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Free and easy toddler Halloween crafts

Posted on 26. Oct, 2008 by Mommy Hobby in Halloween, Hobbies & Crafts, Holiday Crafts

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A lot of people think that you can’t teach your toddler how to craft because they are so young, but there are all sorts of free and easy toddler Halloween crafts that you and your little one can do together.  You will be teaching your child about all sorts of things when you take the time to craft together.  Plus, you are spending time together which is irreplaceable when it comes to your child’s well-being.  We were able to find all kinds of free and easy toddler Halloween crafts.  Here are a couple you may want to try.

You can make a cute bat from your child’s handprint for a fun and cute keepsake.  First, get a paper plate and pour in washable black craft paint.  Put your child’s hand in the paint making sure to fully cover the whole hand.  On a piece of construction paper or another paper plate, press your child’s hand onto one side with fingers splayed.  Turn the paper around, re-coat the child’s hand and press the hand to the paper again with the heels of the hand matching up.  Use white paint to make eyes or buy some googly eyes and glue down.  Punch a hole in the top and put a string through to hang.

Finally, you can make cute Halloween ornaments from fun foam – our favorite craft supply that we feel everyone should have on hand!  Get a few pieces of fun foam in typical Halloween colors – orange, black, white, and green.  Draw circles and ovals onto the fun foam and let your toddler practice his or her cutting skills cutting out the shapes with safety scissors, of course!  While he or she is doing that, you can cut out shapes from the rest of the fun foam.  You can get patterns online for scary cats, witches, ghosts, bats, and much more.  Cut out several different ones and then let your toddler glue the figures onto the shapes.  Punch a hole in the top and put a string through so you can hang your toddler’s Halloween ornaments all over the house!

Free and easy toddler Halloween crafts can be found in many places on the Internet.  There are many web sites dedicated to crafts that are easy for children of all ages, so you will have a lot of different and fun projects to choose from.  Remember when you are looking for free and easy toddler Halloween crafts for you and your child to make that the important thing is spending time with your child – that is what counts in the long run!

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