by Marie on October 12, 2009
Today I had the chance to showcase five Spooktacular crafts from the Make and Takes files for Halloween on a local Utah morning show, KSL Studio 5. Check out these fun crafts you can do with your kids at home or at school.
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by Marie on October 8, 2009

This Halloween Bat card comes alive with tissue paper wings. He’s making his way to your house to give all a good SCARE!
Supplies for 3D Bat Card:
cardstock
paper cutter
black tissue paper – a 3×12 inch piece
black art paper
white crayon
letter stickers
Fold your cardstock piece in half to form a card. Then decide if you want to [...]
by Marie on October 5, 2009

Halloween is getting closer and we’re prepping the house for some spooky scares! These green blobs in a bottle will fit right in, as we craft up some scary Halloween decorations this year.
I found this creepy craft in the Halloween craft book called, Make Yourself a Monster by Kathy Ross. There’s tons of fun monsterish [...]
by Marie on October 3, 2009

Fall time is my favorite, I love pumpkins. Remember this fun Apple Yarn Craft? Well, we made some into cute little pumpkins too. Here are a few more Pumpkin crafts, getting us excited for Fall.
Fall Leaf & Pumpkin Garland by Root and Wings Co
Paper Strip Jack-o-Lanterns by Let’s Explore
Beaded Pumpkins by Blissful Kids
3D Pumpkin Card [...]
by Marie on September 7, 2009

I’m happy to announce my kid crafty MONSTER MANIA eBook is here! I’ve been crafting up a “Monstrous” storm finishing up this project. It’s finally here, ready to buy and download now!
Click here for more details and to purchase a copy of this eBook for your family today. Thanks for supporting Make and Takes!
by Marie on October 23, 2008

Alpha Mom, a great site for moms, has just started a new holiday column featured on Thursdays called, Once Upon a Holiday. Fun ideas for every holiday will be shared and I’m lucky enough to add my contribution once a month on Alpha Mom. Today, I’ve taken a simple witch hat and added a little [...]
by Marie on October 21, 2008

These Mini Witch Brooms, a type of yarn Pom Pom, are the perfect size for Barbie or Spiderman. Whether your kids use them for their toys to take flight or you add them as a decoration to your own little witch, they’re easy and fun to make.
Supplies for Witch Broom:
Yarn – brown or yellow
Pipe [...]
by Marie on October 9, 2008

I’ve taken this fun idea from Goody-Goody for fabric wrapped letters, and turned it into a Halloween decoration. I cut strips of black and orange fabric and using hot glue, wrapped it around wire. I’m having so much fun with these letters, I plan on making some for every holiday.
by Marie on October 7, 2008

We can’t get enough of spider crafts at our house. The kids love playing with the yarn and wrapping it around everything. (I’ve even have another Spider Web idea coming next week.) These spider webs are easy for the kids to lace around and we love those plastic spider rings, perfect for spooky crafts.
Supplies for [...]
by Marie on October 7, 2008

We’re getting stuck on these fun Sticky Spider Webs. As we throw our flies at the web, we try to see if they’ll get caught or if they can get out and fly away.
Supplies for Sticky Webs:
Glue Dots – you could use glue dot strips or double sided tape
dark paper – preferably cardstock
white crayon
flies – [...]