How to Make Halloween Glow in the Dark Footprints

Make a set of children's footprints as well as adult-size footprints.

Give your Halloween guests a ghostly scare with glow-in-the-dark footprints. The illuminated effect makes the prints look as if they were left behind by a spirit, whether good or evil. Invite guests into your home with eery footprints leading to your front door. Attach the footprints to your ceiling for an unexpected touch of Halloween decor. Place a set of glowing prints along your driveway on Halloween night to entice trick-or-treaters to visit your house.

Things You'll Need

• Black construction paper
• Chalk
• Scissors
• Glow-in-the-dark paint
• Paintbrush
• Clear tape

Instructions

1. Place your bare right foot on a sheet of construction paper. Trace around the perimeter of your foot and in between your toes with a stick of chalk. Cut out the template footprint.

2. Position the footprint template on a sheet of black paper. Trace the footprint using the chalk. Cut out as many footprints as you need. Divide them in half and turn half of them over so that you have left and right footprints.

3. Paint the top side of each footprint, using glow-in-the-dark paint and a paintbrush. Allow the paint to dry.

4. Arrange the footprints with the painted side facing up along a flat surface. Consider placing the footprints on your porch, a hallway or even across a wall. Affix the footprints using clear tape at intervals of two feet.

Tips & Warnings

• Glow-in-the-dark paint is sold at craft stores, party supply shops and home improvement stores.

References

• DLTK's: Footprint Ghost Craft
• Halloween Howl: Outdoor Halloween Decoration -- Make It Creepy With Glow-In-The-Dark Paints