Showing posts with label halloween. Show all posts
Showing posts with label halloween. Show all posts

Monday, October 31, 2011

Halloween at Miss Amy's House

This would be our third year celebrating Halloween as parents. Though our oldest is still shy of 2.5 years, and he doesn't fully understand the concept or really know what candy is. However, that soon changed after we went Trick or Treating.

The Friday before Halloween we went to a party at my cousin's neighbor's house. We made a pumpkin fruit tray with grapes and cantaloupes. I wish I took more pictures of the party because it was all kid orientated. She had different stations for the kids set up such as cookie decorating and crafts.


We also had a Halloween party with the local MOMS Club we are involved in. I was in charge of bringing a 'main dish' to the party. So Connor and I made 'Mummy Pizzas.' They were just English muffins, sauce, mozzarella cheese (cut into strips, not shredded), and black olives for the eyes.



My boys were dressed as a farmer and cow. I think they looked pretty cute (but I am bias!) A special thanks goes out to my wonderful cousin Samantha who made it possible to trick or treat. My husband had to work. So Samantha and I dragged the boys for a few hours, and got lots of candy!



Around the house we didn't do many Halloween crafts. I didn't get too into it because they are still kind of young. Plus, let's face it-- lots of Halloween stuff is scary! I like to focus more on the season change, and beautiful colors of fall instead!

We have really been enjoying the book Five Little Pumpkins. So with my amazing silhouette machine I made some pieces to go with it. I will glue some felt to the back, to use on our future felt board!



Well, that's all for Halloween this year!! As the boys get older we will get more into it! :D

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Kid Friendly Fall Decorating

Connor and I have been doing some fall decorating around our home!

First he helped me create this wreath. By help I mean hand me the colors when I asked for them... hehe! All you need to do is make felt roses, and then hot glue them to a Styrofoam wreath!



We also took some leftover white fabric I had laying around, and made some ghosts to hang in our tree outside! To do this we crunched newspaper into balls, and wrapped the balls into grocery bags (incase it rains). After that we tied some ribbon, and made glitter eyes!


Connor thought it was so cool that we were hanging them in the trees! Now that they are there he loves to look at them through the window!



Then to decorate the front door I mixed white tempra paint with a little dish soap, and then dipped both Connor & Logans feet in it! I held them up and put their little feet upside down all over the door to make ghosts!! I love how they look, and we've gotten so many compliments on how they look!



What are some ways you include the kids in decorating for fall/ Halloween? I love to hear some more ideas!!!


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Todays Creative Blog

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Candy Corn Handprints

Paint the top of the fingers white, middle of the hand orange, and bottom yellow. Viola.. and candy corn hand print! How cute is this?!


Could even do it with a foot! OO how cute would it be it it were a baby foot??

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Paper Plate Pumpkin

Today we did a simple classic project! A paper plate pumpkin! Connor painted it, drew a mouth, and I helped him glue on the accessories! It was a good decoration to hang on my front door!


Monday, October 25, 2010

Skeletons

I love open ended art that results in something related to a theme! With Halloween around the corner, we decided to make skeletons today! This is a great one for all ages! Little ones enjoy just dipping q-tips in glue.. and older ones can really get detail orientated by adding lots of "bones!" This would even go great with a lesson on the names of bones, or the human body!


We read Skeleton Hiccups Margery Cuyler to go along with our craft! This book is so silly! Connor(almost 18 months) really enjoyed helping me make the "hic hic" sounds!!


Monday, October 11, 2010

Ghost Feetprints

How precious are these ghost footprints? Simply take a print with white paint on black paper... turn it upside down and add some google eyes! We even mailed one to Grandma & Grandpa! (Grandpa uses it as a bookmark!)