How to Make a Halloween Card using your Baby's Footprint

Make a cute Halloween greeting card using your baby's footprint. Not only is it a Halloween card, but a personalized baby keepsake. Send this card to friends and family in celebration of the season.

Things You'll Need

• Black, white and orange cardstock
• Patterned cardstock
• Ribbon (optional)
• White paint
• Sticky dots
• Glue stick
• Googly eyes

Instructions

1. Cover the bottom of your baby's foot in water-based white paint, making sure to cover all the toes. Gently press the painted foot onto a black piece of paper -- this will be the ghost. Set the footprint aside to dry.

2. Cut out an orange piece of cardstock to approximately ½ inch by 1 ½ inches. On this orange piece, spell the word "trick" using white stickers.

3. Print or write "or treat" on a small tag.

4. Affix the orange piece of cardstock that states “trick” and the tag with glue onto a patterned piece of cardstock that is folded to make a 3-inch-by-5-inch card.

5. Print or write "smell my feet. Give me something good to eat!" onto a white piece of cardstock. Glue this white piece of paper onto the inside of the card.

6. Cut a black strip of cardstock approximately 1 inch by 5 inches. On this piece of cardstock, affix "Happy Halloween" using white letter stickers. Glue this black piece of paper onto the bottom inside of card.

7. Cut around the footprint making a ghost shape once the footprint is dry. Apply a pop dot onto the back of the ghost cut out. Place on patterned cardstock.

8. Using two small sticky dots, place googly eyes onto the footprint to make ghost eyes.

9. Add a checker bow using a sticky dot and use a white thin point pen to accent the corners with a small dot, if desired.

10. Using a sticky dot, attach a black button to the top of tag.

Tips & Warnings

• It is easiest to get baby's footprint while he is sleeping.

• Colors can be modified -- use your cardstock stash.

• Wash your baby's foot immediately or the paint will get all over.