Ghost Costume
August 10, 2008
Ready to turn your child into a spooky ghost? Here are all the costume ideas you need to accomplish just that.
Homemade Halloween Costumes For Kids
Find out how easy it is to make your child’s Halloween Costume this year.
Nothing exemplifies Halloween more than a ghost costume. It is probably the easiest to make and can be as simple or complex as you wish. Let’s take a look at two ideas for a ghost costume for Halloween.
Traditionally, one would cut out two holes in a white sheet, for the eyes, color the outer circle of the eyes black, and just wear it as is. However, this Casper the Friendly Ghost type costume would be a bit of a problem if the sheet fell off and the child couldn’t see where he or she was going. So, here is a suggestion.
Take a white sheet and cut a large enough hole so it can fit over the child’s head. Ensure that the bottom of the sheet is short enough so the child doesn’t trip over it. Since October is a cool month, wearing white pants and a white turtleneck top would be recommended. Oh, don’t forget white shoes or sneakers. Now that the costume itself is ready to go, here comes the fun part.
Use a non-chemical white powder makeup to paint the face. Use black make up and make a complete circle carefully around the eyes. The hair is next. There are two ways you can go with this. You can either purchase a white wig, or you can spray the hair with white spray. Voila! This ghost is a winner!
The second ghost costume can be made directly from the movie “A Christmas Carol.”
How about dressing up as Marley? Using the same items as the first costume, the only difference is you will need a ball and chain to wrap around the costume.
You make a chain one using different colored pieces of construction paper. Cut the paper into strips, then take each strip and staple the ends together. Take another strip and put one end through the first and staple. If you decided to make the ball to go with the chain, you can take lots of newspaper and scrunch it up into a ball and spray paint it black. You can attach it to the chain with a piece of wire.
One more thing, instead of making the child’s hair completely white, you can use a shower cap with holes it in, and spray it white. This way, it will look a bit more authentic. Remember, Marley’s hair wasn’t all white. Also, Marley wasn’t too well kept, so you can make some holes in the white sheet and add a little black spray on the bottom as well.
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Easy Pumpkin Craft
August 10, 2008
Are you looking for a very easy pumpkin craft even your youngest will enjoy making? Then this is the perfect pumpkin craft for you. All you need is a paper plate and a handful of supplies to make this cute pumpkin craft.
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You’ll Need 
* Paper plate
* Green construction paper
* Orange paint
* Black marker
* Glue
* Scissors (optional)
Directions:
Put the paper plate upside down on the table (You may want to protect the work area with old newspapers first).
Paint the entire back of the plate orange. Allow the paint to dry.
Use a black marker to draw eyes, nose and a mouth on your pumpkin. You can also cut out the eyes instead of painting them on and turn your paper plate into a pumpkin mask.
Cut out the stem from green construction paper and glue it to the top of the the paper plate.
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Drawing Spider With Children
August 10, 2008
Even toddlers can make these spider drawings that use your child’s finger print. Who knew drawing spiders with children could be this much fun and so easy to do.
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You’ll Need 
* Black Ink Pad
* Black Marker
* Wiggly Eyes
* Glue
* Paper or card stock
Directions:
Dip your fingertip in the inkpad, making sure there is plenty of ink on it. Then make a finger print on the paper or card stock. You will make one finger print for each spider.
The fingerprint is the spider’s body. Draw four legs on each side, then glue on the eyes after the ink has dried.
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