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Painted Pumpkin Faces and Lollipop Ghosts
This is another easy Halloween craft that is going to be simple even for the kids to do, no scissors, knives, or glue involved. For this you will need the following supplies:
- Small or miniature pumpkins
- Pumpkin paint
- Paint brushes or sponges
- A drop cloth
To do this craft you are going to want to sit the kids around a table covered by a drop cloth, and put the pumpkin paints on the table. Give each child a pumpkin, and let them paint a face on the pumpkin, making it as scary or as fun as they want. You can even spice this craft up some by allowing them to use other items, like yarn, paper, etc. to add features such as hair, black withes hats, etc. Give your child the go ahead to let their imagination run wild as they create a pumpkin face to adorn your porch, frighten trick-or-treaters, or decorate the inside of your home.
Lolly pop ghosts: For this activity you will need the following supplies: Lolly pops, the rounded top ones are the best, not the flatter ones. So dum dums, or tootsie pops are best. You will need to have some tissues, like facial tissues, but you can even use toilet paper if you want, however, Kleenex is best. You will want a few permanent markers, preferably black, red, and orange. You will need some black or orange ribbon.
To make this craft you basically take your facial tissue and cover the lolly pop using your ribbon to secure the tissue over the head of the lolly pop. You are then going to take your markers and make ghost faces on the top.
Painted Paper Plate Snowman
This is a different take on the traditional paper plate snowman. This craft would work especially well for older kids or more experienced crafters.
What you will need:
- 3 paper plates for each snowman
- Assorted colors of tissue paper (including white)
- Scissors
- Craft glue
- Staples or glue to attach the plates
Instructions for the project: Attach the three paper plates together to form the snowman shape. Begin by cutting or tearing several pieces of tissue paper in a variety of colors. Pour the craft glue out onto another paper plate. Begin by having the crafters dip pieces of tissue paper into the glue and onto the snowman. They should make the base of the snowman white but any color is fine. Once the bottom color is dried the kids can than add black tissue paper for a hat, eyes and buttons on the snowman. Orange tissue paper can be used for the nose and whatever color they want for the mouth. Encourage the kids to use a mosaic effect in applying the tissue paper. When done let dry completely and then hang.