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Halloween arts and crafts to make for kids
from:When we use the title “Halloween arts and crafts to make for kids”, it sounds like we want to find crafts that we can make FOR children instead of WITH children. Really, what we are talking about in this article is finding Halloween arts and crafts that we can make with our kids or let them make themselves. There are all sorts of places you can go to find Halloween arts and crafts to make for kids. We thought we would give you a couple of suggestions to get you started.
Halloween arts and crafts to make for kids should be fun and easy. This one is really great to start out with – a Balloon Ghost. What you will need is a white balloon, scissors, two white plastic grocery bags, tape, and a black marker. Begin by cutting off the handle of the grocery bags along with any writing that is on the bags. Leaving the bottom seam of the bag intact, cut the bag into strips – you decide how thick or thin to make them. Blow up the balloon and then tape the seam of one bag to the back of the balloon and the other bag to the front of the balloon. If you want to hang the ghost – and this is a perfect craft to hang outside – leave the knotted end at the top and tape the bags at the other end. Use the black marker to draw a face on your ghost. Tie a string around the knot, hang either inside or outside, and watch your ghost dance around!
Another Halloween arts and crafts to make for kids is to make decorative garland to hang around the house or the classroom. You can make them pumpkins, bats, or ghosts – whichever you like. Heck, why not make all three for a really festive look! The supplies you will need are either construction paper or fun foam (white for ghosts, orange for pumpkins, and black for bats). If you use fun foam, you may want to make a pattern before you start cutting. Whichever shape you want to use, leave a “tab” at the top that you will fold over the string and secure with tape. Cut out the shapes and draw faces on them. Make several because you’ll want to have a longer garland for the best effect. If you do pumpkins, string them on green string. For ghosts, use black string, and for bats, use white string.
There are many, many other places you can go online to find Halloween arts and crafts to make for kids. Our favorite site is www.enchantedlearning.com. Having ideas for Halloween arts and crafts to make for kids will make you a very popular adult with the younger set!
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