toil and trouble

Even though we're a crazy, homeschool family, we still celebrate Halloween...a little bit.

I'm not like watching Chuckie to get in the mood, or teaching my kids witchcraft,

or hanging Halloween lights outside....

ok, but I do have a really cute witch hat and broom at my front door.

But that's cute, right?

I love the dress up part of Halloween...the fun of it.

I don't like all the spooky, blood stuff

but

when I found an idea in an old art book from the library for witch collages,

I knew we had to try it!



noah's witch



To do this project, rummage through your sewing cabinet and find whatever looks like it could be witchy.

Also, you need black felt and green and black paper and sticks for the broom.  Oh, and yellow felt.

If I was computer saavy enough to share my templates, I so would.  But, unfortunately I'm not that saavy.

So, here's what I cut out with the black felt.

I basically just free handed it.

But you can cut out a stencil with paper first if you want to.

With the green paper, cut out a head and hands.

I used green knit fabric for the stockings.

Then, let your kids go for it!!  The boys were very particular about

what ribbon went where and the colors in her hair.

I had some yellow and gold buttons and they stuck those on with hot glue.
(well, I did I guess)

I had some googly eyes on hand, so we used them for her eye.

If you don't have googly eyes, just use paper.

Don't forget to hang a felt moon in the sky for her to fly over :)

jack's witch

Happy Halloween!!