Holidays

Ghost Bookmark Halloween Craft

September 18, 2018 By Terri Thompson

We never have enough bookmarks at our house.

It’s probably because I and my daughters always have several books-in-progress going on at the same time. I know we’re not the only ones.

A lot of things can be used as bookmarks, such as scrap paper, folded Post-It Notes, or junk mail. But, I always prefer a real bookmark.

Free ones or store-bought ones both work, but I really prefer a fun homemade bookmark.

And, since Halloween is coming up, it would be fun to have a spooky bookmark to slip in between the pages. So, grab some supplies and lets make a fun Ghost Bookmark!

Mark your place in your favorite book with this simple Ghost Bookmark Halloween craft for kids. All it takes is a few simple supplies.

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Supplies Needed

How to make your Ghost Bookmark

Using your ruler, draw two parallel lines on your white card stock. Each line should be approximately 4-1/2 inches long and 1-1/2 inches apart.

Connect the two lines at the top with an arched line.

Connect the two lines at the bottom with a jagged edge.

Trace around your ghost shape with a thick, black line.

Use a thick marker or just trace over your line a few times.

Next, make your ghost face near the curved top of your bookmark.

Make it spooky or silly. Or make a variety of fun ghost bookmarks!

Finally, cut around the black edges of your ghost bookmark. Use your black marker to clean up any white edges that are left over when you’re done cutting.

Save your place in your books this Halloween season with a fun, spooky bookmark.

What book will you keep it in?

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Halloween Bat Crafts for Kids

September 10, 2018 By Terri Thompson

Bats are such a fun Halloween symbol.

They’re not scary at all, so they’re perfect for little kids.

And, not only are they fun, they’re also super-interesting.

Pair one of these fun Halloween Bat Crafts for Kids with a book about bats. You’ll have great fun and learning!

Awesome bat crafts for kids that are perfect for Halloween. These cute bat crafts are not at all spooky and make a fun Halloween decoration.

You’ll find crafts for all skill levels. Let your young kids help with a fun handprint bat. Your older kids will have fun making pom poms for some cute pom pom bats or turning a pine cone into a super-cute bat.

Check out all the great ideas below.

Bat Crafts for Kids

Check out our cute Cardboard Tube Halloween Bat

Pinecone Bats at Fireflies and Mud Pies

Easy Origami Bat at Red Ted Art

Moveable Bat Paper Doll at Easy Peasy and Fun

Dixie Cup Bobble Head Bat from The Pinterested Parent

Hanging Bat Craft from Buggy & Buddy

Paper Quilled Bat from Artsy Craftsy Mom

Pom Pom Bats at Red Ted Art

Fingerprint Bat Silhouette Craft at Crafty Morning

Halloween Bat Shape Craft from JDaniel4’s Mom

Flying Bat Handprint Craft from Kids Craft Room

Clothespin Button Bats from I Heart Crafty Things

Bat Headband from Fantastic Fun and Learning

Paper Plate Bat from Kids Craft Room

Paper Strips Bat from Easy Peasy and Fun

Egg Carton Bat from Crafty Morning

Simple Accordion Fold Paper Bat from I Heart Crafty Things

Which of these Halloween bat crafts for kids do you want to make?

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You may also enjoy one of these fun Halloween crafts for kids:

No-Sew Ghost Pencil Topper

Halloween Puppets from Craft Sticks

Candy Corn Craft: Paper Plate Sculpture

Spider Web Wreath Halloween Craft

Ghost Pop-Up Cards

Pretty Easter Garland Crafts for Kids

March 12, 2018 By Terri Thompson

A fun garland is a quick way to get a lot of bang for your buck when you’re decorating. And, even better, when it’s a kid-made garland.

So, this Easter, let’s get creative and make one of these fun Easter garland crafts for kids to hang up for the holidays. Choose bunnies, carrots, or pretty Easter eggs. Or, make one of each! They’re all so pretty.

Easter Garland Crafts for Kids

Projects are pictured left to right in the top photo.

Get out the watercolors to make our simple and creative Watercolor Easter Eggs Garland.

Use watercolor drip painting to create this pretty Easter Egg Garland from Stir the Wonder.

String up these beautiful Doily Easter Eggs from a Little Pinch of Perfect for a colorful Easter garland.

Use a stencil to make this super-cute Pompom Tailed Bunny Garland from Mum in the Mad House.

String together your plastic eggs to make this simple Plastic Easter Egg Garland from My Life of Travels and Adventures. I can’t believe how easy this is!

Use shaving cream marbling to create the beautiful eggs hanging on this Easter garland from Typically Simple.

Create beautiful clay Easter eggs and string them up to create a pretty garland from Mum in the Mad House.

Paint these cute bunnies and carrots from Crafty Morning and cut them out to create a fun and easy Easter garland.

Decorate and paint these free printable Easter Eggs from Picklebums to make a pretty Easter garland.

Or, if you need a last minute decoration, print out these super-cute Easter shapes from Picklebums to string up.

Bunnies or Easter eggs, I can’t decide! Which of these Easter garland crafts do you want to try with your kids?

You make also like one of these fun Easter crafts:

Painted Easter Egg Suncatcher

Shake Art Easter Eggs

Egg Carton Easter Basket Craft

Easter Egg Dye Pour Painting

Shamrock Potato Prints Printmaking Project

March 7, 2018 By Terri Thompson

St. Patrick’s Day is always the perfect excuse to learn more about Ireland. Certainly it’s fun any time of the year, but certainly St. Patrick’s Day always reminds me.

So, let’s go to Ireland, learn a little about Irish folklore, and create a fun shamrock potato prints printmaking project.

Use shamrock potato prints to decorate cards, paper, or notebooks with this fun printmaking project for St. Patrick's Day. It's a fun art project for all ages.

When researching our Irish project, I found a wide selection of Irish folktales and soon settled on Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato by Tomie DePaola. We love Tomie DePaola books and knew he would tell us a fun tale.

After enjoying the story of Jamie O’Rourke, the laziest man in all of Ireland, we decided not to be lazy and to start crafting. Since the book centered around a potato, we decided to try out potato stamping.

Supplies needed

Potato
Sharp knife (adult use only!)
Green paint
Paper
Paint brushes (foam brushes work best)

Create your potato stamp

The grown-up in charge will have to prep this project.

To make the potato stamps, cut a potato in half. I used a toothpick to “draw” my shamrocks before cutting. Then using the knife I cut around the shamrock to make my stamp.

We made two different styles of stamps. On one, I cut out the shamrock and on the other, I cut a thick outline of the shamrock.

Create with shamrock potato prints

We used the paintbrush to paint some green paint onto our stamp.

I used a couple of different shades of green since we were using shamrocks.

The girls painted and stamped and painted and stamped some more. We weren’t so worried about the end product. This project was all about the process.

The girls enjoyed stamping and seeing the texture from the potatoes.

After they covered their paper, they got creative. Soon our potatoes were completely painted green!

So much fun! You can keep these shamrock potato prints as a fun process art activity or you can use your potato stamp to decorate note cards, notebook covers, wrapping paper, or a fun wall hanging.

If you would like to try an Irish recipe to go along with your art project, check out this yummy Soda Bread Recipe from Glittering Muffins. You can download a printable passport page here and a placemat here to help you learn all about Ireland as part of the Around the World in 12 Dishes blog series.

Previously posts March 18, 2013. Updated and republished 2018.

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