Puffy pom poms, popsicle sticks, yarn, and ribbon are some of the craftiest items during the holidays. Getting handmade crafts from your little ones is a priceless holiday tradition and here are a few that you can make with them out of inexpensive paper plates!
Arched Scaredy-Cat
This iconic Halloween image will be always be a welcome one! Some black paint and a few paper cutouts or some pompoms and googly eyes and you have an cat arched in fright! Here is a great set of instructions available on Crafts by Amanda.
Cute Candy Corn Bunting Decorations
Candy corn is not everyone’s favorite Halloween treat but it certainly can make for cute décor! Hand out some markers or paint to the little ones – depending on how messy you want to get! – and get that trendy ombre going! Cut into triangles for some adorable candy corn and tape or glue to yarn or your favorite ribbon to hang! Here is a great how-to and you don’t even need glue – super kid-friendly!
Candy corn is great inspiration for many crafts – Halloween to Thanksgiving.
Take it to the next level with this tutorial on Modern Handcraft and create some reusable cloth ones for years of seasonal decorating!
Add Wings to Any Costume!
An angel? A fairy? Insect or imaginary creature? Paper plate wings have you covered to add that extra ounce of creativity to your costume on the cheap!
You can follow this basic tutorial to get some quick and easy wings or go that extra mile and make them extraordinary. Here are some different construction ideas you can follow to give your wings that additional edge!
Bring Dracula and his Flapping Friends!
Add some bite to your Halloween decorations with these cute bats by Crafty Journal. Paint a couple plates glossy black, add some eyes and fangs to one and cut the other into a nice pair of pointy wings and you have yourself a bat! You can go scary and add some gore to the fangs or you can go with some googly eyes and a funny face – these bats can fit whatever party you are throwing this October!
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