Do You Want to Build a Snowman Footprint?

Every time I see a snowman, I have the song, "Do You Want Build a Snowman?" from the movie Frozen stuck in my head.  So how about we build one?

Materials needed:

• Light blue construction paper
• Orange construction paper 
• White finger paint
• Black pen
• Sponge brush/paint brush
• Wrapping paper
• Glue

Prep:  Cut a small triangle out from the orange construction paper for the carrot nose.  Cut two triangles out from the wrapping paper for the scarf.  Trim one triangle a little bit shorter than the other one.

1.  Paint the foot white with the sponge brush or paint brush.   Stamp it on the light blue construction paper.  Let the footprint dry.

 2.  Draw two dots using the black pen as eyes and glue the nose onto the snowman.

3.  Draw the dots for the mouth.

4.  Glue the two wrapping paper triangles on as the scarf.

5.  Draw the arms, buttons, and you're done building a snowman.

Pot Belly Penguin Footprint Art

I love the penguins and any type of footprint art!!!  I want to make one every year and watch how much their foot grew.

Materials needed:

• White construction paper
• Orange construction paper 
• Black finger paint
• Eye sticker
• Black pen
• Sponge brush/paint brush
• Scissors
• Glue

1.  Paint the foot black with the sponge brush or paint brush.   Stamp it on the white construction paper.  Let the footprint dry.

2.  Use the black pen to draw the belly.

3.  Cut an outline around the penguin.  Stick the eye sticker.

4.  Cut a small triangle out of orange construction paper and glue as the beak.

Thanksgiving Craft: Handprint and Footprint Turkey Centerpiece

Thanksgiving is here so lets decorate the table with this Turkey Centerpiece.  Your child will have tons of fun making this.


You will need:

Red ink pad
Yellow ink pad
Orange ink pad
Purple ink pad
White construction paper (Enough for 6 hand prints and 1 footprint)
Brown construction paper
Scissors
Orange marker
Red marker
Toilet paper roll
Tape
Glue Dots
Eye stickers

Take the toilet paper roll and cut it in half.

Cut enough of the brown construction to cover the toilet paper roll. Tape the construction paper to hold it in place.

Press the right hand onto the orange ink pad then onto the white construction paper.  You will need 2 handprints of each color.  Repeat this process with the red and yellow ink pad.  Then cut the handprints out.

Lets do the footprint now.  Press the right footprint into the purple ink pad and cut the footprint out.

Take the eye stickers and stick them onto the footprint as shown above.  Draw the beak with the orange marker then the wattle with the red marker.

Now we put the turkey feathers together.  Spread out the handprints and put the colored handprints in some pattern.  I did an orange, yellow then red pattern.  Spread out the handprints then staple them to hold them in place.

Take the toilet paper roll and staple the handprints onto the toilet paper roll (over the tape).

Stick two glue dots on the front.

Take the footprint and press it over the glue dots.  Happy Thanksgiving!

Halloween Craft: Ghost Footprint

Halloween cannot be complete without a ghost. Create a ghost using your child's foot and some paint! This is a fun project perfect for Halloween. My kids in my class loved it so will yours.

You will need:

• White paint
• Paint brushes
• Eye stickers (optional)
• Black marker
• Black paper

1.  Paint the bottom of the foot white.

2. Stamp the child's foot onto the black construction paper and let it dry.

3.  Once the paint dries cut out the footprint. Use the marker to draw in the eyes and mouth. As an option, you can use eye stickers for the eyes.

Happy Halloween!

Halloween Craft: Frankenstein's Bride Footprint

Here is another great Halloween project that you and your child will love.  Create Frankenstein's Bride using your child's foot and some paint! The kids in my classroom loved it. This is a fun project to do along with the Frankenstein Footprint project.

You will need:

• Black paint
• Green paint
• White paint
• Paint brushes
• Eye stickers
• Black marker
• Red marker
• White paper

1.  Paint 1/4 of the bottom of the foot green.

2. Now paint the other 3/4 of the foot black.

3.  Stamp the child's footprint onto the white construction paper. Wait until the footprint is completely dry then add the eyes, mouth, and scar onto the green part of the footprint.

4.  Last but not least, use the white paint to draw the white streaks in Frankenstein's Bride's hair.

Happy Halloween!