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  • Halloween Fun with 'Monster Magic'
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    Halloween Fun with ‘Monster Magic’

    Halloween is one of my favorite holidays of the year. My children and I have been planning our Halloween costumes for the past few weeks. As soon as September rolled around, I also put up my fall and Halloween decorations around the house. When recently offered the chance to review Monster Magic from La ZOO […] More

  • Frankenstein's Monster Halloween Toilet Paper Roll Craft
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    Frankenstein’s Monster Halloween Toilet Paper Roll Craft

    Frankenstein’s monster is an 8-foot-tall, hideously ugly monster created by mad scientist Victor Frankenstein in the Gothic novel Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley. Monster crafts make for a perfect Halloween activity! Toilet paper tubes also make craft great materials. Help celebrate the holiday with your young child by making a simple and non-spooky Frankenstein’s monster […] More

  • Pompom Love Monsters Craft
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    Pompom Love Monsters Craft

    As I have said time and time again, I love making crafts with my children for each holiday throughout the year. Because my daughter is super excited about her burgeoning skills with scissors, I have been focusing on crafts that allow her to cut. For a recent Valentine’s Day craft, she and I made some […] More

  • Frankenstein's Monster Footprint Craft
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    Frankenstein’s Monster Footprint Craft

    My kiddos and I love making crafts together for the holidays, especially for Halloween. As a fun and non-scary way to prepare for the upcoming holiday, I helped my daughter and son make Frankenstein’s monster footprint crafts. My kids love playing in the paint and then the sink, and I love locking a small piece […] More

  • Paint Chip Pumpkin, Candy Corn, Witch, and Monster Crafts
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    Paint Chip Pumpkin, Candy Corn, Witch, and Monster Crafts

    I love making crafts with my kids, especially crafts for our favorite holidays like Halloween. Last year during our homeschool preschool lessons on shapes, my daughter and I made some simple but festival Halloween pumpkins, candy corn, witches, and monsters using paint chips and construction paper. Pumpkins Materials Orange paint chips Black construction paper Glue […] More

  • Halloween Monster Toilet Paper Roll Craft
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    Halloween Monster Toilet Paper Roll Craft

    Help your little crafter celebrate the fall season and Halloween holiday by making a simple and non-scary Halloween monster toilet paper roll craft. Materials Toilet paper rolls Nontoxic paint Paintbrush Scrap cardboard Pipe cleaners Beads Glue Instructions Fold in the tops of the toilet paper rolls. Poke a hole on each side of the toilet […] More

  • Halloween Pumpkin, Monster, and Ghost Egg Carton Craft
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    Halloween Pumpkin, Monster, and Ghost Egg Carton Craft

    Pumpkins, monsters, and ghosts scream Halloween! Help your young crafter celebrate the holiday with a fun Halloween pumpkin, monster, and ghost egg carton craft. Materials Cardboard egg carton Scissors Orange, white, green, and black paint Paintbrush Scrap cardboard Glue Instructions Cut apart the egg carton cups. Paint two cups each orange, white, and green. Paint […] More