Guest Author - Meg Grooms

Jack o' Jug Candy Giver


You will need:

Empty plastic milk jugs

Black permanent marker

Craft Knife (for adult use!)

Masking tape


Wash the milk jug completely, peel off label and allow to dry.

With the milk jug capped to prevent denting draw a Jack O' Lantern face on the jug.

Use a craft knife to cut off the top of the jug, leaving the handle intact.

Wrap masking tape over the edge of the jug to prevent cuts.

Fill with candy, use the handle to carry and offer your Halloween visitors a treat!





Boogeyman Candles


You will need:

Paper lunch sacks

Black permanent marker

Play sand

Tea light candles



Draw faces on the outside of lunch sacks.

Line your driveway or steps with sacks.

Open sacks and fill with about 1 1/2 of sand.

Nestle candle firmly into the middle of the sand and light, leaving bag top open





Ghostly Windsock


You will need:

White posterboard or card stock

Stapler

White crepe paper, ribbon or fabric cut 1-2" wide

Black marker

Ribbon or string for tying



Cut a rectangle from the posterboard and fold into a cylinder shape, secure with staples.

Draw a ghost face on posterboard.

Use stapler or tape to secure crepe paper to the bottom of poster board.

Attach a ribbon or string with staple and tie to a tree.



Tips:

These look very nice when you make them smaller and hang several in one tree.

Use green posterboard to make Frankenstein


Mummy on the Porch


You will need:

Balloon

Stapler

Masking tape

Scraps of white or tan fabric that is frayed at the edges, or crepe paper

Light color poster board

2 or 4 Paper towel rolls


Fold the entire length of posterboard into a cylinder, this is the body of the mummy.

Use a stapler to attach paper towel rolls to the posterboard body.

Blow up balloon and attach to posterboard with masking tape, this is the mummy head.

Wrap the fabric loosely around the entire body, using masking tape to secure as needed.



Quilted Pumpkin



You will need:

Pumpkin

Fabric squares

Craft sealant glue (see directions below or use prepared)

Large paint brush



Wash your pumpkin and dry completely

Brush the glue over a section of the pumpkin and attach the fabric piece.

Cover the entire fabric piece with sealant glue, ensuring the entire piece of fabric is covered.

Repeat until pumpkin is covered with fabric squares.



Tips: This looks especially spooky when you use halloween fabric.

You don't have to cover the entire pumpkin! Cut out parts of the pattern, such as a single ghost, and glue that onto the pumpkin.

Use fabric paint to outline specific shapes or to add sparkle.



To make craft sealant:

Mix equal parts craft or school glue and water.

Mixture should be on the thick side, almost the consistency of a thick gravy.