Category: Fall Crafts

Make some creepy-cute spider clips to complete your little one’s Halloween attire. Add flowers in a rainbow of colors for even more fun!

Difficulty level: Beginner
Time required: 1 hour
Age range: 8+

Things you’ll need:
Ribbon
Felt
Hair clips
Spider buttons
Hot glue
Hot glue gun
Scissors

Things to do:
1. Gather your supplies and cut one flower shape from felt for each clip you would like to make.

2. Cut a strip of ribbon a couple inches long (the length should be 3-4 times the length of your hairlip. This doesn’t have to be exact, you will have a chance to trim it at the end) and sandwich one end of the ribbon between the prongs of the clip.

3. Apply a line of hot glue to the top of the clip and fold the ribbon over the glue, pressing it in place. Continue gluing and folding the ribbon the rest of the way around the clip.

4. Apply a dab of glue to the back of the spider button and press the spider button firmly in the center of the felt flower.

5. Apply a dab of glue to the end of the ribbon-covered clip.

6. Press the flower/spider to the end of the clip and hold firmly in place until the glue hardens.

Make a quick pumpkin decoration for your door. Customize the face any way you want for tons of Halloween fun!

Difficulty level: Beginner
Time required: 1 hour
Age range: 5+

Things you’ll need:
Orange popsicle sticks
Black craft foam
Green pipe cleaner
Hot glue
Hot glue gun

Things to do:
1. Line up 11 popsicle sticks side by side. The width of the popsicle sticks should be the same as the length of one popsicle stick.

2. Apply a line of glue to another popsicle stick.

3. Place the popsicle stick along the top of the side by side popsicle sticks. Repeat with a second popsicle stick along the bottom side.

4. Apply a dab of glue toward the upper left corner.

5. Stick one end of the green pipe cleaner in the glue and hold in place until the glue dries. Repeat on the other side and turn the whole thing over.


6. Cut a jack o lantern face from the black craft foam.

7. Glue the face pieces on to the front of the popsicle sticks.