Halloween Paper Plate Crafts. Today I'm sharing some super simple, last minute halloween craft ideas for the kids.
Create these cute little halloween characters using dessert plates from the dollar store and short list of supplies that includes: Cut out the various shapes you'll need to piece together the bat, pumpkin and frankenstein. I used black craft foam for lots of the pieces but you could use black cardstock if that's what you have available. Black felt worked well for Frankenstein's lovely hair. Halloween Cutting/Gluing Craft with Paint Chips. My house is severely lacking this year when it comes to Halloween decorations.
I blame it on the craft fair that I signed up for at the last minute (with 2 weeks to get all of the supplies and make enough stuff to have a legitimate booth), but really, it’s because we have limited decorations (until they’re on clearance November 1st – so look out next year). However, I saw some ideas floating around the internet on how to use paint chips for art projects. I stopped in the paint section of our local Home Depot (while the hubby was ogling power tools and such), and picked out some Halloween-ish colors. As I was making them, I thought that this would be a fun project for preschool or elementary school students to work on their cutting and gluing.
Just pre-draw the outlines for the kids to cut out. I made Frankensteins, ghosts, and candy corn. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Like this: Like Loading... Minieco-shadow-maker. Halloween Sensory Bag Fun. Rosie and Jewel loved all the sensory bags we have made in the past.
They played with the last batch so much it was finally time to toss them. So I made a few more fun sensory bags, this time with a Halloween theme! Halloween Sensory Bag Fun! I had a lot of fun putting together the melting witch sensory bag! Melting Witch Sensory Bag: one zip-lock bagone bottle of clear hair gel from the Dollar Tree2 squishy eye balls from Michaelsblack yarn for the hair and moutha witch finger for the noseA small felt witch hat from Michaelsgreen food coloring.
Hat Craft from Paper Plates. All you need to make a party hat for any occasion is a paper plate and a pair of scissors!
Really, that’s all you need, no glue or extra bits of anything. These simple little hats can be decorated by kids at a party, or used to play party games. The bigger the plate or the smaller the child’s head, the bigger the brim on your hat is going to be. Below is a picture showing how to make the cuts for the shamrock hat ready for St. Patrick’s Day. Once you have the first cut made, you can then decide what you want your hat decoration to be. Next you can see the heart version of the hat. It works fine with just a colored paper plate. Or if you have plain white plates you could paint them. I really like the simple circle cut out on pastel colored plates and made to look like sweetheart candy with a marker pen. As you can see, these can be made to fit any head.
Here are the designs for the different hats. With a couple of extra folds and two staples you can make a spooky bat hat. Number shuffle. Make It: DIY Rainbow Sensory Box. Do you have a sensory box in your home yet?
Many parents take one look at these playtime marvels and are instantly scared off by the potential mess. Which is really too bad considering the astounding chunks of time children will spend engrossed in playing with them. (Plus, a towel placed directly under your sensory box makes for easy, one-step clean up when the fun is over.) Today we’ve got a simple tutorial on how to put together a rainbow rice sensory box for your child, the perfect activity for St. Patrick’s Day. Follow the steps below to make your own, but be prepared – your kids will likely be so into their new toy that you’ll find yourself with an hour or more of unexpected free time. To begin, gather the following materials: 15 – 20 pounds of white ricewhite vinegarfood coloringseveral large plastic bags1 large container with a lid to hold the rice Decide how many different shades of rice you’d like to include in your sensory box and set aside that number of plastic bags. Toddler Art — Groovy Peace Signs. While Emily was away with some friends enjoying a dip at the community pool, Clara and I had fun with this super-easy art project!
To make your own groovy peace signs, you will need paper plates, masking tape, and some paint (we used watercolors). I marked off a peace sign on the back of a paper plate, and let Clara have a go at it with the paints!! There’s really no wrong way to do this project. She needed very little encouragement from me to cover the plate with paint… so much fun!! Clara painted several of these, and each one is unique and colorful!