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Halloween Scraper Painting for Kids

October 23, 2024

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Try the fun scraper painting trend with a Halloween twist! Make spooky ghosts and black cats with this fun process art activity!

Updated September 2024

Have you seen the scraper art trend going around on the internet? The one where you can make cats (and rabbits, or bears, or any number of other cute animals) with just a little line of paint and an old credit card?

If you haven’t tried it, trust us when we say everyone will be wanting to join in! And you’ll probably keep going until you run out of supplies!

Halloween Scraper Painting

MATERIALS

Thick paper or cardstock in white and black
Paint in a squeeze bottle (you can use any kind of paint for the cats, but we found that only white acrylic would show up against the black paper)
Scraper (old gift cards, credit cards, or even an old plastic ruler can work)
Black Sharpie marker
Paper or tablecloth to cover your workspace

INSTRUCTIONS

Prep your space
Before you begin, cover your work surface. This will help keep the mess to a minimum.
For Cats:
To make a black cat, start by making a short horizontal line with two diagonal lines coming off of it. These are your cat’s ears.
For Ghosts:
To make a ghost, use white acrylic paint to make small semi-circle to make the top of the head.
Scrape the paint
Then take your scraper card and, slowly and carefully, scrape the paint downward to the bottom of the paper.

Pick up your card and reveal your image!
Add a face
Once the paint is dry, you can draw a face on with a black Sharpie, or you can glue googly eyes on, too!

You can also add a second kitty or ghost to your paper, too, to make a little family!

We love this Halloween spin on scraper art. If you give it a try, share you photos on Instagram and tag us @theartfulparent!

More Halloween Art Ideas for Kids

Want even more Halloween fun?

Check out our Halloween Creativity Pack!

This 45-page printable eBook is full of seasonal coloring pages, drawing prompts, games, and art projects.

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Andrea Martelle

Andrea lives in Cumberland, Maine with her family. Previous to working at the Artful Parent, she taught Kindergarten for many years, working with English Language Learners and she also spent time teaching at a local children’s art studio. These days you can find her editing blog posts for the Artful Parent, helping run our Kids Art Spot and doing art projects with her own two children. Andrea enjoys hand-lettering, watercolor painting, and selling vintage kitchenware.

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