X-ray hands

Welcome to Day 5 and the last day of the Hoosier Horror Blog Hop! This is a craft that I spotted on Pinterest and just knew I had to try it! This one comes to use from Inspired Montessori and Arts.

Supplies needed:
Black construction paper
Elmer's glue
white chalk
Q-tips

I had each child trace their own hand with the white chalk on the black paper. I then showed them how to draw a line with the glue and lay the q-tips on top of it, to make it look like the bones inside our hands. They really liked this! I did have to cut a few with the kitchen shears, but L discovered that if he bent the q-tip twice, they snapped right where he needed it to be. These look nice and creepy for our Halloween display, and they were really easy!

Tracing hands

The kids were really excited that these really did look like bones in the hands!

Fall tree craft take 2

This is another pinterest craft that I found months ago. I just couldn't wait to do this. I plan on using this method for making a tree for each season and then hang them all up together. This was super easy.
Supplies needed:
paper
brown paint
red paint
yellow paint
orange paint
q-tips
small paint brush
paper plate

I squeezed the paint onto a paper plate for each child. You don't need much paint, and little puddle will do. I used the small paint brush and showed the kids how to paint the trunk and some small branches on the paper. (I did cover the coffee table with newspaper to protect it) We then used 1 q-tip per color. I showed them how to dip it in the paint, and then dab it on the paper. I did draw a shape around the tree and branches to give them a guide on where to put the spots. We even added a few falling off the tree. Both the kids and I had fun doing this, and like I said, I plan on doing this for each season. I figure for winter, use a blue paper and white paint for snow, spring use pink paint for blossoms, and for summer green paint for leaves.

All 3 trees

 L's tree

 D's tree

 My fall tree. Very happy with how it turned out!