Halloween has started to sneak up on us and since Dax-man is starting to not only understand the holidays but also enjoy them we have been doing some fun crafts. Wednesday we made some awesome candy corn magnets for the fridge and yesterday (while little Fi was napping) Dax-man and I make some ghoulish ghosts for the front yard from some broken down solar lights.
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| We started by rounding up all the solar lights we could find. Sadly these little guys have seen better days. |
Then I cut up an old white sheet in to 18" x 18" squares. I'm sure you could use white hankerchief's as well but I already had the sheet in hand.
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| Next we draped the square over the top of the solar light evenly. |
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| This way they can still hang on the shepherd's hook. |
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| I cut a small hole to let the ring for the light slip through the square. |
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| The we gathered the square around the bottom of the light. and tied it with some string. |
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| Next Dax helped me draw on the ghost faces! |
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| He was super excited when we finished. |
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| Finally we put them back on the shepherds hooks! |
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| Turned out pretty ghoulish if you ask me!! |
It was so fun making these with Dax-man! He got more and more excited everytime we finished one and calls the little ghosts his buddy-friends. This craft was a little out of his league but he was able to "help" by placing his little hands on top of mine while I made the cuts and drew on the eyes. It was also a great lesson for learing to tie things... like shoes. I love making crafts with my little man!
These can also be done on regular solar lights that just push in the ground. Just skip the step where I cut a hole for the ring. Happy Halloween and stop pinning and start doing!
xoxo
Sarah
