Halloween craft

Halloween craft

Getting ready for Halloween. My ideas for napkins and bottles for candy, but you can use as a base for pumpkin.

Halloween craft

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MAKE YOUR OWN LION HOODIE

 Halloween craft with kids

Halloween is one of my favorite childhood memories! I loved choosing my costume, picking out candy at the grocery store, decorating our porch and of course trick-or-treating. Growing up, most of our costumes were homemade, usually from items we already had at home. I love the memories of helping my mom craft costumes for us to wear! Looking back, the memories of making the costumes are even stronger than the actual holiday. With that sentiment in mind, we created these lion hoodies:

Supplies: jacket with a hood (both for you and your little one), yarn, cotton fabric, felt, sewing machine, stuffing, embroidery thread + needle, and scissors.

 1. Begin by cutting a strip of fabric the circumference of the hood on your jacket.

 2. Then, take the yarn and lay it down onto the fabric, back and forth, creating loops all along the fabric. Stitch it in place as you go.

 3. Once the yarn is stitched on, cut each end so that the yarn is no longer in loops. If you want the mane to be fuller at the top, simply repeat this step in the middle of the fabric, leaving the ends of the fabric with still only one layer of yarn.

 4-5. Attach the fabric by sewing it all the way around the hood of your jacket. 

6. To make the ears, cut out four identical pieces of fabric. 7. On two of these pieces, hand stitch with embroidery thread felt pieces, creating the inside of the ear. Then, with the other two pieces and the insides facing each other, sew the ears together and turn them inside out. 8. Lastly, fill them with stuffing and hand stitch them onto the hoodie. This project took us only one afternoon, so it's perfect for those last minute costume parties! 

I hope that some of you get to enjoy making homemade costumes for the kiddos in your life! You get to have fun crafting and, best of all, creating a memory they will keep forever. After we snapped these photos, my niece and my mom went out shopping wearing these hoodies. How cute is that? XO. elsie 

http://www.abeautifulmess.com/2012/10/make-your-own-lion-hoodie-1.html

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Make Halloween spider bugs yourself!

Halloween party 

This cute Halloween craft turns into the perfect Halloween party favor!  These quick and easyDIY Spider Treat Cups made from an egg carton are wonderful for school harvest or Halloween parties!

Each Treat Cup holds a few small Halloween treats and is perfectly sized for little hands. Or, you can add them to a decorative spider web for a great Halloween decorative display with a special sweet treat surprise. makes 6 Spider Treat Cups Supplies: cardboard egg carton (6 egg cups) black paint 1 paint brush 6 pairs of wiggly eyes glue 18 black pipe cleaners 6 squares black tissue, about 2-inch by 2-inch assorted small candies small hole punch, or sharp tipped scissors scissors wire cutters Instructions: Step 1: Cut apart the egg carton into individual cups or sections. Step 2: Paint the egg carton section black inside and out. Set it aside to dry. Step 3: While the egg carton is drying cut legs for the spiders from the black pipe cleaners. Each Spider Treat Cup should get 8 legs, each about 3 inches long. Step 4: Once the egg carton sections are dry, add a pair of wiggly eyes to the front of each spider. Remeber to keep the open part of the up to hold your treats. Step 5: Poke 4 holes in a row about 3/4 of the way up on each side of each treat cup to insert the spiders legs. Step 6: Insert the black pipe cleaner pieces for the spiders legs, and bend each one slightly to help the spider stand. Step 7: Add a small 2 inch square of black tissue paper to the inside of each cup. This will be a protective layer so when you add the Halloween treats they can sit on top of the tissue paper. Step 8: Fill with small candies and you’re ready to display your sweet treat spiders. http://www.momtastic.com/diy/174437-spider-treat-cup-diy-craft

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