Thursday, 15 October 2009

Halloween Paper Crafts For Kids

By Russ D. Edwards

One of the things that teachers love the most about craft time is making crafts out of paper, and you'll be able to find all kinds of Halloween paper crafts for kids when you use your imagination. If you can use construction paper or even just plain old copy paper, it needs a lot of the expense out of crafting and makes Halloween paper crafts for children a ball with some great results. For instance, check out 2 these Halloween paper crafts for children that we found.

You can make a cool pumpkin lantern out of some straightforward construction paper and everyday tools like scissors and glue. First, take a chunk of construction paper and fold it in half on the short side. Use a ruler to measure two inches in from the open edge. Then draw a 18 inch line across the paper. After that, draw lines one inch apart between the fold of the paper and the 18 line. Take a couple of scissors and cut the shorter lines from the folded edge of the paper and stopping at the line.

when you have the strips cut, unfold the paper and bend the paper into a cylinder. Paste the sides together. Make a handle for the lantern, cut a 1 lunch by 12 inch strip from green construction paper. Staple the paper in an arc from the top of the lantern. Make eyes, nose, and mouth using bits of red, yellow, and black construction paper and your kid imagination. Display with pride!

Another one of the Halloween paper crafts for kids you can try, this writer has done herself. It is so much fun and gives you the chance to be highly creative. It is simple and fun to be very simple yet so difficult also. First, you must get the picture of a spiderweb in your head. Remember the complexities that the spider puts into its work. Start with a chunk of black construction paper. Take some regular white glue and mimic the web. Start by making intersecting lines and then drawing curved lines in between them. Be creative and make this your own. Then shake some gold glitter on your web and let dry overnight. It is definitely beautiful!

Halloween paper crafts for kids are fun and inexpensive to make. Whether you wish to just cut out a spook from a bit of white paper or make an intricate pumpkin window peek, it doesn't matter. Just have a good time and be as creative as you let yourself be. Which should be highly creative because when you are making Halloween paper crafts for kids, you want them to learn from you which is most vital of all!

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