QUOTE-
There's only one pretty child in the world and every mother has it. -American Proverb
COSTUMES-
Pizza- Cut out 2 circles from a large cardboard box and make it as big as you can. Decorate one circle as a pizza. Leave the other piece plain to be the crust. Punch 2 holes along 1 edge of each of the cardboard circles the same distance apart. Thread some thin elastic through the holes to attach the 2 cardboard circles together. Leave a big enough opening between the 2 pieces so you can slip the pizza over child's head. The elastic should rest on child's shoulders. Tie a knot in the elastic to secure.
Old Man or Old Woman- Find old fashioned looking clothing. Use glasses, large purse, big beaded jewelry, a cane, and baby powder in hair to make it look gray. Walk slow and stooped over. (Please, no angry emails if this offends you.)
Princess- Make a tiara out of pipe cleaner and beads and wear a fancy dress.
Pumpkin- Start with an orange sweatsuit. Make a face on suit with black fabric paint. Make a hat by painting a toilet paper roll brown and add a few green felt or construction paper leaves. Punch 2 holes across from each other on 1 edge of toilet paper roll. Cut a piece of elastic that will be long enough to tie in 1 of the holes you punched. Wrap around chin snugly, then tie into the other hole you punched. Tie securely.
CRAFTS-
Footprint Ghosts- Paint child's foot white and print it on black construction paper. Dry. Add face.
Masks- Buy plastic half-face masks and give to each child. Decorate with feathers, stickers, or gems.
Halloween Votive- Soak labels off baby food jars. Each kid cuts orange or black tissue paper and glues it onto the jar with a paint brush. With a permanent marker, add child's name and date to the bottom. Add a votive.
Mini Jack O' Lanterns- You'll need mini pumpkins, glue, buttons, yarn, cotton balls, black paper witch hat: Kids glue items onto the pumpkins to make a witch pumpkin or anything of their own design.
Pumpkin Patch- Shake cotton balls and dry orange tempera paint in ziplock bag. Glue green yarn (vines) and orange cotton balls (pumpkins) to brown construction paper.
Witch Face- Cut out the center of a paper plate. Glue yarn on both sides of the plate. Glue a black paper hat on top. Glue a yellow paper buckle on hat. Punch a hole on both sides of the plate. Tie string through holes. Tie mask on child.
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