Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – marvellous monsters. Not just fun to create, two of these projects are games that will entertain the kids way beyond finishing the crafts. The other will make a wonderful addition to your Halloween decorations and is a great way to encourage creative thinking.
Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – a shadow puppet theatre to celebrate Halloween. The Halloween tradition began with an ancient end of summer Celtic festival when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts. The festival began to grow in popularity throughout Europe and eventually, the celebration spread to America. Though
It’s pretty terrifying to learn how much people are prepared to spend on Halloween. From spooky sweets and horrifying health bars to scary spider decorations and magnificent monsters, it was estimated the USA national spend on the spooktacular event topped two billion dollars last year. Australia is fast catching up too, with a
What is it about hands that is so creepy? These amazing body parts are the tools that help us do basic tasks – such as eat, create things, communicate, express ourselves and defend ourselves. The caress of a hand can make us feel loved, safe and put us in ecstasy. That same hand
Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – spooky art for Halloween. This is actually a collage and a great project to teach kids how to achieve balance in an artwork. I cheated when I did this project with my art students, many of whom do not have the fine motor skills for
Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – easy to make mummies and monsters for Halloween. These fun crafts are the perfect way to help your little ones get into the spirit of Halloween. The mummies are so easy even the three-year-old Goddess enjoyed the fun. Who doesn’t like making scary monster faces? This
Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – making apple head monsters for Halloween. If you want to create this craft you will need to start really soon to make it in time for Halloween, as the apples take several weeks to dry. Other than that, it’s a simple craft that doesn’t require any
Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – making a Mandrake. Mandrakes are Mediterranean plants of the nightshade family. They were made famous in the Harry Potter movies because their forked, fleshy roots resemble the human form. Formerly used in medicine and magic, these remarkable plants are said to shriek when lifted from
Halloween ghosts, bats and monsters to make Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – celebrating Halloween. What is it about Halloween that gets our imagination so excited? Is it because Halloween is the one occasion it’s considered really cool to show off your creativity? Is it because we like to be scared? Some
HALLOWEEN CRAFT – HOW TO MAKE A CREEPY, SPOOKY, HAUNTED HOUSE Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – this time for a Halloween haunted house. It’s going to be creepy, it’s going to be spooky, but most of all fun and a little bit kooky. My favourite crafts to do with kids are
