Halloween Frame

Display your favorite trick-or-treat photo in a "spooktacular" foam the kids can make themselves.

You Need:

Black Foam Frame

Green Foam Frame

Halloween Foamie Stickers

Scrap of Yellow Craft Foam

Tacky Glue

5mm Wiggle Eyes

Cardboard

4-1/2" Cardboard Easel or Magnet and

Low Temp Glue Gun (optional)

Scissors

Toothpick

Photo

Tape

Instructions:

Cut a green foam frame in half lengthwise. Trim with an uneven cut as shown in photo above. Glue to bottom of black foam frame. Cut a 1-1/2" circle from yellow craft foam. Glue to the top of one corner of the black frame. Stick on foamie pumpkins, black cats and bats. Glue on eyes using a toothpick to dab on glue.

Tape photo to back of frame. Glue on 5" x 7" piece of cardboard to back. If desired, hot glue on cardboard easel or magnet.

Halloween Window Watchers

Ages 6 & up.

You need:

Craft Foam: 1 Sheet each of Orange, Green, Black, White, Purple

Tacky Glue

Eight 1" Suction Cups

Stapler

Scissors

Black and White Enamel Paint & Paint Brush (Optional)

Instructions:

Suction cup eyes will stand out more if you paint the backs with enamel paint. Do not paint the flat part of the back where glue will be applied. Dry thoroughly

Print patterns for bat, pumpkin, skull, and Frankenstein. Staple patterns to craft foam at edges. Do not staple inside the areas you will be using. Cut out pieces, assemble and glue. Glue suction cups in place. Stick them on window to watch for trick-or-treaters.

Windsock Ghosts

Another great classroom project! Very inexpensive and fun to bring home on the bus!

You need:

Two 9"x 12" White Craft Foam

1/2 Piece Black Craft Foam

Kid's Choice Glue, Low Temp Glue Gun, or Tacky Glue

Hole Punch

Stapler or Brass Fasteners

White String

White Plastic Bag (we used half of a tall kitchen bag)

Instructions:

Cut a plastic bag into 1" to 2" strips. Cut a ghostly face out of black craft foam. Glue it to the middle of one piece of white craft foam. Turn foam face upside down and glue strips of plastic bag all along the bottom edge of both pieces of foam.

Staple or fasten sides of foam together to make into the ghost head. Punch a hole in each side. Add a string to hang.