This easy pumpkin handprint craft calls for only a few supplies. Follow the instructions below to turn it into a card, and add a heartfelt note on the inside!
Here are some fun pumpkin-themed messages to consider:
- Love from your little pumpkin
- You’re sweeter than pie, pumpkin!
- Hi there, little pumpkin!
- You’re the cutest pumpkin in the patch!
This craft can also be made with paint. Simply coat one hand with orange paint, press it onto white paper, and cut around the handprint. Then follow the remaining instructions as usual.
Materials You’ll Need
- Colored cardstock– orange cardstock is used for the pumpkin, along with green and brown paper for the leaf, stem, and curly vines.
- Pink paint
- Small googly eyes
- Glue– washable white glue or a glue stick is ideal for putting this project together.
- Black marker
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How to Make a Pumpkin Handprint
1. Fold a piece of orange cardstock in half.
Place the hand on the paper and trace around it, keeping the thumb along the folded edge. Carefully cut out the traced shape.
Once unfolded, it will resemble a card:
2. Cut out a stem from brown cardstock.
Glue the stem to the back of the pumpkin handprint.
3. Cut two long strips from green cardstock.
Wrap each strip around a pencil to form a playful curly vine.
Glue both vines to the inside of the card.
4. Cut a leaf from green cardstock.
Fold the leaf along its middle crease, allowing the edges to stand up slightly.
Attach the leaf with glue near the top of the handprint.
5. Glue on 2 googly eyes.
6. Draw a smile with a black marker.
Then add two rosy cheeks with pink paint. Dip the tip of a pencil or paintbrush into the paint and gently stamp two dots onto the handprint.
7. Write a message inside the card.
Use one of the pumpkin-themed sayings listed above, or create a special message of your own!
Share this handmade card as a fall or Halloween gift, perhaps paired with a festive treat! It is sure to become a charming Halloween keepsake.
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