Halloween Paper Chain

Remember making construction-paper paper chains when you were little? Just me?? Well, here's the grown-up version that can be used for any holiday or party or just for fun.

Here's all you need:

pretty scrapbooking paper (mine was 60 cents per sheet)

scissors

ruler

hot glue gun (trust me, you do NOT want to use tape)

First:

Turn your paper so the back is facing up. Use your ruler to trace 1 inch sections so that each chain is the same width.

 

Second:

Cut on the lines. Then cut those strips in half. You should have strips that are 6 inches long when you're done.

Third:

Make a full circle with one strip and glue it together.

Then slide another strip through it, and glue in a circle around the first one...

Then keep on doing this until you run out of paper, or get tired of gluing ( I stopped because of the second reason).

Last-- Hang it up! Mine will be moved to hang by the windows.
>>>>Another option...make your kids do it!

Kid Craft! Paper Pumpkins

My girls got bored the other day so we made these ridiculously easy paper pumpkins. You can use fancier paper and make them for adults, but even the 5 year old did this with little supervision! (also I took the photos on my phone, so ignore the grainy-ness)

Cost: FREE (or $2 if you don't have any paper)

Difficulty: it's for children...

You Need:

paper, scissors, and a glue stick


First, cut your paper into 3 strips, and lay them out in a star shape like so, and glue them down:

 Then... Take opposite sides, pull them up and glue them together, like this:

   Then...do it with the other pieces until you have a ball shape

                                           

Next, make your stem with a tiny strip of green paper. I curled mine around a pencil first. The girls did straight ones. 

  And here's the proof that kids can do this::

 

This is so easy, how could you NOT do it? The pumpkins make nice place setting cards too!