Two Easy Halloween Crafts
If you don’t have a lot of time to spend with your kids making complicated Halloween craft projects but would like to do something for the holiday, not to worry. The Internet is full of free Halloween images that can be used to make easy crafts. As an example, crafts made from free vintage Halloween cards found on the Internet make projects simple, due to the fact that vintage images are versatile and also quite effective when it comes to delivering a Halloween message. You can find a little something for everyone, because vintage Halloween images range from sweet to gory to scary. Vintage images can also be downloaded and used without fear of copyright infringement. That’s a terrific bonus, because you don’t have to worry about using other people’s art illegally.
Doing a fast online search for “vintage Halloween” will net you a huge number of free images from which many fun crafts projects can be made. And, of course, if you don’t like vintage, new Halloween clip art can also be used to produce beautiful projects.
Here are examples of two Halloween projects nearly anyone can make by using free art found online:
Handmade Halloween Cards
When you’ve downloaded the Halloween image you’d like to use, paste it into a Word, PowerPoint or OneNote document. You can make the card virtually whatever size you want using the software’s settings. Place the image on one half of the card, so it can be folded in half after it’s printed. Print the card on sturdy stock, fold it and use a little glitter glue to make it sparkle. You can also make your own envelopes or just get some at the dollar store.
Spooky Halloween Wreath Decoration
Crafting Halloween wreath is simple. Here are the supplies you’ll need to have on-hand:
- 1 plain Styrofoam wreath ring (your choice as far as size)
- Scissors
- Short straight pins
- Ribbon or a metal or plastic door-hanger
- These clip arts or vintage Halloween cards of your choice (between 2 and 4 inches long), printed and cut along the outlines
- This paper (optional)
Download the art you want to use to your hard drive. Then, print enough clipart images so they can be spread around the entire wreath and cut them out with scissors or a craft knife. You can also vary the look by using Halloween scrapbooking paper cut into bat or leaf shapes. Once you’ve cut all the components, position them in a balanced way around the Styrofoam wreath and affix them with the straight pins. You might need to adjust the pieces a bit to find the right arrangement. The straight pins should make it easy to reposition the elements. (Just make sure small children don’t get their hands on the pins!) When your wreath is done, use a door hanger or a ribbon to display it.
I hope you have a great time making these Halloween craft projects and that you have a fun holiday!
