Who is ready for all things FALL and SPOOKY!! It is so much fun creating little crafts for Henley that are seasonal! This week we created some fun Ghosts out of cotton balls, string, and black/white paper! This is a fun & easy craft for kids! We made about 10 of them (of course Henley only had the attention span for a few) and created a ghost garland to hang up for decor!

1. Handprint Leaves

Materials Needed:

• Red, Brown, Yellow, Orange Paint
• Brown Marker
• Paper

HOW TO:

1. Paint your child’s hand (or have them dip their hands in a particular color)
2. Stamp child’s hand on paper
3. Continue to stamp until page is full of different colorful hand prints
4. After paint dries use marker to draw lines to mimic veins within leaves

2. Pumpkin Stamps w/ Apples

Materials Needed:

• One large apple
• Paper
• Yellow and Orange Paint
• Black Paper
• Green Paper

HOW TO:

Cut apple in half

Pour both and orange and yellow paint side by side

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3. Puffy Ghosts

Materials Needed:

• Glue (we used a glue stick)
• Scissors
• White paper
• Black paper or Black paint
• Cotton Balls
• String/ Ribbon

STEP 1:

Create outline of ghost on white paper. Have child trace ghost pattern and then cut along the line (supervise or guide child in the process-if to young for scissors). I usually allow Henley to hold the scissors and do hand over hand guidance.

STEP 2:

Poke hole (or two) on top of ghost outline.

STEP 3:

Weave a small piece of string through the hole in order to hang the ghost. If you plan on doing a garland (you will need the two holes) and will string the ghosts onto one line string at the end.

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