Halloween High JinxWhether you go door-to-door in your neighborhood, have a huge party at a home nearby, or celebrate this time of year at a church “Trunk or Treat,” Halloween is a wonderful way to have some serious fun as a family. Here are our product picks to make this increasingly popular holiday a little more festive.
Trick or Treat BucketsEvery child would love a personalized trick or treat bucket—especially one with explicit instructions on the label telling mom and dad to keep their hands off the candy! This one by Lynda Angelastro, template 68987 “Princess & Dracula Treat Bucket” is our latest in fun Halloween offerings. It makes two different buckets. Change out the child’s name by simply replacing the existing type. Instructions are also included for changing the child’s Halloween costume or ethnicity using the “Spooktacular Evening” art collection.
Waiting PatientlyHalloween gets bigger every year, so it’s not surprising that it’s hard for kids to wait for the big day. Use template 68764, “Halloween Countdown Calendar” by Diane Willmott, to help your kids get through the month. It’s made from two scrapbook pages. Cut out the large black circle on the left (page one). You'll be removing the corner decorations in the process, but that's OK. They're there just to show you what the assembled project will look like. On this same page, punch or cut out the orange circle on the left hand side just below the word “Days” as indicated. Punch or poke a small hole through center dot on each page and then attach the black circle to the uncut scrap page with a grommet or brad. With the number 31 showing to start, rotate the black page every day to advance the numbers down to 1. Glue light weight magnet strips to the back of page two and attach to fridge.
Treats for TrickstersUse Sandra Dovre’s template “Halloween Treat Cards,” template 39719, to make treats extra special this year. They’re made from a deck of playing cards with two holes punched in the side to allow a sucker to be inserted. (A tiny bit of tape on the other side can hold the sucker securely in place.) They come in three different designs and can be personalized to add a name under the “Happy Halloween” on the back of each card. For a totally coordinated Halloween, check out the Template Gallery for other matching projects from Sandra. There are greeting cards “Boo to You” 38865, “Eat, Drink and Be Scary” 38869, “Bugs and Hisses to You” 38867, and table décor “Happy Halloween Decorations” 39756 (also playing cards) in the same designs.
Trick or Treat Bell CoversEver wish you could disable the doorbell on Halloween, so at least the kids had to yell “Trick or Treat” to get their candy? Well we came up with the solution. Hang these festive covers over the doorbell to remind treaters what it’s all about! “Halloween Hanger One” 68060, “Halloween Hanger Two” 68065, “Halloween Hanger Three” 68069, are all inexpensive 4 x 8 Photo Cards by Lynda Angelastro. Personalize them with your family name and tape them on the door jamb covering the bell.
Halloween CanvasWe like to hang this name canvas in the front window facing the street on Halloween night. We fasten two cup hooks in the wooden part of the canvas and then use a couple of lengths of wire with hooks at each end or small bungee cords to hang the canvas from the curtain rod for the evening. It’s a favorite from last year from Sandra Dovre. It’s a 20 x 8 canvas, template 62266, and it’s called “Spooktacular Halloween.” It’s especially fun with the family name which is made from a bones alphabet that comes with the “Spooktacular Evening” collection in Studio.
Templates GaloreIf ghosts and spider webs are your family’s idea of fun, you’ll want to be sure to make a project or two for Halloween. With well over 100 innovative and fun Halloween ideas to play with, you're sure to find something to make your family festivities complete.
