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Your child is dressed up all adorable, proudly ready to go out trick or treating! The Halloween costume is fantastic, scary and cute at the same time. However, something's not quite right ... something ruins the whole ensemble. Perhaps it's the ugly plastic bag being used to hold the mountains of candy?
Never fear, you won't have to worry about that, because you're reading this article and will now make your own gorgeous masterpiece of a trick or treat bag! ...
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Constructing Halloween Mobiles are a fun way to spend an afternoon. There are so many different ways to be creative and make fun mobiles for the season. Let's get started!
Halloween clip art images are an easy way to get a lot of pictures for coloring. Cookie cutters are also great for making cute shapes out of construction paper. The shapes can be colored and decorated anyway you want. Also, you could make a mobile with just one ...
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Sidewalk chalk takes on a whole new look this time of year. Making chalk rubbings on black construction paper gives it a ghostly appearance and can make for some spooky monster shapes! Check out how to create your own as part of your Halloween decor!
Materials Needed
Sidewalk or other chalk, or crayons
Construction paper-especially black
Aerosol hair spray
Shapes to rub
Leaves and/or Halloween cut outs
Textured papers or cloth
This is a simple project that even a 2-year-old can get into and enjoy!
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I’ve done many sorts of decorated candles for other seasons of the year; I just hadn't ever considered a Halloween candle before. Your imagination can go crazy with this project because there are so many varieties of decorative items to choose from!
Materials List
Candle(s)
Glue
Wax Paper
Tooth Picks
Butcher Paper or vinyl tablecloth
Decorative shapes: Brads, confetti, adhesive jewels, sequins, glitter, etc
Prepare your work area by spreading out a table cloth or butcher paper out on a hard surface before letting any little hands ...
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Decorating gingerbread houses is fun anytime of the year, but at Halloween it's even better - the more mistakes the better…. er, spookier it is! Here's my way to make a haunted gingerbread house.
We're going to make this one from scratch. The good thing about making a gingerbread house from scratch is that the cookie dough obligingly comes out looking decrepit and well used - just like a broken-down haunted house should look. (Keep the perfect, clean commercial gingerbread house ...
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Looks like play dough? Check. Smells like candy? Check. Great for Halloween? Check. Tastes great? Yummy! Edible play dough is such a great thing. Kids can play with it and eat all they want (because there is no sugar, and they will get their fill quickly). The recipe is quick and adjustable, and even better it can be used with 'butters' other than peanut butter!
Playdough Ingredients
Making home-made play dough is simple:
1 cup creamy peanut ...
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Sure, anybody can make paper snowflakes - but how about paper cobwebs for your Halloween decor? Ba ha ha, don’t stare too long at your creations, you may find yourself hypnotized and giving out too much trick or treat candy. Or worse yet- the chocolate trick or treat candy!
Here's how to cut out your own Halloween cobwebs:
8-1/2 inch paper (or whatever size you have available)
Safety scissors for kids
Small plastic spiders (from a craft or dollar store)
This project started in ...
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A snake den is a great way to set the Halloween mood - it is cute and creepy at the same time so everyone will enjoy it! They are very quick to make; you can make one for everyone in your family, and the whole neighborhood. This is a fun project for the kids to do because the knitting spool is small enough that it can be held easily.
Knitting up Some Snake...
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