Boo-tee-ful Crafts

Not-so-scary Halloween Projects

By Donna Smith

Halloween can be a fun, but sometimes scary, time for little ones. If your child is a little intimidated by witches, ghosts and monsters, help him make one of our not-so-scary crafts! He'll have a screaming good time!

The kids are too little to carve? Decoupage your pumpkins! They're less messy than painting, and the kids love it!

You'll need:
Pumpkin
Scissors
Decoupage solution (available at craft stores)
Gift wrap or old magazines to cut
Plastic bugs, optional

Here's what you help your child do:
Cut pictures out of magazines or gift wrap. Apply a layer of decoupage solution to an area of a pumpkin. Lay picture over solution on pumpkin. Brush another thin layer over your picture. Continue all around pumpkin. Let dry. Apply one or two additional coats, drying between coats. Glue on plastic bugs.

Our little buckets are great for trick-or-treating, especially with glow-in-the-dark tape added.

You'll need:
Halloween Woodsies (available at MakingFriends.com) or craft foam cut into Halloween shapes
Plastic bucket
5mm wiggle eyes
Glow-in-the-dark tape (available at craft stores)
Satin cord
White, black and orange paint
Yellow and orange pony beads
Alphabet beads
Scissors
White glue, tacky glue or low-temp glue gun

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