Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. Since it’s on the last day of October, we like to decorate and celebrate all month long. To help in this process, we’re counting down the days until Halloween. We made a classic paper chain counter, but turned it into a paper chain pumpkin man.
Supplies for Paper Chain Counter:
- art paper – cut into 30 strips, and extra for pumpkin face
- scissors
- tape
- glue stick
Cut your paper into strips. I just used construction paper from Walmart. I don’t suggest using cardstock paper, it’s a little more difficult to curl and tape the paper. Then form a circle with one strip and tape it closed. Loop another one through and tape, making them chain together.
Now decorate a pumpkin face for the main body of the counter using your paper, scissors, and glue stick. Then I stapled the arms and legs onto the paper pumpkin. You could tape or glue these on, but we need them to last for a whole month and staples are a little more durable.
Display your cute pumpkin paper chain somewhere visible for the kids (I used packing tape to tape him up on the door, it’s kind of heavy with all the chains). Then on the first day of October, they get to tear off ONE chain, and so on until all you have is the pumpkin face on Halloween.
Your Halloween paper chain could be made into a ghost of white paper chains, witch’s hair with green paper chains, or even a cute garland paper chain under the mantel. Either way, it’s fun for the kids to watch as they get closer to the day of dressing-up and eating candy!
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So cute. Going to do that with my 5 year old this afternoon.
I love that idea Marie…looks like an easy enough craft I can do with Ben! It was fun to see you the other night!
Such a cute idea. My kids will love it
Marie, you are a GENIUS, i tell ya!
Great idea!! I am so stealing it!
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Oh that is so stinkin cute!
Oh my goodness!! love this idea. We’ll have to make one next week, when we don’t have so much going on. Cute idea!!
Love your site! Love this craft! The kids and I made it yesterday afternoon. We love Halloween and we’re excited to now be counting down.
I used to do this as a kid for Xmas…never thought to do it for Halloween.
How cool!
Will do next year when my 2 yr old has a better understanding.
Great site by the way.
I totally just bookmarked it!
I am going to do this with my 3 year old! I love the idea!
We made this a couple of days ago and my girls (4 and 20 months) LOVE it! I think we will make one for Thanksgiving too but attach them to a turkey. Such a fun idea!!!
This is so cute! For Christmas this year we’re making a countdown chain with activities written on each one – I think it will be fun to count down the days, and it will help keep us doing fun things and making memories as Christmas approaches. I’ll be posting about it next week.
Love all your wonderful ideas!
Stpeh
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