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Craft Ideas with the Grands for the Autumn Season

10/2/2019

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More art and craft ideas coming at you for the fall season!

As I've said many times in this blog, I love sitting down with my grandkids to create some art or make some craft. It's always a time of laughs, bonding and sharing a fun time. I don't know about you, but for me art class in elementary was such a great, stress-free time. I loved Miss Pyatt, and I loved being able to quietly talk to my friends and enjoy a time of creating.

So I checked on Pinterest and found some Halloween crafts that I think my grandson will enjoy, and then have some Halloween decor for his new home.

Here we go!

  • Small "ghostly" lanterns for the entry hall or the grandkid's bedroom.
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Halloween lantern out of a paper cup with a tea light for a nose.
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They are pretty cute in a darkened entry hall.
As you can see, this is a super easy project, but I think the small lanterns are so cute. I actually just drew the eyes and mouth on, but if that's too hard for my five-year-old grandson to deal with (since it's drawing on the rounded surface of the cup), I plan to just cut out the eyes and mouth for him to glue on.

I bought the white paper cups and LED tea lights at a craft store. The cups were called snack cups/bowls and they seemed to be a good size. You simple poke a hole where the nose should go and push the tea light through that.
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Some of the supplies found at a craft store: google eyes, paper cups, and tea lights.
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Finished project--very cute.
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Put together with the Chinese lantern we made last year--it makes a sweet display.
On to the NEXT idea--remember paper chains? Usually we made them in elementary classes at Christmas time. These are super cute for this autumn holiday with various images providing a Halloween motif to the chain.
  • A paper chain with a Halloween motif.
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Simple paper chain with a Halloween motif.
Supplies included green, orange, white, and black construction paper. I also bought some wiggle-eyes at the craft store. I opted to staple each link in the chain; and I used markers for other details besides using the wiggle-eyes. My images included a black cat, a ghost, a jack-o'lantern, and Frankenstein's monster. 

Again, when we finish this project, my grandson will be able to take them home and use to decorate his room or their entry hall.
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When we finish, I actually think I'll hang about three of these in the archway of my entry hall rather than stringing them around the window.


Just a simple craft, but I think they are delightful. I'll provide the links to the websites where I got these ideas, as well as my blog from last Halloween with the instructions for the Halloween Chinese paper lanterns. Enjoy this time with your kids, grandkids, nieces and nephews and perhaps even the neighborhood kids. It's a fun Halloween craft!
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Ghost lanterns, paper chains and black cats...oh my!
Chinese paper lanterns from last year's blog:

​www.gigisseasonings.com/blog/more-halloween-fun-with-the-grands
Ghostly lanterns from a paper cup:

​umody.online/paper-cup-ghost-craft-for-kids/
Halloween paper chain:

​members.easypeasyandfun.com/downloads/halloween-paper-chain-template/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=pinterest&utm_campaign=tailwind_smartloop&utm_content=smartloop&utm_term=4094154
A parting thought~

"Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children." Alex Haley
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