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Halloween Crafts – Post-it Note Pumpkin

October 16, 2018 by Penny Leave a Comment

I originally created the Post-it Note Pumpkin several years ago back on Being Mrs C. Time to revive it for this Halloween!

As Little Miss C and I sat at the kitchen table today crafting together with a bit of a halloween theme inspiration struck. Still on our patio windows were the letters that we put up when we reviewed Post-it Notes a few weeks back and as I looked at the orange and green colours I realised that I had the perfect materials to make a giant Post-it Note pumpkin.

Halloween Crafts Post It Note Pumpkin

What you need to make a Post-It Note Pumpkin

All you need to make this is:

  • Orange Post-It Notes*
  • Green Post-It Notes*
  • Black paper/card*
  • Glue* or double sided sticky tape*
  • A large wall or window space

How to make your Pumpkin

Halloween Crafts Post It Note Pumpkin

Arrange the orange Post-it Notes in a roughly round shape. You could make it a bit flatter at the bottom if you wish. Add some green Post-it Notes at the top to form a stalk.

Take your black paper / card and cut out three triangles (two for eyes and one for the nose) and a mouth shape. Use either glue or double sided sticky tape to attach them on to the orange Post-it Notes.

The Finished Pumpkin

Halloween Crafts Post It Note Pumpkin

Ta-da! One complete Post-it Note pumpkin.

If you’re feeling really clever you could try to create it in reverse so that it could go in a window and be seen from outside. I’m wondering about a smaller version for the square glass panel in our front door.

Happy Halloween!

Disclaimer: Links marked * are affiliate links. If you order anything via them it will cost you no more than if you’d gone to Amazon yourself to buy them, but I will receive a small commission. Many thanks for any purchases you make. They are very much appreciated in these tricky financial times. 

Filed Under: Childrens Crafts, Crafting, Halloween Tagged With: Childrens crafts, crafts, Halloween, halloween craft, KIds Crafts, post it notes, Pumpkin

Halloween Crafts – Paper Plate Spider’s Web

October 15, 2018 by Penny Leave a Comment

I first blogged about making a paper plate spider’s web as a Halloween craft over on Being Mrs C several years ago. Seeing as Halloween is approaching it seemed the right time to dust off the festive cobwebs and share it again.

Halloween Crafts Paper Plate Spiders Web

I saw a picture of this make on Pinterest (my favourite place online right now – please pop over and follow me if you don’t already) when doing some insect crafts with the kids earlier in the year and knew that it had to be on my Halloween list of things to make. The yarn in my Bostik Bloggers box from Craft Merrily was the perfect prompt. Paper plate spider’s webs are not only easy to make with young children, but they also look really effective and are great for children’s fine motor skills too.

Halloween Crafts Paper Plate Spiders Web

What do you need to make a paper plate spider’s web?

All you need is:

  • Paper plates
  • Scissors
  • Yarn / wool
  • Large tapestry needle (blunt if children are doing the activity)
  • Hole punch

How to make a paper plate spider’s web

Halloween Crafts Paper Plate Spiders Web

The first thing you need to do is cut out the middle of your paper plate. This can be a bit fiddly to start off with and you might need to fold the plate in half to start off your cutting, so it may be best for an adult to do this part.

Halloween Crafts Paper Plate Spiders Web

Once you’ve got just the rim of your plate left use the hole punch to make holes around the inside of it. Space them out a bit, but they don’t need to be very evenly spaced, nor does it matter how many you do. It seemed Little Miss C had never actually used a hole punch before so we now have piles of paper and paper plates all with holes punched in them as she enjoyed doing it so much!

Halloween Crafts Paper Plate Spiders Web

Thread the yarn on to the needle and start lacing it across the inside of the cut out plate. It doesn’t matter if you go in and out of holes you’ve already used, or what order you go round the holes, just try to make sure you’ve used all of them. Putting the needle in from the front or the back of the plate also doesn’t matter. This part of the activity is perfect for children – the holes are big enough for them to easily fit the needle through and it doesn’t matter at all as to what order they lace it all up in.

Try to finish by either going through the same hole where you started, or the one next to it and then just tie a not in the two ends of the thread to secure it.

Halloween Crafts Paper Plate Spiders Web

Finishing touches

These are perfect for hanging up as decorations for a Halloween party and would also work well with a small toy spider attached – as I’ve seen on Pinterest – but it seems that I just can’t find anywhere selling toy spiders this Halloween. I’ve searched all the local shops to no avail. I’ll keep my eyes out though as I think it would be the perfect addition.

Disclaimer: We were sent a box of craft goodies as part of our role on the Bostik Family Craft Bloggers Network when this blog post was first published. This post contains affiliate links.

Filed Under: Childrens Crafts, Crafting, Halloween Tagged With: Childrens crafts, craft, Crafting, Halloween, KIds Crafts, paper plate crafts, Spiders Web

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