Spooky Starchy Ghosts

Today's Craft: Spooky Starchy Ghosts

How to Make this Craft:
To create these great ghosts you will need cheesecloth, liquid starch, heavier weight paper, aluminum foil, pipe cleaners, and tape.

First create a mold to create your ghosts on- take the heavier weight paper and roll it into a cylinder. Trim the length according to how large you want your ghost to be and cut three vertical slits equal distance apart at one end. Fold out the flaps you cut and stand up your cylinder. Tape the flaps to the surface you are working on so your ghost won't topple over. Make two holes opposite each other just below the top of the cylinder and poke a pipe cleaner through. Bend the ends to create outstreched arms.

Next crumble a piece of aluminum foil into a ball (this will form the ghost's head) and place it on top of the cylinder and secure it in place with tape. Next take the cheesecloth and cut it into 6 to 8 sheets for each ghost. Fill a bowl with liquid starch and dip the strips into the starch until they are fully saturated. Next drape them over the ghost mold you created until it is completely covered.

Let your ghost dry. When it is completely dry, remove it from the mold and place in a spooky setting!

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Apple Trees

Apple Trees

How to Make this Craft Project:

repare for a fantastic fall with this apple tree craft. Cut out a solid apple tree trunk, green leaf shapes, and bright red and green apples. Place them on a colored background and create your own apple tree collage.

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Craft Stick Water Skier

Craft Stick Water Skier

Craft Project Directions:

To make this craft project you will need pipe cleaners, craft sticks, tape, and a long length of ribbon or string.

To begin take two craft sticks and tape them together, one next to the other lengthwise. Now repeat that process again with another two craft sticks. Set aside. These will become your waterskier's waterskis.

Next take a pipe cleaner, any color, and twist the middle into a loop- this will be your waterskier's head. Wrap the pipe cleaner ends over each other a couple times to create a braided middle under the loop and then separate the ends to form two legs of a triangle. These ends will be your skier's legs. Bend the very end of these up to create feet.

Now take your skis and tape your skier's feet down- one to each ski. Next take another pipe cleaner and cut it in half. Twist one half around the middle of your skier's body- leaving the two ends sticking out to form arms.

Next take a toothpick and tape the pipe cleaner arms to it, so your skier is now holding a handle. Attach a long length of string or ribbon to the handle and your waterski is ready to go skiing!

Enjoy Crafting!
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Bold Bottle People

Today's Craft: Bold Bottle People

Craft Project Directions:

To make an interesting collection of bottle people, you will need a number of old empty bottles - any shape or size - ping-pong balls, glue, string or paper shreds, tissue paper or pieces of cloth, construction paper, scissors, paints, and a paint brush.

To begin, wash out your old bottles completely and let them dry.

Next take a bottle and ping-pong ball and glue the ball to the top of your bottle.

Next take your string or paper shreds and cut, trim, and glue either to the ping-pong ball to create hair.

Next take your tissue paper or cloth and wrap pieces of it around the bottle to create colorful clothing. Add arms cut out of construction paper to your bottle as well (you could also use pipecleaners to create bendable arms).

Now paint the ping-pong ball to create facial features and add other details as you wish.

Enjoy Crafting!

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