I love this little owl project.  It’s made entirely from different sized hearts, from its head to its toes!  Using contrasting scrapbook paper makes it look even cuter.  But what’s really a hoot, is that by using a paper fastener to connect the beak to the body allows the owl’s head to move from side to side, just like the real deal!

Supplies:

• Kraftykid heartfelt owl template
• Construction paper or coordinating scrapbook paper
• Googley eyes
• Scissors
• Glue
• Brad or paper fastener

Instructions:

1. Print the Kraftykid heartfelt owl template and cut out the hearts.
2. Paste the two largerst hearts together with the points facing out.
3. Bring the top point down to form the beak.
4. Fasten with paper fastener.
5. Paste eyes and feet on.
6. Add googley eyes.
7. If desired add some feathers.

Supplies:

Instructions:

Write a message like, “Guess, WHOOO loves you?  I do!

This is such an adorable and fun Fall craft to make.  It’s a great classroom project for the kids to make and put their names on to decorate a bulletin board.  Use some burlap to decorate the background and some raffia.  They are great used to use as puppets and the kids will enjoy making the arms move up and down.

Materials:

• kraftykid movable crow puppet template
• White construction paper or googley eyes
• 2 paper fasteners
• Glue
• Black feathers (if desired)

Instructions:

1. Print the kraftykid movable crow puppet template and cut out the two circles, legs, and beaks.
2. Cut one of the circles in half to form the wings.
3. Arrange the wings on the larger, uncut circle with the arc portion facing the crow’s belly.
4. Fasten the wings to the body using the paper fasteners.  Use a hole puncher if necessary so that it’s easier to insert the paper fastener into the paper.
5. Glue the legs at the bottom of the crow’s body and glue the beak onto the front of the crow’s face.
6. Cut two small circles from white paper and glue to the front of the crow. Or use googley eyes.
7. Have the children move the crow’s wings up and down.

Glue some black feathers to the top of the head, if desired. 

Kids just love this Halloween spider craft. It’s fun to see themselves as a hanging spider. This is a perfect Halloween school craft. We made them in my son’s classroom and hung them in the hallway with spider webs. They loved it!

Supplies Needed (for one spider):

• One Styrofoam egg shaped or round ball
• Black paint
• 8 Black pipe cleaners
• Handful of beads
• Small picture of your child’s face
• One eye screw
• 2 feet of fishing line or clear plastic string

Instructions:

1. Paint the styrofoam egg or ball black and allow to dry 24 hoursInsert the eye screw into the top of the ball or egg.
2. Insert 4 pipe cleaners into each side of the egg, attach beads, and bend legs into place to resemble spider legs.
3. Attach the photo of your child’s head onto the front of the egg or ball with some two-sided tape
4. Attach 2 feet of fishing line to the eye screw and hang in desired place.

Here’s a really easy and really cute craft project for Halloween. It also doubles as a treat holder for Halloween goodies or as a Halloween table decoration.   What fun your trick or treater will have filling them up.  I think a matching bride is in order, don’t you?

Supplies:

• Cleaned and empty juice box
• Green and black construction paper
• Green paint (optional)
• Glue
• Googley eyes or Krafty kid monster facial feature template
• Pinking Shears or Decorative Scissors
• Black sharpie
• Paper hole puncher
• 2 bolts and 2 nuts
• Cord

Instructions:

1. Clean and dry juice box.
2. Cut off the top.
3. Print the Krafty kid monster facial feature template.
4. Cut green construction paper using the juice box as the template and apply plenty of glue and paste. 
5. Crease the paper along the edges of the box and smooth in place.
6. Cut a rectangle from the black construction paper to fit on the top of the box.
7. Use the decorative scissors or fringe the top with scissors.
8. Glue in place for Frankenstein’s hair.
9. Apply a layer of green paint over the green construction paper (if desired) for added depth and let dry.
10. Use one of the eyes from the template or googley eyes and glue in place.
11. Use one of noses from the template and glue on Frankenstein’s face or make your own.
12. Use a sharpie to draw a mouth and to make a scar.
13. Use a hole punch and make a hole along the side of the box.
14. Insert the bolts and use nut to keep in place.
15.  Use a hole punch and make two punches closer to the top two sides of the box.
16. Insert string and tie in place.

Here’s a really easy and really cute craft project for Halloween. It also doubles as a treat holder for Halloween goodies or as place card holders for a Halloween table decoration. And what better to fill them up with than candy corn treats.  Yum…

Supplies:

• candy-corn-treat-holder
• Yellow, White, and Orange Construction Paper
• Staple
• Glue
• Tissue Paper
• Pinking Shears or Decorative Scissors

Instructions:

1. Print the Kraftykid candy-corn-treat-holder template.
2. Cut out template.
3. Cut construction paper in three different sizes and colors.  Any combination will work.
4. Use decorative scissors or pinking shears and cut along the arched edge of each of the three papers.
5. Glue them together so that you have a tri-colored paper.
6. Let dry.
7. Bend the tri-colored paper into a cone shape and either glue or staple to keep in place.
8. Cut a large circular shape from you tissue paper and insert into the inside of the candy corn cone.
9. Fill with treats!

Here’s a really easy and really cute craft project for Halloween.  It also doubles as a treat holder for Halloween goodies.  I’m going to try filling them up with carrot sticks but Hershey kisses sound pretty good too!

Supplies:

• Kraftykid witch hat template
• Black Construction Paper
• Staple
• Glue
• Tissue Paper
• Pinking Shears

Instructions:

1. Print the Kraftykid witch hat template.
2. Cut out template for witch hat from black constuction paper.
3. Make a cone from the witch hat template and either glue or staple to make a cone shape.
4. Cut out template for hat rim from black construction paper. Cut out the inner circle
5. Make slits from inner circle to outer circle so that the rim will fit over hat.
6. Trim edges of hat with pinking shears.
7. Slide rim over the cone.  The slits will make triangles.  Glue the triangles to the cone so that the rim will remain sturdy.
8. Let dry.
9. Turn over and cut a large circular shape from you tissue paper and insert into the inside of the witch hat.
10. Fill with treats!

Supplies:

* 1 – sheet of orange construction paper (or white paper colored orange)
* hole punch, scissors, markers (green, brown, black, orange).

Instructions:

1. Draw a circle on the orange construction paper (this makes the pumpkin head)
2. Color a stem on top green or brown.
3. Write any bible verse on the back of the pumpkin.
4. On the stem write: “You picked a sweet treat from my bowl, so here’s a sweet treat for your soul.”
5. Cut it out, punch a hole at the top of the stem, and tie it to a Halloween treat.

Want a great idea for orange tissue paper?  How about a tissue paper pumpkin craft?  Easy and fun, this project is perfect for some Halloween fun and Thanksgiving cheer.

Supplies:

• Tissue Paper Stained Glass Pumpkin Template
• 1 – 8 ½ x11” white paper
• Orange and yellow tissue paper
• Scissors
• Glue

Instructions:

1. Using a pencil, trace a picture of a pumpkin onto white cardstock. You can also print out Krafty Kide’s Tissue Paper Stained Glass Pumpkin Template.
2. Paste the tissue paper onto the white cardstock.
3. Cut out the pumpkin.

Note: To create a stained glass appearance simply replace plastic wrap with the paper in #1. Use a permanent marker in lieu of a pencil. When the tissue paper has dried, cut out the pumpkin and remove it from the plastic wrap.

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You’ll be the talk of the town with these cute creatures from outer space on display at your next party. Create them before the party for a unique one of a kind display, or have the children make them at the party for a fun take home gift! They’re fun and easy.

Supplies

• Green yarn
• 6” x 6” green foam sheet
• 4 Green pipe cleaners
• 3 Wiggle eyes or animal eyes
• 2 Pompom balls
• 1 16 ounce coffee cup
• 8” piece of cardboard or dvd case
• Tacky glue
• Scissors
• Newspaper

Instructions

1. To make the body, wrap yarn around an 8″ piece of cardboard approximately 100 times.
2. Cut an 8″ piece of yarn and slide it under wrapped yarn that is on one side of the cardboard. Tie tightly into a double knot.
3. Turn the cardboard over and cut completely through the yarn on this side. The yarn will not be attached to the cardboard.
4. To make the arms – poke two holes on each side of the coffee cup, and slide two green pipe cleaners through the holes.
5. To make the antennas – poke one hole through the bottom of the coffee cup. Bend the other two pipe cleaners in half and slide them through the hole.
6. Place the coffee cup upside down on newspaper.
7. Cover the bottom and sides of the coffee cup with tacky glue.
8. Place the yarn on the bottom of the coffee cup so that the double knot is aligned with the center of the cup. The yarn should fall to the sides of the cup like hair.
9. Make sure that the antennas and arms are visible and smooth out the yarn as you glue it to the cup.
10. Cut hands and feet out of the green foam piece. The feet can even be made to look like slime.
11. Glue the feet and hands to the Martian.
12. Attach pompoms to the antennas with glue, or simply wrap the pipe cleaner around the pompom.
13. Glue on eyes.
14. Display for all to see!

Your kids will love making these cute dough ghosts! Couple them with our paper bag trees and create a Halloween scene that’s hauntingly delightful.

Supplies

• 1 – Bowl
• 1 – Spoon
• 1 – Cup Flour
• 1 – Cup Salt
• 1/2 Cup Water
• 1 – Black Permanent Marker
• 1 – Plastic Table Cloth
• Microwave

Instructions:

1. Cover your workspace with a plastic table cloth.
2. Combine flour, salt, and water and stir until the mixture has a doughy consistency.
3. Shape into ghost figures.
4. Microwave each ghost figure for 30 seconds at a time until the figure has become hard (approximately 2 – 2 1/2 minutes).
5. Let cool.
6. Draw eyes and mouth.

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