Grandmother Wren's Halloween Pages
More Vintage Halloween Handicrafts for Children
(first published in 1938)
More Vintage Halloween Handicrafts for Children
(first published in 1938)
To make the witch's nut cup favor you will need, besides the nut cup, only black paper.
Cut one 6-inch circle for the hat brim. Paste a nut cup on the center of this circle.
Draw a 9-inch semi-circle. If you haven't a compass that can draw a 9-inch circle, find a pan or a lid about that size. Lay it half way on a sheet of paper and draw half a circle. Form it into a cone which is to become the steep hat crown. Lap the two straight edges well over each other. They should come within two inches of going around twice.
Paste them in place.
Cut one 6-inch circle for the hat brim. Paste a nut cup on the center of this circle.
Draw a 9-inch semi-circle. If you haven't a compass that can draw a 9-inch circle, find a pan or a lid about that size. Lay it half way on a sheet of paper and draw half a circle. Form it into a cone which is to become the steep hat crown. Lap the two straight edges well over each other. They should come within two inches of going around twice.
Paste them in place.
When you set this hat crown over the nut cup, all a person sees is a witch's hat.
We used a nut cup that measured just two inches across the top. In using larger cups, you would have to make the cone larger so it would rest on the black hat brim.
A number of these hats would make the nicest kind of party favors.
The cutest little witch you ever saw can be made from a paper cone and a marshmallow. You also need the toothpick for the witch's neck. And you need black tissue or crepe paper for her dress. A bit of plain black paper will be required for her hat and a pipe cleaner for arms.
The witch's eyes are mere touches with a piece of warmed chocolate. The body is a black semi-circle of paper, the size being 3x6. When made into a cone (pinned or pasted) it measures about 1 3/4 inches across the bottom.
There are often several ways in which one can make such things, but here is the way we did it:
We cut a piece of black tissue paper for the dress. Its size was about 10 inches wide and 5 inches high. A little above the center we laid a pipe cleaner around which we gathered the paper.
Then we bent the pipe cleaner into a small circle, crossing the ends to make the witch's arms. We set this around the top of the cone. Next we stuck a toothpick into the marshmallow head and slipped the toothpick down into the top of the cone.
Last of all we made the hat. The crown was a paper cone. The size of this piece of paper was 3 inches wide and 2 1/2 inches high.
The brim is a 3-inch circle. We cut a hole in it 1 1/2 inches across. This was done to save pasting. For then all we had to do was to put the cone on the witch's head, then slip the brim down over it.
Last, the witch's broom. The broom was a mere wisp of white tissue paper, fringed. One end was twisted into a sort of handle. It was secured to the arm with a drop of household or airplane cement.
We used a nut cup that measured just two inches across the top. In using larger cups, you would have to make the cone larger so it would rest on the black hat brim.
A number of these hats would make the nicest kind of party favors.
The cutest little witch you ever saw can be made from a paper cone and a marshmallow. You also need the toothpick for the witch's neck. And you need black tissue or crepe paper for her dress. A bit of plain black paper will be required for her hat and a pipe cleaner for arms.
The witch's eyes are mere touches with a piece of warmed chocolate. The body is a black semi-circle of paper, the size being 3x6. When made into a cone (pinned or pasted) it measures about 1 3/4 inches across the bottom.
There are often several ways in which one can make such things, but here is the way we did it:
We cut a piece of black tissue paper for the dress. Its size was about 10 inches wide and 5 inches high. A little above the center we laid a pipe cleaner around which we gathered the paper.
Then we bent the pipe cleaner into a small circle, crossing the ends to make the witch's arms. We set this around the top of the cone. Next we stuck a toothpick into the marshmallow head and slipped the toothpick down into the top of the cone.
Last of all we made the hat. The crown was a paper cone. The size of this piece of paper was 3 inches wide and 2 1/2 inches high.
The brim is a 3-inch circle. We cut a hole in it 1 1/2 inches across. This was done to save pasting. For then all we had to do was to put the cone on the witch's head, then slip the brim down over it.
Last, the witch's broom. The broom was a mere wisp of white tissue paper, fringed. One end was twisted into a sort of handle. It was secured to the arm with a drop of household or airplane cement.
Hallowe'en Lanterns can be made at home in many ways. Any fairly large cardboard box with a cover will make a lantern, just so the box isn't too flimsy.
The box lantern looks much nicer if colored in some way. A coat of orange poster paint will cover up any lettering. Or cover the box with plain colored paper, such as construction paper, either orange or black. Cut holes for eyes, nose and mouth. A knife is usually more handy for the purpose than scissors. Pasting a piece of yellow tissue paper behind the face openings gives a glowing effect when the lantern is lighted, which is what you want.
The owl lantern is only a big paper bag. Cut-out ears and wings are pasted on. The feet are drawn on the lower part of the bag and the rest is cut away. The feet are then bent forward.
The owl lantern needs no coloring, but you can draw features on with crayon. Feathers too, if you like.
Now for a word of caution. If you carry your lantern on the street, use a flashlight for illumination, never candles.
Either of these lanterns will stand in your front window and shine beautifully in honor of the Hallowe'en holiday.
The black cat with the humped-up back is to be used for almost any kind of decoration. Cut out one like it from black paper and paste it on a 24-inch paper band. Fit it to your head and paste the ends. Put it on and you'll be Queen of Hallowe'en.
If you make a tracing from our page, you can then cut out a whole family of black cats. Paste them on stand-up place-cards or paper napkins, on party hats or on the covers of invitations.
The box lantern looks much nicer if colored in some way. A coat of orange poster paint will cover up any lettering. Or cover the box with plain colored paper, such as construction paper, either orange or black. Cut holes for eyes, nose and mouth. A knife is usually more handy for the purpose than scissors. Pasting a piece of yellow tissue paper behind the face openings gives a glowing effect when the lantern is lighted, which is what you want.
The owl lantern is only a big paper bag. Cut-out ears and wings are pasted on. The feet are drawn on the lower part of the bag and the rest is cut away. The feet are then bent forward.
The owl lantern needs no coloring, but you can draw features on with crayon. Feathers too, if you like.
Now for a word of caution. If you carry your lantern on the street, use a flashlight for illumination, never candles.
Either of these lanterns will stand in your front window and shine beautifully in honor of the Hallowe'en holiday.
The black cat with the humped-up back is to be used for almost any kind of decoration. Cut out one like it from black paper and paste it on a 24-inch paper band. Fit it to your head and paste the ends. Put it on and you'll be Queen of Hallowe'en.
If you make a tracing from our page, you can then cut out a whole family of black cats. Paste them on stand-up place-cards or paper napkins, on party hats or on the covers of invitations.
The Bashful Pumpkin peeps out of the wheelbarrow so you can see his wide grin. Then, if you like, he hides his head completely.
It's all done with paper and one tiny paper fastener. Construction paper is handy to use, but plain white paper may be colored so it serves very well.
The body of the wheelbarrow is one piece of blue paper. The stand is of the same color and is pasted on. The wheel is a circle cut from green paper with a smaller white circle pasted on. A milk bottle cap makes a good wheel, too.
The handle is red and of course the little pumpkin is orange color with black eyes, nose, and mouth.
You're going to enjoy making the Peekaboo Pumpkin, and he is pleasant to look at when he's finished. The work is easy and it doesn't take long.
After you've finished one and see how nice it is, don't be surprised if you find yourself making another to send to somebody you like.
Why not make several, trying out a different color scheme each time? We have described the colors of the one we made. If we were to make another, we would certainly try other color combinations to see how they would look.
Peekaboo Pumpkins make jolly Hallowe'en place-cards.
Have A Jolly Hallowe'en!
It's all done with paper and one tiny paper fastener. Construction paper is handy to use, but plain white paper may be colored so it serves very well.
The body of the wheelbarrow is one piece of blue paper. The stand is of the same color and is pasted on. The wheel is a circle cut from green paper with a smaller white circle pasted on. A milk bottle cap makes a good wheel, too.
The handle is red and of course the little pumpkin is orange color with black eyes, nose, and mouth.
You're going to enjoy making the Peekaboo Pumpkin, and he is pleasant to look at when he's finished. The work is easy and it doesn't take long.
After you've finished one and see how nice it is, don't be surprised if you find yourself making another to send to somebody you like.
Why not make several, trying out a different color scheme each time? We have described the colors of the one we made. If we were to make another, we would certainly try other color combinations to see how they would look.
Peekaboo Pumpkins make jolly Hallowe'en place-cards.
Have A Jolly Hallowe'en!