DIY | Hello Pumpkin Footprint Craft

It's fall! I mean, technically the calendar is telling me it's fall, but temperatures in the South are anything but fall-ish. That doesn't stop my little heart from loving all the pumpkins, leaves falling (the only leaves I have seen falling are on Instagram...but still I can live vicariously through those Instagram accounts), fall festivals, chunky sweaters, a warm fireplace with Netflix in the background...just everything of what I think fall should be! Do you feel the same or are you more of a summer person?

As some of you know, I don't live super close to my family and I wanted to send a little craft from E to brighten up their day a bit and make us feel like we are just a bit closer to each other. So I came up with this really cute and simple Hello Pumpkin Footprint craft. This craft can go across age groups, however, for this craft, I am using my 8-month old daughter.

So let's get down to business!

Gather the following:
Choice of paint - I used orange paint from Walmart
Paper plate or bowl to hold paint
Tiny paint roller or paint sponge
Small plastic bag
Printable of Hello Pumpkin Footprint Craft 
Snacks for your cutie (optional)

Steps for Hello Pumpkin Footprint Craft:
1. Before we started, I gave E some teething biscuits to keep her busy while I painted/stamped her feet. You may not need the snacks, but this really helped with E.
2. Place small trash bag under the area where you will be rolling your child's feet with paint.
3. Pour paint onto a paper bowl or plate.
4. Using a roller of some sort, roll paint from paper plate or bowl to your child's foot.
5. I rolled paint on E's right foot, stamped that right foot on the paper. Then I repeated the same steps with her left foot.
6. I wiped off E's feet after each stamp because I only did 1 printable.
7. Let art dry and clean up the area!

Craft Tips:

• Seat the child in a high chair (or bumbo type chair) so that this reduces their chance of getting paint on other surfaces.
• Have wet wipes or a damp paper towel nearby to quickly wipe off the child's feet after you are done.
• Put paint in a paper plate and a little paint roller or sponge to roll on the paint. 
• If you are making multiple Hello Pumpkin papers then I suggest stamping each foot 2x before wiping and rolling their little feet again in paint. 
• If you do not feel like using paint, then you could always have your older child color in this pumpkin with crayons, markers, stickers...anything your child would dig!