Munchkins and Mayhem

Munchkins & Mayhem

A Kids Crafts Blog

Friday, October 12, 2012

Cotton Ball Ghosts


The chirping moms shares an easy way for kids to create a cute ghost with cotton balls, glue, and black paper to cut out and make an eyes and a mouth.  You can also hang them with some yarn.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.thechirpingmoms.com/2012/09/halloween-projects-for-kids.html


Classified moms adds arms.

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The magic onions pulls the cotton apart and makes hanging ghosts adding on googly eyes.

Get the instructions here:

Ghostly Garland


Skip to my lou has a cutout to make a garland of ghosts.  All you need is tissue paper and markers to draw eyes and a mouth.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the template here:
http://www.skiptomylou.org/2008/10/09/paper-ghost-garland/


Crafts by amanda uses colorful construction paper hand cut outs to make ghosts and attaches them to a happy halloween banner.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/halloween-hand-print-ghoul-banner/

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Paper Plate Spider Web


Rhyme time shares an easy halloween craft for younger kids involving a paper plate, a marker or crayon and a piece of yarn to make a spider web.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://rhymetime4kids.blogspot.com.au/2011/10/very-busy-spider.html


Huppie mama adds a cute pipe cleaner spider on her versions.

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Learn create love has a preschool version having the kids paint the plate black and sticks on a paper spider.  

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Jinxy kids uses a black plate.

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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Printable Shadow Puppets





Freedom in education shares cut shadow puppet cut outs for The Billy Goats Gruff.

Get the template here:
http://www.jamboree.freedom-in-education.co.uk/w%27s%20craft%20corner/shadow%20puppets.htm



Kids spot has all of the Hey Diddle Diddle characters in shadow puppet form.

Get the template here:




Welcome baby uc has all of the medieval puppets including a dragon, knight and princess and more.

Get the template here:
http://welcomebabyuc.blogspot.com/2012/11/shadow-puppets.html


Spoonful shares woodland creatures in their version.

Get the template here:
http://spoonful.com/printables/shadow-puppets-printable


While wearing heels shares transportation puppets including planes, trucks, cars, rocket ships and a bus.

Get the template here:
http://whilewearingheels.blogspot.com/2011/08/shadow-puppets.html

Ghostly Sensory Box



Teacher tom's blog has a great idea for a Halloween sensory box. He makes ghost mud out of toilet paper, ivory snow detergent and water. Kids will have so much fun helping make the mud by unwinding and ripping the toilet paper into teeny tiny pieces and then get to enjoy it as it's mushed into mud.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/ghost-mud.html


House of burke creates a ghost sensory bag with coconut flakes, googly eyes and water.

Get the instructions here:
http://houseofburke.blogspot.com/2013/10/sensory-boo-bags.html

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Ghostly Milk Bottles




Eighteen 25 has a really easy way to create some spooky ghosts for halloween using just empty gallon milk containers, black marker and white lights.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://eighteen25.blogspot.com/2010/09/todays-project-spirit-jugs.html


Condo blues uses solar lights.

Get the insturctions here:
http://www.condoblues.com/2011/10/make-solar-milk-jug-ghosts.html 


She knows adds crepe paper streamers.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.sheknows.com/holidays-and-seasons/articles/842185/how-to-make-an-easy-light-up-ghost-out-of-a-milk-jug 


Making memories with your kids adds colored holiday lights.

Get the instructions here:
http://makingmemorieswithyourkids.com/2010/10/line-up-of-ghosts/

Monday, October 8, 2012

How to Make a Witch and Wizard Hat


First Palette has a tutorial to help all of the aspiring witches and wizards for Halloween using construction paper.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.firstpalette.com/Craft_themes/Wearables/witchwizardhat/witchwizardhat.html
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