Yard Monsters 

Supplies:

• FloraCraft® Make It: Fun® Foam: Discs
• White and black knit fabric
• Hot Glue Gun
• Scissors

Directions:

1. I used all different sizes of foam discs…they have big to small!
2. Just lay out in the fabric and cut around.
3. Then hot glue the edges around. Knit works the best because you can pull and stretch it and gets out all of the bulk around the edges!
4. looks a little different–same size with different sized pupils. Different sizes with same sized pupils. Different sies with different sized pupils!
5. You can add a skewer in the back on bottom to help stick into the shrubs and trees better.

Courtesy of: https://www.thebestideasforkids.com/

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Floating Ghost 

Supplies:

• cheesecloth
• googly eyes
• fabric stiffener
• a large bowl
• a small round object (we used water balloons)
• a cup or bottle to support the round object
• wax paper
• tape
• scissors

Directions:

1. Prep your surface by covering it with a few sheets of wax paper.  Next, line up your cups or bottles and use several pieces of tape to secure the balloons to the top.
2. Drape your cheesecloth over the balloon and measure how long your piece needs to be, then cut.  Keep in mind that if your ghosts will be standing, then you’ll want some of the material to pool at the bottom.
3. Place the cut piece of cheesecloth in a bowl and cover with enough fabric stiffener to soak all of the fabric.  Use your hands to massage the liquid into the cheesecloth.
4. Gently drape the wet cheesecloth over the top of the balloon to form the ghost’s body.  You can either stop with one layer or add a second depending on how transparent you’d like your ghost to be.
5. Let the cheesecloth dry for about 6 hours, then remove it from the balloon and secure a set of goggly eyes to the front.
6. Now you can either place the ghosts standing up or use fishing line to hand them from the ceiling.

Courtesy of: https://modernparentsmessykids.com

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Paper Plate Spider Web

Supplies:

• Orange yarn
• black paint
• paper plate
• black paper
• small googly eyes
• large black pom pom

Directions:

1. First, cut out the center of your paper plate and paint it black. Using a hole puncher, punch holes all around the center.
2. Use your yarn and thread through all of the holes in your paper plate. You can tape the ends to the back when you start and when you’re finished.
3. Make a small spider! You can add a paper spider or we made a pom pom spider. We made the legs with just paper strips and glued these to a circle paper the same size as the pom pom. Then we glued the pom pom on top and added two small googly eyes.

Courtesy of https://www.thebestideasforkids.com/

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Plate Pumpkin Craft 

Supplies:

• two paper plates
• black paint
• orange paint
• tea light candle (battery operated)
• green pipe cleaner (you can omit it or switch it for green paper) – some tape to secure the pipe cleaner
• scissors
• glue
• pencil (or similar)

Directions:

1. Paint the inside of the paper plates (the part where you put the food on) black.
2. Paint the back of the paper plates orange.
3. Let the paint dry before moving to the next step.
4. Place the paper plates on top of each other – black parts facing each other. Cut a straight line at the bottom.
5. With a pencil (or marker), draw the pumpkin face on one of the paper plates.
6. Cut it out. For easiest (and safest) cutting, have the kids punch a hole (with pencil or similar) through the mouth, eyes and nose if they made it and use the hole as the starting point for cutting.
7. Curl up a pipe cleaner and stick it on the paper plate.
8. Apply glue on the edge of the paper plate. Do not apply glue along the cut.
9. Place the other paper plate on top and wait for the glue to dry. We use clothespins to secure the paper plates while the glue dries.
10. Push the tea light candle inside the opening at the bottom. You can secure it with some tape too.
11. Turn on the tea light candle and enjoy the flickering.

Courtesy of www.easypeasyandfun.com

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Fall Handprint Tree

Supplies:

• Cardstock – brown, yellow, red and orange
  Paper Towel Roll
• Glue Stick
• Tape
• Paper Plate
• Green Paint
• Pinecones and sticks for decoration

Directions:

1. First paint your paper plate green and set aside to dry.
2. Cut slits in the bottom of the paper towel roll and tape to your paper plate.
3. Then trace your hand and arm on the brown cardstock so that the “trunk” of the tree is long enough to cover the paper towel roll.
4. Glue your handprint “trunk” to your paper towel roll.
5. Now trace regular handprints with your orange, yellow and red cardstock. You’ll need 5 handprints (1 for each finger) so you can choose which colors gets traced twice. We did orange, red, yellow, orange, and red.
6. Now you can glue your handprints to your tree! Add one to each finger.
7. To cover the tape at the bottom, add some pinecones and sticks for decoration. Glue these down if you want them to be permanent. You may need to use hot glue if you want them to stay permanently. Have adults do this part or use cold hot glue that is rated safe for kids.

Courtesy of https://www.thebestideasforkids.com/

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Paper Haunted House

Supplies:

• Black construction paper 10″ x 12″ inch
• White chalk marker
• Coloring pens (we love these watercolors one)
• Tape or glue
• Scissors
• Free Printable Coloring Template

Directions:

1. Fold your 10″ x 12″ black paper accordion style evenly (4 folds).
2. Draw a line 3 inches from the top and bottom.
3. Draw a roof with white chalk marker in the center of the lines.
4. Fold your paper in half and fold each ends of the roof in (watch the video for this part).
5. Print out the free coloring sheet and color your house features. Use tape or glue to adhere them to the house.

Optional: You can also draw your own spooky characters!

Courtesy of Hellowonderful.co

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Maple Tree Leaf Globe

 

Supplies:

• Canning jar with lid
• Hot glue, glue gun
• Twigs or sticks
• Twine
• Silk leaves
• Red, yellow, and orange metallic confetti

Directions:

1. Begin by filling the jar with water. Basic tap water works fine. Since the confetti will be weighted, there is no need to add any oils of any kind. The water is enough.
2. Flip the lid over and add a generous dab of glue to the center of it. Hot glue is best for this. Press a twig or stick to the glue, allowing the little branches to branch out and up. It should resemble a little tree.
3. Line the rim of the jar with glue. Quickly turn the lid over and insert the branch into the jar. Work slowly so you don’t bend and snap it. Screw the lid in place. Allow for several minutes to let the glue dry.
4. While the glue dries, you can decorate the lid with a little twine and silk leaves. Simply snip, tie, and glue them in place to your liking.
5. Now, just flip the jar over and give it a good shake. The red, yellow, and orange metallic confetti will twirl around the jar like a blustery fall day.

Courtesy of https://premeditatedleftovers.com/

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Illuminated Lantern 

Supplies:

• Jars without indentation
• Purple Spray Paint
• Stencils etc., for adding designs

Directions:

1. Spray paint the outsides of the jars.
2. There are FOUR ways of putting the design onto the jars. You can draw, paint, cut – or simply use vinyl! Depends on what you feel most comfortable with.
3. Get detailed instructions & cut-outs here.

Courtesy of Adventure-in-a-box.com 

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DIY Leaf Bowl

Supplies:

• Artificial Autumn Maple Leaves
• Plastic Bowl
• Mod Podge Matte
• Krylon Triple Thick Glaze
• Plastic Wrap

Directions:

1. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap.
2. Paint Mod Podge onto a leaf, and press the leaf onto the bowl.  Repeat with various leaves, overlapping the leaves as you go.  As you layer and press the leaves onto each other, excess Mod Podge will squeeze out.  Just brush that over the outside of the leaves.  Continue until the base is covered and half the sides are covered with leaves.
3. Because the leaves are not flat, they kept popping up and sliding around a bit.  To hold them in place while the Mod Podge set, I covered the wet leaves with more plastic wrap.  I pressed on the plastic wrap to smooth out the leaves and help them stick together.  I placed the covered leaves in the sun for about 4 hours, then I carefully removed the outer layer of plastic wrap and let the leaves dry completely.
4. hen the leaves were completely dry, I sprayed them with an application of Krylon Triple Thick Glaze.  Mod Podge tends to be slightly tacky when it dries, so the glaze helps cover up the stickiness.  Also, the leaves are still very pliable, and I thought the glaze would make them a little firmer and help the leaves adhere better.
5. When the glaze is dry, carefully take the leaves and plastic wrap off the bowl.  Carefully peel back the plastic wrap from the inside of the leaf bowl.

Courtesy of http://blog.consumercrafts.com

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Spider Web Art Project

Supplies:

• Watercolor paper
• White or light colored oil pastels or crayons
• Watercolor paint in dark colors; blue, black, purple
• Salt

Directions:

1. First, draw a spider web on your paper with a white or light-colored oil pastel.
2. Paint over and around the spider web with your watercolor paints.
3. Sprinkle salt on the watercolor paint while it’s still wet. This is an optional step but is especially fun for kids and creates a lovely mottled effect as the salt absorbs the liquid around it.
4. Let dry, rub off the salt, and display.

Courtesy of https://letslassothemoon.com