Craft Ideas for November 2011: November Kids Crafts, Ghostly Halloween crafts, copy cat crafts

Winter Wreath – November Kids Craft Club

November Kids Crafts Fall Crafts Winter Wreath The November crafts from the  Kids Craft Club are brought to you by the colours brown, orange,  and yellow!!   If you’re not already in the club, subscribe to receive this craft package.

Winter weather is setting in but we’re not quite ready to say goodbye to fall.  Everything is changing from green to brown outside, but we can take advantage of the gorgeous fall colours by using them in our crafts!

 

 Use this month’s craft supplies to make a wreath, create a collage creature, or make a funny-faced person.   Everything you need for craft time is inside your Kids Craft Club envelope!

Subscribe by October 23rd to receive this craft package at the beginning of November.


Kids Craft Club Photo Gallery!

We’re starting a photo gallery of the crafts your kids make with the Kids Craft Club!  If your child is proud of his or her work and wants to show it off, send us a picture!  We’ll add it to our gallery and you’ll be entered to win more great craft supplies.  Simply send a picture with your child’s first name and age to Craft Caravan, subject line “Kids Craft Club Gallery”  This month’s winner is 3 1/2 year old Abby.  Look for your Halloween Bats in the mail Abby!

Abby with her Pumpkin Craft

Five Minute Fun – Ghostly Halloween Crafts

Handprint Ghosts Two simple ideas for Halloween Ghost Crafts.

Handprint Ghosts  All you need is white paper, a pencil, scissors, and a hole punch.  Trace hands or feet, drawing straight across from one fingertip to the next.  Cut hand or foot prints out, hole punch eyes and mouth, and tape to your window or wall.  Great for a whole group of kids!

Tassle Ghosts  Learn how to make a tassle with your kids here.  Use fuzzy white yarn or a strip of cotton sheeting.  Glue eyes to your ghost using felt or black paper.

Tassle Ghost Craft

Copy Cat Crafts – Ladybug Paper Weight

painted or decoupaged ladybug craft I came across a very cute ladybug paper weight recently, at a local home decor store.  I couldn’t take the little lady home with me, but she became inspiration for a craft project with the kids.  Read what we did to make our own ladybugs

Win Crafts – 3 months Kids Craft Club & Christmas Cards

Win a Gift of Crafts Congratulations to Laurie, who won this month’s craft kit draw from our homepage!   We’ll be contacting Laurie by email to get shipping information for your card making kit.

Want to win crafts?  KidsAroundCanada is running a contest right now, with prizes from Craft Caravan.  Win a three month Kids Craft Club membership and a Christmas card making kitEnter the contest!

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October Crafts, Halloween Crafts, Nature Crafts, Sensory Activities

Mystery Mask – October Kids Craft Club

Halloween theme, pumpkin craft, mask craft The October crafts from the  Kids Craft Club are brought to you by the colours orange, black and green!!   If you’re not already in the club, there’s only a few days left to subscribe for this craft package.

October is full of mystery – trees stand like skeletons with their leaves on the ground, the wind seems to whistle just a little bit more, and kids gear up all month long to celebrate Halloween!

 Use this month’s craft supplies to make a mask, transform a pumpkin into a jack o’lantern, or create spooky halloween shadows.   Everything you need for Halloween crafts is inside your Kids Craft Club envelope!

Subscribe by September 23rd to receive this craft package at the beginning of October.


Halloween Party Crafts!

If you’re planning a Halloween party, be sure to include some craft time!  Halloween themes are endless, and we at Craft Caravan can’t get enough of spiders and bats!  These Halloween Party crafts are fun for during the party, or craft them before hand and hang them around for decorations!  Be sure to order soon, as quantities are limited!

Halloween Crafts for Kids Spider Theme Clothes pin bat decoration or clip craft Halloween themed yoyo for kids to decorate
Spider and Web Craft Bat Clothes PIn Craft Wooden YoYo Spider Craft

Three Nature Craft Ideas with Sticks

Kids Nature Crafts with sticks and twig crafts Our kids can’t seem to get enough sticks for their collection, so we put together some fun crafts to showcase their favourites and keep the collection at bay.  Get step by step directions for making a leafy tree, a recycled can vase or pencil holder, and a stick person drawing – see instructions here

Kitchen with Kids – Squishing Tomatoes

Here’s a great tactile activity for home or at a sensory table in preschool.  Have the kids squish some tomatoes!  You can use fresh tomatoes and teach about composting while you’re at it, or use canned whole tomatoes.  Our kids loved the ooey gooey feeling of the tomatoes squishing through their hands, making us think this would be a great slimy activity for a Halloween party too!  Read what we did for this activity, or watch our tomato talk and the kids squishing.

Craft Ideas and Tips on the Web

Craft Caravan is on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube and we want you to join us!  We’re using Twitter to send out craft tips and ideas from around the web, and we use Facebook to notify of contests, new blogs, and fun crafty videos we’ve made (posted to our YouTube channel).  Join us to get free crafty content regularly as soon as we find or create it!


Craft Kit Giveaway –  Child’s Artist Sketch Pad

Kids themed sketch pad Congratulations to Michele, who won this month’s craft kit draw from our homepage!

This month we’re pleased to give away an Artist’s Sketch pad with a fun print in either Elegant Oval, or Nuts and Bolts .  These pads have a kraft cover, 40 printed tear off sheets, and are 7- 1/2 x 6 -1/2″ when closed.  Phthalate free and printed with non toxic inks.  Great to keep on hand for the elegant artist in the family.

We’ll be contacting Michele by email to get shipping information for your Artist’s Sketch Pad.  You can enter next month’s draw here.


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