Paper Plate Handprint Pumpkin Story

Paper Plate Handprint Pumpkin

As a mom, my heart melts in a puddle when I see my little ones’ handprints. Yes, even if they’re on my freshly cleaned windows. Not that my windows are freshly clean very often, but you know what I mean.

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Kids grow so quickly, and I love capturing as much of the little stage as I possibly can, and this Paper Plate Handprint Pumpkin craft gave me the chance to do just that!

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Materials:

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Step-by-step Instructions:

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Step #2: Have them cut and paste small squares of tissue paper all over the bottom of the paper plate.

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Step #3: Assist them in tracing their hand with a pencil and cutting it out using their scissors.

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Step #4: Help them glue the stem and the leaf (their hand print) on the top of the pumpkin, and ta-da!

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