Age Guideline: 8 Years and Up Time Required: 25 minutes
Supplies You'll Need:
Tin Can
Paint
Clear Acrylic Spray
Craft Wire (18- or 16-guage works best)
Hammer
Nail
Piece of Scrap Wood
Paint Brush
Wire Cutters
How To Make Your Pumpkin Craft:
1. Lay your can on its side on a scrap piece of wood. Hold the nail on the inside edge, about a quarter of an inch down from the edge. Use the hammer to pound the nail through the tin can to make a hole. Do the same thing to make a hole on the other side of the can, directly across from the first hole.
2. Using orange paint, cover the entire outside of the can. Acrylic paint is preferred, but you can also use spray paint. Depending on the quality of your paint, this could take more than 2 coats.
3. Use black or any contrasting color of paint, to make a face on your pumpkin.
4. You can add some extra details to the pumpkin by mixing a little orange paint with a little brown paint and painting lines down the pumpkin. This step is optional!
5. This step is optional, yet highly recommend that you do this... Once all of the paint is dry, seal your pumpkin can using a clear acrylic sealer. Use several thin coats.
6. For the handle of your pumpkin can, cut a piece of heavy wire about 16-inches long. You can use either 16- or 18-gauge wire.
7. You can curl your wire to make a pumpkin vine by simply wrapping your wire around a thick pen or pencil and then carefully sliding it off.
8. Carefully poke the ends of the wire through the holes you punch in step 3. Push about a 1/2-inch of the wire end in each hole and then fold the wire end up to secure it in place. You might need a pair of needle nose pliers to bend the wire.
Your pumpkin is now done! Go buy some Halloween treats, fill your pumpkin, and give it as a gift to someone special.
Grandmas and teachers would especially like this craft!
Paint the outside of the tin can and the entire paper plate black. Once the paint is dry, cut the paper plate in half. Along the straight edge of half the paper plate, cut a scalloped edge: (you might want to fold the half of paper plate in half to get a more even cut)
Paint a mouth on one side of your can and add the wiggle eyes (you can also paint on eyes if you'd like). Once the face has dried, glue the wings on the opposite side of the can. Let the glue dry before you move it around!
Fill your bat can with treats for Halloween! (Be very careful for sharp edges!)
MR. NO-NO'S HALLOWEEN SAFETY TIPS! Halloween is such a fun time for millions of children across the country. Unfortunately, there are thousands that end up in the emergency room due to preventable accidents.
So before you start picking out the perfect costume for your little goblins and begin gathering goodies; Mr. No-No has a couple of great safety tips that can help you to have a fun and safe Halloween.
Decking out the Pumpkin:
Have the little one's draw the design and you be their carving assistant
Let the little goblins push in the carvings (the eyes, nose, mouth, etc.)
You scrape the guts; they pull out the guts
Use battery operated artificial light inside the jack-o'-lantern
When Picking Out a Costume:
Pick a costume both you and your little ones can easily get in & out of
Wear bright colors (Add a splash of neon color to your costume if black)
Don't get Wands, swords, pistols, etc… (Kids can get hurt & you end up caring them anyway)
When Trick-or-Treating:
ALWAYS have them within view! Tell your little ones," If you can't see me, I can't see you"
Nothing should be in your child's hands except for their basket
Everyone should have a type of light stick on them at all times
Before the Sugar Rush:
Check ALL the Treats! Throwaway all suspicious and unwrapped candy
Completely sealed candies; Submerge your candy in a bowl of water… if you see air bubbles or wet candy, throw it away
Take treats to a court house or an airport and get it x-rayed if available
After the Sugar Rush:
Settling their tummies: Drink a glass of water or warm milk after filling up on candy
Brush teeth immediately after eating candy
Before bedtime do something relaxing; like read a good Halloween book
To learn more about how children can become more proactive in their own safety, you can visit them at www.MrNoNo.com Happy Halloween, Mr. No-No
Try this simple Halloween game. Fun and simple party or class game!
How To Play:
1. Designate a starting line and a finish line.
2. Set out a bowl full of candy corn for each player at the starting line and an empty bowl at the finish line.
3. The players must use a large spoon to scoop candy corn out of the full bowl and then carry it to the empty bowl and fill it. (They cannot spill any candy corn or use their hands!)
4. If any candy corn falls off the spoon, they must immediately pick it up and bring it back to the starting line bowl and start over with that scoopful.
5. First player to fill their empty bowl at the finish line WINS!
Eyeball Hunt Game A Deliciously Messy Game, Great for Large Halloween parties!
How To Play:
1. Fill a large pot with cooked spaghetti noodles, and then bury ping pong balls in the noodles. See who can find the most balls in a set amount of time.
2. For an added twist you can color code the balls and have each color worth a different amount of points. After the set amount of time, count up the points earned by each player.
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