The shape of Halloween
Is a spoon
ADDED October 21, 2009
Length: Half an hour or so.
Parental Involvement: Help the kids find objects to trace. Help with tracing where necessary.
Kids Should Be Able to: Trace a bit. Think up imaginative Halloween stuff using the traced shapes as a starting place.
Most crafts we do here do not require technically advanced pens, fancy paper from France, or an art degree. In fact, we always try to use what you have on hand to create something new and awesome. We know that some of the best home craft ideas come from using things you already have and just re-purposing them. And that's where the idea for this craft came from. We call it "The Shape of Halloween." We guarantee your kids will look at everything in your house differently once you have finished with this one...
Here is what you do: first, spend a few minutes looking for interesting objects around the house that your kids can trace. These objects can be of any size really, but to make it easy (and avoid somebody trying to trace the dog), the chosen objects need to easily fit on a piece of paper. Here is what we chose.
Second, have your kids trace the things you found around the house.
Third, use the interesting items you traced as inspiration to create some unique Halloween characters. Make ghosts, skeletons, bats and scary jack o' lanterns and . . . an evil duck? Anything is fair game, and here is our finished art. Can your kids find the shapes we traced to make these haunted pictures? When the art is done, create a mini-art gallery on the refrigerator for all to see. That is, if they dare!
| ages 5 and above, art supplies needed, Holiday activity, |
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