPRINT WITCH KEEPSAKE

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HANDPRINT FRANKENBRIDE KEEPSAKE

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FOOTPRINT COWBOY PUMPKIN

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FOOTPRINT BAT KEEPSAKE – FANGTASTIC!

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TEN LITTLE MONSTERS CRAFT IDEA

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FOOTPRINT MUMMY KEEPSAKE

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FOOTPRINT WITCH CAT KEEPSAKE IDEA

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YARN WRAPPED MUMMY

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FIVE BLACK CATS POEM CRAFT IDEA FOR KIDS

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HALLOWEEN PUMPKIN KEEPSAKE CRAFT

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CLAY PUMPKIN ORNAMENT – AFTER MAKING THE HANDPRINT DESIGN IN THE CLAY, USE A KNIFE TO CUT OUT THE DESIGN

A black paper plate features an orange handprint jack-o’-lantern, gold star stickers, and tissue paper strips—perfect for halloween keepsakes. Autumn leaves and stars surround it, with a “@GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS” label at the bottom.

PUMPKIN AT NIGHT CRAFT IDEA

A Halloween craft scene featuring two handprint ghosts on gray paper that says Happy Halloween! Surrounded by yellow stars, ghost cutouts, a mummy, halloween keepsakes, two ghost-themed books, and a sign reading Talk Spooky To Me.

TEN LITTLE GHOSTS KEEPSAKE

A ghost ornament, perfect for halloween keepsakes, is shaped like a handprint with painted black eyes and mouth. It hangs from a checked ribbon on star and ghost-patterned paper. Text reads @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS.

GHOST ORNAMENT MADE OUT OF CLAY

A colorful handprint monster made with paint, paper cutout hands, googly eyes, and a squiggly mouth on purple paper—perfect for halloween keepsakes—surrounded by craft supplies and patterned Halloween paper. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is written at the bottom.

SPONGE PAINTED MONSTER WITH HANDPRINT CUTOUTS

A Halloween craft scene with a black paper featuring a white handprint ghost, colorful painted swirls, and stars—perfect for halloween keepsakes. Surrounding are orange and black papers, two paint bottles, a ghost coaster, and @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS.

GHOST AT NIGHT KEEPSAKE CRAFT

HANDPRINT SPIDER KEEPSAKE

HANDPRINT SPIDER KEEPSAKE

A Halloween-themed craft scene featuring the book Click, Clack, Boo!, a purple card with a cow made from a handprint, Boo! in marker, paper ghosts, and signs reading Trick or Treat and Happy Halloween—perfect for creating Halloween keepsakes.

HANDPRINT HALLOWEEN COW CRAFT

A fun Halloween craft for kids featuring green tape dividing black paper into four sections, decorated with bat and spider stickers, star cutouts, and a white handprint ghost. A roll of green tape and purple paper complete this spooky project.

HANDPRINT GHOST WINDOW CRAFT IDEA – USE PAINTER’S TAPE FOR THE WINDOW DESIGN

A Halloween Crafts for Kids project: a spider made from two black handprints, googly eyes, and a red string web on white paper, decorated with bat, ghost, and candy stickers. Text reads “Crawling into October 2023.”.

HANDPRINT CRAWLING INTO OCTOBER SPIDER KEEPSAKE

This Halloween Crafts for Kids project features a purple paper plate with a white handprint ghost, jeweled accents, pumpkin cutouts, and a black paper cauldron on an orange and black checkered background.

PAPER PLATE HALLOWEEN CRYSTAL BALL WITH HANDPRINT GHOSTS INSIDE

A black paper plate displays a white handprint cutout shaped like a ghost, decorated with googly eyes, red confetti, glitter glue, and small ghost shapes—perfect for Halloween Crafts for Kids—on a festive Halloween-themed background.

HANDPRINT GHOST ON PAPER PLATE

A fun Halloween crafts for kids project features white paper handprint ghosts on black paper with “Let’s get spooky!” written in purple. The background includes Dr. Seuss’s “Spooky Things” book and Halloween-themed stickers.

HANDPRINT LET’S GET SPOOKY GHOST KEEPSAKE

A handmade Halloween card—perfect for Halloween Crafts for Kids—features yellow paper hands, a purple cupcake liner with sequins, black-and-white bows, and the handwritten message “A treat for you this Halloween” on a bat-patterned background.

HANDPRINT HALLOWEEN CANDY – A TREAT FOR YOU

Five colorful paper handprint cutouts make fun Halloween Crafts for Kids: a black spider, white ghost, green three-eyed monster, orange pumpkin, and green Frankenstein, each with googly eyes on patterned paper backgrounds.

HANDPRINT HALLOWEEN CHARACTERS

A Halloween craft with “My Little Boo 2025” on black paper, featuring a white cutout handprint, googly eyes, and ghost stickers—perfect for Halloween Crafts for Kids. The username @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS appears in the bottom right corner.

HANDPRINT GHOST – MY LITTLE BOO KEEPSAKE

HANDPRINT SPIDER KEEPSAKE - EEK It's Halloween!

HANDPRINT SPIDER KEEPSAKE – EEK It’s Halloween!

A fun Halloween Crafts for Kids activity featuring white paper handprint ghosts peeking behind an orange paper jack-o’-lantern, with a “Ten Little Ghosts” book, black marker, and decorative paper nearby.

HANDPRINT GHOSTS BEHIND PAPER PUMPKIN

A handmade Halloween card features a blue handprint mummy made of tape, googly eyes, and a fake spider. Perfect for Halloween crafts for kids, it says "I love you Mummy!" and is decorated with bat and skull stickers. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS at the bottom.

HANDPRINT I LOVE YOU MUMMY KEEPSAKE

A Halloween craft for kids features BOO with the O as an orange handprint jack-o-lantern. The black background is decorated with pumpkin and candy stickers, white stars, and @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS at the bottom.

HANDPRINT JACK-O-LANTERN BOO KEEPSAKE

HANDPRINT SPIDER KEEPSAKE

HANDPRINT SPIDER KEEPSAKE

HANDPRINT WITCH KEEPSAKE - HAPPY BOO SEASON!

HANDPRINT WITCH KEEPSAKE – HAPPY BOO SEASON!

HANDPRINT MY LITTLE BOO KEEPSAKE

HANDPRINT MY LITTLE BOO KEEPSAKE

HANDPRINT MUMMY OF THE YEAR CRAFT IDEA - USE CUPCAKE LINERS FOR THE BADGE

HANDPRINT MUMMY OF THE YEAR CRAFT IDEA – USE CUPCAKE LINERS FOR THE BADGE

HANDPRINT "HAVING A GOURD TIME" HALLOWEEN KEEPSAKE

HANDPRINT “HAVING A GOURD TIME” HALLOWEEN KEEPSAKE

HANDPRINT DRACULA KEEPSAKE

HANDPRINT DRACULA KEEPSAKE

HANDPRINT FOR MY MUMMY KEEPSAKE

HANDPRINT FOR MY MUMMY KEEPSAKE

HANDPRINT BAT - WANNA HANG KEEPSAKE

HANDPRINT BAT – WANNA HANG KEEPSAKE

HANDPRINT FIVE THINGS I LOVE ABOUT HALLOWEEN

HANDPRINT FIVE THINGS I LOVE ABOUT HALLOWEEN

HANDPRINT HAPPY SPOOKY DAY KEEPSAKE

HANDPRINT HAPPY SPOOKY DAY KEEPSAKE

HANDPRINT CHARLIE BROWN AND GANG KEEPSAKE

HANDPRINT CHARLIE BROWN AND GANG KEEPSAKE

HANDPRINT SPIDER KEEPSAKE - Have A WEB-TASTIC Halloween

HANDPRINT SPIDER KEEPSAKE – Have A WEB-TASTIC Halloween

Handprint "Hands Down You Are BOO-tiful!"

Handprint “Hands Down You Are BOO-tiful!”

Handprint - Caught In A Web of Cuteness!

HANDPRINT SPIDER – Handprint – Caught In A Web of Cuteness!

HANDPRINT Happy Fall LEAF Keepsake

HANDPRINT Happy Fall LEAF Keepsake

HANDPRINT This Little Monster Was Made By Hand

HANDPRINT This Little Monster Was Made By Hand

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