Halloween crafts & costumes to make with kids!
The weather’s that extra bit rubbish – and while at this time of year, one is usually planning a great Halloween costume for a Saturday night party, or identifying the most rewarding of homes when it comes to sweets on trick or treat night – many families are looking at doing something different. We’ve shared a few ideas this week already – but if you find yourselves bouncing off the wall, we thought we’d share 3 great YouTube sources of inspiration for Spooky Crafts to do with kids!
So, grab those toilet roll centres, and scraps of wool, leftover glue and bobbly eyes (because we all have some of those lying around… don’t we? Don’t we?), and get creative.
Video 1: This great video shares 33 ideas for Halloween decorations. From a scary haunted castle to creating a scary floating mummy (of the Egyptian kind)….
Video 2: How to make a paperchain ghost:
We all loved doing these as kids – well, most of us anyway. And the best part of about learning how to do this is that you can repeat the same idea (without the ghosts) when you start to decorate your home for Christmas!
Video 3: Last-minute DIY Halloween costumes!
If the bug hasn’t bitten, but suddenly you’re in the mood and you’ve neglected to prepare anything… don’t worry. We’ve got you. (Because we’re always keen to dress up like the Kentucky Fried Chicken Man, right?)