paper pumpkins

Inspired by the paper pumpkins at delia creates' the buddy and I tried it out. We didn't do marble painting though-I didn't want to wait for it to dry. We just used scrapbooking paper instead. The little buddy LOVES cutting with my paper cutter so it worked out well. Instead of pipe cleaners, we used a little piece of a stick and some green foam which we glued to the top of the brad. (that way we can unfold them and store them for next year). Another fun and quick Halloween activity for the little buddy. He was so excited to put it on a shelf. We'll really know if it was a success if he tells daddy about it when he gets home.

FF- Halloween Games

I'd planned to do candy bar wrappers today. But they were boring. And, really, whose going to spend the time to cover all their candy bars with little Halloween sentiments? I wouldn't. So I bagged it and moved on. Hopefully these are more fun-they were more fun to make that's for sure. So here are four little Halloween activities for varying age levels.

Print them out, cut the page into fourths and you've got four little 4.25" x 5.5" activities. I tried them on the little buddy, he's almost 3 1/2, to see how much he could do:


the first one was pretty easy for him once he knew what to do



the second one he struggled figuring out the differences on the first two rows-not obvious enough-but he picked the "pumpkin" out of the skeletons very quickly. By the fourth row I'd lost his attention span, obviously.



the third activity was beyond him, as I suspected it would be. He had fun coloring it though!


I didn't even attempt the fourth one, the maze. I knew he wouldn't get how to do it, much less be able to figure it out. Maybe in a few years. In the mean time I'll have the hunny take a gander at it! Well, enjoy!



As a little side note update: google groups, which is currently hosting all my freebie friday downloads, has decided to stop hosting documents. This is the last one I will post through google groups. But I WILL still have a freebie friday.

All of this to simply say, the freebie friday's up through this one will still be available until the beginning of February. After that, all downloads previous to October 16 2010 will no longer be available for download.

construction paper

I think October requires ATLEAST one halloween craft with construction paper doesn't it? The little buddy had a lot of fun putting together the faces while I cut out pumpkins as fast as I could just to keep up with him. (next time cut the pumpkins out in advance).

Best parts about these:

simple & easy

fun

teach position of eyes nose & mouth

good tool for teaching shapes

try it!

FF- Candy Corn Halloween Invite

Whats better than candy corn at Halloween? A candy corn themed party! (with a little chocolate thrown in of course:) Use this candy corn themed invite to get the party started!

Invitations are printable on a letter size sheet (I'd recommend cardstock). Invitations measure 5x7 with 2 per page. Enjoy!

bronze butterflies

The sister I idolized growing up has opened her very own etsy shop! Go check Bronze Butterflies out. She makes one-of-a-kind jewelry, so there will always be something different and unique. Perfect stocking stuffers as Christmas looms ever closer!

shoe fetish birthday cards

I thought these would be fun for a shoe loving friend's birthday. I'm currently making cards to give to a friend to donate to the Festival of Trees. These turned out so fun, I'm having a hard time wanting to part with them! Pictures will have to do eh?

FF- Candy Corn Cupcake Toppers

And the Halloween Candy Corn Cupcake Toppers have arrived. Not planning on making cupcakes for Halloween? That's okay. There are so many fun things to do with them! Here are a few ideas:

tags
stickers
scrapbooking or card embellishments
mini garland
turn them into a matching or go-fish game
buttons as seen on Whatever Dee Dee Wants.

As always they print on a letter size sheet. Three designs, twelve cupcake toppers on a page each approximately 2 inches across. Get your free Halloween Candy Corn Cupcake Toppers here.

If you have any other great ideas for using your cupcake toppers please share!

*If you're looking for more fun Halloween Cupcake Toppers, check out my shop. Mention candy corn in the notes to seller box and get a 20% discount through the end of October.

enjoy!