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Halloween

Halloween is celebrated on the 31st of October and some people believe that it originated as a celebration for the eve of the All Saints' Day, the 1st of November, to honour their saints but also the memory of the people's dead ancestors. It evolved to be characterized by the spooky costumes children wear and the carved pumkins which represent the irish myth of Jack o' Lantern, a man who deceived Devil and he could go neither to Paradise nor to Hell. Kids carry their pumkins and visit houses asking their owners '' trick or treat'' to get candies and other treats. Generally nowadays, during Halloween catholics, atheists and protestants like to visit ''haunted'' places, decorate their houses with bats, skeletons and scary items.

Halloween crafts:

Bats from bottle caps
  • Black Bottle Caps
  • Black Cardstock
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Magnets
  • Googly Eyes or Metal Eyes
  • White Paint Marker

Steps:

  1. Design on the black hardstock the pairs of bat wings.
  2. Cut them out.
  3. Glue the magnet on the bottom of the cap.
  4. Attach the wings to the  edges of the magnet with glue.
  5. Glue the metal or googly eyes onto the front of the bottle cap.
  6. Cut small triangles from black cardstock and glue on the back of the bottle cap.
  7. Use a white paint marker to draw on fangs.
https://www.iheartartsncrafts.com/bat-bottle-cap-magnets-halloween-craft/


Pumpkin painted jars
  • Glass jars
  • Paint brushes of different sizes
  • Acrylic paint
  • Green cardstock
  • Scissors
  • Glue
Steps:
  1. Paint the outside of the jar orange and its cap green until they are evenly coloured.
  2. When the paint has dried, design and colour the black eyes, nose and mouth of your pumpkin.
  3. Cut the cardstock in the shape of leaves and curly strings.
  4. Glue them on top of the cap.
  5. If you like, you can fill the jar with lights or treats.
https://onemamasdailydrama.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/pumpkin-jars-painted-faces.jpg


Halloween Party Poppers
  • Empty toilet paper tubes
  • Tissue paper of various colours
  • Pipe cleaners or thread
  • Googly eyes
  • Glue
  • Candy and sweets
  • Black marker
Steps:
  1. Cut 2 sheets of tissue paper 30×25 centimeters. Cut another 2 sheets of different colored tissue paper 30×18 cm.
  2. Lay the 30×25 cm sheets on top of the small sheets, place a tube on the longer edge and glue the tissue paper to it. Wrap the rest of the paper tightly around the tube and glue its other edge.
  3. Twist the paper at one end of the tube and roll a pipe cleaner or tie the thread around it tight so that it  closes.
  4. Fill the tube from its open end with candy.
  5. Squeeze the paper together at the other end of the tube, twist a pipe cleaner around it to close the popper.
  6. Glue the eyes on and draw a mouth. You can also dessign the eyes with the marker and experiment with different styles.
https://www.onionringsandthings.com/halloween-party-poppers/



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