Handprint Pumpkin Craft
Easy fun craft to celebrate fall with preschoolers. A handprint keepsake for parents to cherish.
Ingredients
- Cardstock – orange and two different shades of green
- Markers – black and green
- Glue
- Scissors
Instructions
- Start by helping each child place one hand flat on the lighter shade of green cardstock. Using a pencil or marker, trace around the child’s hand to create an outline.
- Assist the child in cutting out their traced handprint. For younger children who haven’t mastered scissor use, an adult can do this step, or the child can help guide the scissors with support. This green handprint will become the leafy stem of the pumpkin.
- Next, take a piece of orange cardstock and cut a large circle or pumpkin-like shape. It doesn’t have to be perfect, organic shapes look great and give each project personality. You can pre-cut these for younger children or allow older preschoolers to try cutting them with guidance.
- Grab the second shade of green cardstock to use as the background for the craft. This color contrast helps the orange pumpkin and handprint “pop” visually.
- Glue the orange pumpkin shape onto the center of the green background paper. Then, glue the green handprint to the top of the pumpkin so that the fingers stick upward like leaves or a stem.
- Using a black marker (Sharpies or paint pens work great for this), help the child draw a face on the pumpkin. They can go traditional with triangle eyes and a toothy grin, or get silly and creative. This is a great chance to talk about emotions, ask how their pumpkin feels and why!
- Finally, hand the child a green marker and encourage them to draw a curly vine coming from the pumpkin’s stem and trailing off the page.