Since Halloween is coming up, I've been looking for some really cool and FUN crafts, but surprisingly I haven't found many. I mean, you would think from looking up Halloween crafts on the internet you would find at least a gazillion hits to the word "craft". So, since I HAVE found a trickle of crafts I decided that I should make my own post on the crafts I find. Stop searching your crafting hot spot is here!
1. The first few crafts I actually found were out of a Family Fun magazine my mom subscribed to a while back.
Feather your Nest
What you'll need:
1 toilet paper roll
Coffee filters or cupcake liners,
really anything with ruffles you can over lap to create
a feather effect*
Tacky Glue or tape
White or orange construction paper or card stock
1 black marker
*Please note: If you use coffee filters you may need to dye them if you want brown and yellow owls. I tried to dye mine and the waves came out when they got wet.
To create one of these cute creatures cut one inch off the top of your toilet paper roll, fold in the top, and
use tape to hold in place(1). Next, cut the coffee filter or cupcake liners into quarters(2), and glue or tape onto your toilet paper roll(3). Now, keep repeating step two until the front of the paper roll is covered (or until as feathery or ruffly as you want.) Now, cut out the owls eyes from the construction paper or card stock. Use the black marker to draw a circle to create pupils in the middle of the construction paper and glue them on the feathered toilet paper roll(4) (You can also cut out circles from the filters and glue them behind the eyes)(5). Now, using the orange construction paper cut a triangle for the owls beak, glue it on(6). For wings, cut rectangles from the ruffles of the filter/liners and glue to the sides of paper roll (7) Let it completely dry and you have a new fall decoration!
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2. This craft was also from the Family Fun magazine,
Cotton Swab Skeletons
What you'll need:
Lots of cotton swabs
Plastic Wrap or Wax Paper
1 cotton ball
Black construction paper
Lots of glue
Thread
Tape
To make this spooky spine tingling skeleton, you first need to tape down the plastic wrap or wax paper to the surface you'll be working on. Next, build a skeleton form (any way you like, there are multiple ways to make one!) Now your ready to glue! Squeeze the glue, in generous globs, on all of the "joints" (where the cotton swabs connect). Make sure to glue your cotton ball to the top of the skeleton to make a head. Now, use your black construction paper and cut out many different shapes and glue to cotton ball to make the features of the face. Use your thread to hang the skeleton up in your home! (My mom hung my brother's up through the "ribs" of his skeleton). ----->
3. This craft I found off of the web site www.kidspot.com.au
Spook your Mantle
Spook your Mantle
What you'll need:
1 sheet of black construction paper
1 sheet of green construction paper
1 sheet of white construction paper
1 sheet of purple construction paper
Tape
Scissors
Glue
Silver or Gold Paint pen
marker, colored pencil, or crayon
marker, colored pencil, or crayon
To start, roll the paper into a cone and secure with tape. Now, cut the bottom to make it level. Next, on the white sheet of paper draw a mouth, eyes, and a nose with the marker cut them out (You will use them later). Cut a big circle in the green sheet of construction paper. Cut out the center of the circle leaving about a 10cm band around the circle. Save the scrapes. Now, slide the ring you just made around the cone to make the bottom of the witches hat. Now glue the eyes, mouth, and nose to the witch. Cut the purple paper into strips about 10cm long and about 3cm wide, glue around the witches head for hair. To finish off your spooky decoration use the gold and silver paint pens to draw the witches buckle onto her hat.
4. I found this one on Enchanted Learning
Jack-o-Lantern Mask
What you'll need:
2 paper plates
orange, green, brown, and yellow crayons,
markers, or colored pencils
yarn, string, or elastic
Scissors
1 pen
Hole puncher
To start, take your two paper plates and put them together ( they will make your mask more sturdy). Next, color your paper plates with orange and yellow. Draw a stem and leaves using the green and brown crayons, markers, or colored pencils. Now use your pen to draw on the eyes, nose, and mouth of your mask ( remember you will be wearing this, so make sure you place each feature according to your own. When you wear it, you want to be able to see, talk, and breath normally, like you would a real mask.) Use the scissors to cut out each piece. Now, put two hole punches, exactly straight with each other, and tie your yarn so that it fits your head. Congrats! Now you are ready for Halloween with this disguise!
5. I found this one also on Enchanted Learning
A Homemade Leaf Wreath
What you'll need:
2 Paper Plates
A few sheets of black and orange
construction paper
Scissors
Glue
String
Stapler
Glue the two paper plates together (to make them more sturdy) (1).
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Next, trace the leaves onto the construction paper and set them aside (2).
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Now, cut the inner circle out of the paper plates (3).
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Glue the leaves to the paper plates (4).
Take the ends of your string and staple to the back of both paper plates. Now, go and hang your wreath on your front door, back door or wall!
I hope you have enjoyed my Fall/ Halloween crafts. I know how hard REALLY good ones are to find. So, be sure to visit back to my blog. Also, today is Columbus Day and I am going to post some more crafts! I am also thinking about doing a post on desserts soon!
~~Zoe!
Thanks to Enchanted Learning, Family Fun, and Kids Spot ,the places where I found all of the crafts shown, thanks again!:)
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