A Little Time and a Keyboard: Halloween craft
Showing posts with label Halloween craft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Halloween craft. Show all posts

Melted Crayon Halloween Vase

Friday, October 4, 2013

Like most of you, we have brightly colored mounds of crayon pieces. I hate to waste, so I am always trying to think of a new way to use them. This week, I melted some to make a vase using a glass jar. Since Halloween is around the corner, I used greys, whites and blacks for my vase.
 

To start the project, I had my daughter sort threw her crayons and pick out her white, black and grey remnants. I then broke them up and placed them in oven-safe glass bowls. Next, I preheated the oven to 350 and placed the bowls on a baking sheet covered with foil.


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The Not-So-Spooky Tin Can Ghost {Craft}

Thursday, September 26, 2013

We are always trying to use items we have around the house for little projects. With Halloween around the corner, we worked on turning a can into a spooky ghost. {Ok, so it is not so spooky!} This project is pretty easy and a good one to work on with the kids.

Here is what we needed:

1 empty tin can
white and black paint
paintbrushes
glue
white tissue paper
ribbon or string
a washer






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