2 applesauce cups (per favor) Tape Scissors Orange crepe paper Black electrical tape  Tape applesauce cups together to form pumpkin shape.   Wrap crepe paper around a few times, just to help with coverage. Tape. Fold crepe paper in half (better coverage, better scale) and wind around and around, turning as you […]
You will need a small, inexpensive flashlight, white crepe paper, tape, and a black marker.  Wrap the flashlight a couple of times with the crepe paper lengthways and tape to secure.    Fold the crepe paper in half and wrap the flashlight completely. After securely taping, dot on a couple of eyes […]
It’s Halloween!  It’s Halloween! It’s Halloween! The moon is full and bright And we shall see what can’t be seen On any other night.  Skeletons and ghosts and ghouls, Grinning goblins fighting duels, Werewolves rising from their tombs, Witches on their magic brooms.  In masks and gowns we haunt the street And […]
 We created Halloween Shadows today and this proved to be great during bedtime. I downloaded the Kiddy Halloween Font and added them to Microsoft Word. I printed it on black paper and cut out the shapes.   Tape a straw or stick to the back and go into a darkened room. Flash the flashlight […]
  They are SUPER SIMPLE and only need a few things, most of which is usually laying around the house. I grabbed the bottles from the recycling bin (2 L or 20oz. sizes work well), the construction paper and glue already on hand.     First put a few drops of white paint […]
A project for even the really young!  Edible “Glitterâ€: Mix a few drops of food coloring into sugar.  Edible “Glue† 3/4 cup water 2 T corn syrup 1 tsp vinegar 3/4 cup cold water 1/2 cup corn starch  In a small saucepan, add the water and corn syrup and vinegar, stir […]
What do to with paint swatches? Today we used them to make a jack-o-lantern mosaic. First, I drew an outline of a jack-o-lantern on a big piece of paper. I set out paint swatches in shades of orange, green and black. I cut and glued on a few, so the children would get the idea […]
Here are some simple paper lanterns we made in Halloween/fall colors just because. Â Stapler Glue Hole puncher Scissors Ruler Craft knife String Construction Paper (black, yellow, orange). Â We made two kinds of lanterns. The first kind were just simple tubes – either cylindrical or square in cross-section, and layered with a contrasting color […]
