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Milk Carton Haunted House Craft

Jackie Currie — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 19:45:08 +0000

We made the most adorable haunted houses the other day using only milk cartons and a few odds and ends from the scrap cupboard.

They were super-fun and easy to make and they turned out great - even better than I had envisioned.

It's a great craft for all ages, and you can make just one or two, or an entire village!

Wouldn't they look cute all lined up on a windowsill in your home or classroom?

Click the link below to see how sweet they are! Go! Go!

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Spooky Halloween Scratch Art Project for Kids

Jackie Currie — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 21:47:30 +0000

Remember making scratch art when you were a kid? Oh man, it was always one of my favourite art activities.

It's the perfect technique for making Halloween art and we have a couple of tricks that will get you the best results.

The hooligans had a blast with this project. The process is always so magical.

Bet it takes you right back to your childhood too!

Click the link below to check it out!

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Halloween Footprint Ghost Craft for Preschoolers

Nicole Black — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 16:24:28 +0000

This is a fun and easy Halloween art idea for toddlers and preschoolers.

It's super-simple, and requires just paint and paper (and feet, of course)!

Kids love having their feet painted and making prints, and they'll be delighted to turn their prints into these adorably spooky ghosts!

Click the link below to see this easy project.

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Folded Paper Plate Owls – an Easy Fall Craft for Kids

Jackie Currie — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 15:00:41 +0000

Looking for a quick and easy fall craft for the kids to make this week? You'll love these adorable little owls!

Hang them from a small branch and display them in a window, or pin them to a cut-out tree branch on a wall or bulletin board.

It's such an easy process but the hooligans had a lot of fun making each of their owls look unique.

Aren't they CUTE?!

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Perfectly Roasted Pumpkin Seeds with Olive Oil and Sea Salt

Jackie Currie — Sun, 01 Oct 2017 15:35:17 +0000

Learn how to roast pumpkin seeds after carving your Halloween pumpkin! Baking pumpkin seeds has been an annual tradition in our house for years. To keep our toasted pumpkin seeds on the healthier side, we bake ours in the oven with olive oil and sea salt. Golden-brown and crispy, these pumpkin seeds are easy to make, and...

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Monster Mobile from Toilet Rolls – a Preschool Halloween Craft

Jackie Currie — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 05:00:34 +0000

Pssst!

How's the Halloween crafting going?

Only a couple days left you know!

Whether or not your little ones have been crafting up a storm in these days and weeks leading up to Halloween, I have the perfect last minute Halloween craft for you.

It's fun. It's easy. And it's super-silly.

BONUS: Even the boys who don't exactly love crafting, went bonkers for this one!

Oh, and it's great for all ages - toddlers right through to tweens.

Check it out! It's adorable!!

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Easy Pumpkin Sun Catchers – a Vibrant Halloween Craft for Kids

Jackie Currie — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 06:34:12 +0000

Oh, how I love this one!

We made vibrant pumpkin suncatchers out of coffee filters, using a fun colouring process.

You won't believe how intense the colours of our pumpkins are.

They look like they're actually glowing when the afternoon sun shines through them.

The process is really quick and simple, so this is a great craft for your little ones to do this week before Halloween!

I hope you love them as much as we do!

Check the out with the link below!

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5 Easy Owl Crafts for Kids to Make

Jackie Currie — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 01:23:25 +0000

Here’s an adorable round-up of easy owl crafts that kids can make out of common household materials and craft supplies. Aren’t owls just the cutest? What makes them so darn adorable? I guess it’s their big eyes and fluffy feathers, and the way they look so wise and knowing. Whatever it is, we sure do love...

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17 Candy Apple Recipes That Will Rock Your World This Fall

Jackie Currie — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 05:40:43 +0000

17 Creative candy apple recipes so good you won’t want to share them with the kids! Candy Apples, caramel apples, toffee apples, candied apples… call them what you like, they’re all DELICIOUS! What with fall being right around the corner, and apples at their best right now, I thought it would be fun to round...

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Painted Ghost Craft – Stamped with Sponges

Jackie Currie — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 18:50:32 +0000

This painted ghost craft is a sweet and easy Halloween craft for toddlers and preschoolers! The toddlers and preschoolers in my daycare have made some really cute ghost crafts lately, and we’re adding another one to the collection today. The hooligans have been exploring stamping and printmaking at craft time lately. The other day, we...

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Toilet Roll Mummy Craft for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Jackie Currie — Sun, 13 Oct 2013 04:01:41 +0000

Toilet roll mummies – a cute and easy Halloween craft for toddlers and preschoolers to make! We’ve made countless Halloween crafts over the years and countless toilet paper roll crafts, and these toilet roll mummies are my favourite combination of the two. These mummies are so easy to make: A little tissue paper, a toilet roll...

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Halloween Sensory Bin

Jackie Currie — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 03:03:14 +0000

Put together a spooky Halloween Sensory Bin for hours of exploratory play! My toddlers and preschoolers have been exploring all kinds of ghostly goodies in this Halloween Sensory Bin this week. This fun and easy sensory bin was very easy to put together, using items that I had tucked away from last year’s Halloween bin, as...

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Halloween Matching Game for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Jackie Currie — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:39:13 +0000

Here’s a fun homemade matching activity to help toddlers and preschoolers develop shape recognition and matching skills! With this DIY Halloween Matching Game, kids can match up textured and patterned Halloween shapes like bats, cats, pumpkins and leaves and owls. With Halloween approaching, we’ve being doing lots of spooky crafts and activities here in my...

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