Our finished Halloween bunting looks like this:
I made this Halloween Bunting after being inspired by a package of craft supplies I was sent from Viking.
White paper (for creating templates)
A pencil
Black card
Orange card
Green card
White card
Glue
Scissors
Silver craft pen
Black pen
String
Sellotape/ craft tape
When making it with my 3 year old I did all the cutting out first and then we assembled them one shape at a time. I made one of each style to show her how they could look and she copied.
If I was making the Halloween bunting with my 8 year old I would just make the templates myself and let her trace round them and cut the shapes out.
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How To Make Easy and Fun Halloween Bunting
Materials used to make the Halloween Bunting
White paper (for creating templates)
A pencil
Black card
Orange card
Green card
White card
Glue
Scissors
Silver craft pen
Black pen
String
Sellotape/ craft tape
When making it with my 3 year old I did all the cutting out first and then we assembled them one shape at a time. I made one of each style to show her how they could look and she copied.
If I was making the Halloween bunting with my 8 year old I would just make the templates myself and let her trace round them and cut the shapes out.
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Cut out pieces of card ready to be assembled into Halloween bunting by my preschool aged child |
How to Make Witches Hats for the Halloween Bunting
- Draw and cut out a witches hat shape on paper to use as a template (this means you can keep adjusting the shape until you are happy).
- Draw round the paper template on black card to create as many witches hats as you want.
- Cut out the witches hats.
- Cut out curved thin strips of coloured card (I used green so I could use the same piece of card for pumpkin stalks).
- Cut out small rectangles of white paper or card, fold them in half, cut out a rectangle from the middle, unfold.
- (Child) Glue the coloured strip onto the hat.
- (Child) Glue the buckle on to the middle of the coloured strip.
How to make Spider Webs for the Halloween Bunting
- Draw a spider web on white paper, then cut it out to use as a template.
- Draw round the template on black card and cut out.
- Put a dot in the middle of the spider web.
- Partially complete a demonstration spider web for child to copy.
- Talk child through drawing a line in silver pen from the central dot to each of the points around the edge of the spider web.
- Encourage the child to take a segment at a time to draw small lines between the longer radiating lines.
(This is the hardest one for younger children, but I was really impressed at how well my daughter followed my instructions).
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My daughter copying the spider web I drew one section at a time |
How to Make Paper Pumpkins for the Halloween Bunting
- Draw a pumpkin shape on white paper and cut it out to use as a template.
- Draw a pumpkin stalk shape on white paper and cut it out to use as a template.
- Draw around pumpkin template on orange card and cut them out.
- Draw around the stalk template on green paper and cut them out.
- Use the off cuts of black card from the witches hats and spider webs to cut out small triangles (they don't all need to be the same size).
- Use more off cuts of black card to cut out a semi circle, then cut out 2 triangles from the flat edge and 3 from the curved edge to look like teeth.
- (Child) Put glue on the bottom of the stalk only and attach to top of the pumpkin.
- (Child) Glue on the mouth at the bottom of the pumpkin.
- (Child) Glue on the eyes and nose in the space remaining.
How to Make Ghosts for the Halloween Bunting
- Create ghost shape templates out of white paper.
- Draw around the template on white card and cut out.
- Use more of the black card off cuts to cut out 2 circles and 1 oval for each ghost.
- (Child) glue on the eyes and mouth on to the white cardboard ghost.
How to make Mummies for the Halloween Bunting
(I saved the messiest one until last).- If you have a suitable size gingerbread man cookie cutter it would be perfect to use as a template, otherwise as before draw your template on white paper until you are happy with it and cut it out.
- Use the template to draw and cut out the mummy shapes from black card.
- Cut out lots of varying lengths of string (but none wider than your mummy).
- If you have googly eyes use those, otherwise cut out 2 small white circles of paper/ card and colour a black dot in the middle.
- (Child) Cover the mummy shape in a good layer of glue.
- (Child) Stick on the mummy's eyes.
- (Child) Cover the rest of the mummy (avoiding the eyes) with string.
After a while my daughter ended up putting the string in the glue and then onto the card which ended up with a much more unravelled mummy look.
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It was fun to get lots of glue and make this mummies for the Halloween bunting |
Assembling the Halloween Bunting
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All the completed Halloween themed pieces drying read to make the bunting |
When all the glue is dry (and depending on your child that might take a while) it's time to assemble the bunting.
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Attaching the Halloween shapes to string |
- Lay out the pieces in the order you want to hang them in so you can see what it will look like. When you are happy turn them over.
- Cut a piece of string the length of your laid out shapes with some extra on each end to allow you to tie the bunting up.
- Lay the string in position and tape to the back of each piece near the top.
- Hang up your bunting!
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Why not pin this to make later? |
If you like this then you might like these 5 Halloween Ghost to make with toddlers.
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