The weekly theme at Unplug Your Kids was white, and like several other families, we used this as an opportunity to make something white and spooky for Halloween.
My kids love to paint with their feet, but now that it’s chilly outside we aren’t doing the big foot-painting parties in the driveway every week. So I put out this favorite white paint and black paper to make this favorite decoration.
It’s super-simple: step in the white paint, make a white footprint on black paper. For toddlers or other kids who would think running around the house in painted feet would be fun, have them sit in a chair during this process!
You can make several footprints on each page. We used black cardstock so the ghosts would be a little sturdier, and we fit 5 of BabyGirl’s size 6 feet or 3 of JediBoy’s size 13 feet on each page.
When the paint is dry, cut out the footprint and add two eyes (and a mouth if you, like JediBoy, want the ghost to be howling) near the heel end. We use these to decorate cards, paper wreaths, windows, and hang them as garlands - it’s especially fun to watch them twist and turn in the air. We made a huge pile of ghosts for October decorating!
