Our current rough economic times call for spirited individuals to get even more creative when it comes to decorating their homes for the Halloween season. The following seasonal art projects call for minimal shopping (and spending). Rather, they rely more on everyday items that most of us have sitting around our house. Scour your home and grab the kids to make these simple (no sewing involved) yet adorable Halloween crafts.
HALLOWEEN WITCHES MADE FROM SPARE GLOVES
Materials:
Glove
Fiberfill
Black Felt
Curly Doll Hair
Scraps of Fabric
Ribbon
Googly Eyes
Pipe Cleaner
Scissors
Fabric glue
Black Sharpie
Directions:
Stuff palm of glove with fiberfill. Push pinky and thumb inside the glove. Roll the cuff up and glue.
Fold the middle finger down and glue in place. Bend the remaining fingers down and glue down.
Use felt to roll a little witch cone hat and glue to felt circle as a brim.
Glue hair to head and glue hat on head.
Glue on felt rectangle for cape.
Make a small bow out of ribbon and tie at neck.
Cut fabric scraps into small squares to use for witch’s clothes (in any pattern you desire). Glue clothes on glove witch.
Glue on eyes, use Sharpie to color in a nose and use pipe cleaner as a broom.
HALLOWEEN CRACKERS
These Halloween treat holders are modeled after British Christmas crackers courtesy of Martha Stewart Living.
Materials:
Crepe paper in colors of your choice
Construction paper in your choice of colors
Scissors
Stickers or rubber stamps
Toilet paper rolls
Glue stick
Twine
Plastic spider or bat rings
Directions:
Cut an 11-inch square of crepe paper and a 4-by-7-inch piece of paper in another color; decorate with stickers or stamps.
Roll crepe paper around a candy-filled toilet paper roll; glue seams closed. Wrap a paper rectangle piece around center of roll and glue.
Tie ends with twine; snip for fringe. Slip rings over twine. Pull ends to break open.
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