If you are looking for some great craft ideas for Halloween, there are a host of places you can go to look. Of course, if you are reading this, you know that the Internet is the best place to start. The World Wide Web is just spilling over with craft ideas for Halloween.
Because searching for Halloween crafts can be a bit overwhelming for even the seasoned internet surfer, this article will provide you with some craft ideas to get you started today. just consider this to be a "starter kit."
Since Halloween is all about scary, eerie, and fun decorations my first craft recommendation are ghost bushes. Please note that each of the crafts described below are great to create with kids and will produce oodles of family fun.
Ghost Bushes
If you have bushes in front of your house, this decoration might just make you the talk of the neighborhood. First, take a plain white sheet. The size will depend on the size of your bushes. Fold the sheet in half and place newspaper inside the fold. Use either a black permanent magic marker or black fabric paint to make a ghost face on the front of your sheet.
When it's dry, take and place it around your bush and secure it in the back tightly with clothespins.
Pumpkin Luminaries
Another craft idea for Halloween that can make the outside of your house look very scary and festive is luminaries. Simply take an ordinary brown lunch bag and paint it orange. Use scissors or an X-acto knife to cut out a scary pumpkin face. fill the bottom with about ½" of sand and submerge a tea light candle or votive candle in the bottom. Make several of these luminaries to line your walkway on trick or treat night.
Ghost or Pumpkin Garland
The final craft idea for Halloween is to make a garland of pumpkins or ghosts to drape around your home. All you need is some orange construction paper (for pumpkins) or white construction paper (for ghosts) and green string (for pumpkins) or black string (for ghosts).
Take a pencil and free-hand draw a ghost or a pumpkin on the paper. When you draw the figure,leave a tab at the top because you will be folding the tab over the string to secure it. take a black magic marker and draw a scary or funny face on your figure and then cut it out of the paper. Make several of these so that you can make your garland long. Fold the tab over the string. You can then secure the figures with tape, glue, or staples. Hang throughout the house or in a designated "haunted" room.
This "starter kit" will get you in the festive mood of Halloween and leave you craving for more!
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Wednesday, May 30th, 2012 at 11:10 AM
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