Halloween is almost here! Of course, monsters are synonymous with the Halloween holiday, so why not make some fun monster crafts? Whether it’s Frankenstein, mummies or vampire bats, here are some fun goodies to make and eat. Many of these are crafts I have made over the years for FC :)
Tin Can Frankenstein
by Amanda Formaro
Make this darling little Frankenstein out of felt, glue and a tin can. Fill him with lollipops for Halloween or use as a pencil holder for your homework desk!
You will need
empty aluminum can
1 sheet green felt
1/2 sheet black felt
scraps of white and light green felt
1 black skinny chenille stem
white craft glue
2 small black pom poms
scissors
4 round magnets
click here for patterns
What you do
Make sure can does not have any sharp edges around the opening. If it does, use a piece of sandpaper to sand them down.
Lay green felt on work surface. Lay the can down on to the felt. Roll the can up in the felt to see exactly how much you will need to go all the way around the can. Trim, leaving about 1/2″ overlap. Leave about 1″ overlap that will fold over the bottom of the can as well as a 1″ overlap for the top (mouth) of the can. Glue the green felt around the can, glue the excess overlap to the bottom and inside the mouth of the can.
To create the hair, lay the black felt on the work surface and place the can on top like you did for the green. Roll can up in the black felt and measure about 2″ down from the top of the can. Trim excess. Before attaching black felt, cut one side in a grass-like scissor cut for the hair.
Glue the hair in place, lining up the straight edge with the top of the can.
Cut out the patterns for the eyebrows from black felt and the eyes from white felt. Glue in place (see photo).
Cut out the pattern for the nose from the light green felt and glue in place.
Cut chenille stem into a 4″ long piece. Bend into a squiggly mouth as shown in the photo. Glue in place.
Glue the black pom poms to the centers of the white eyes.
Place 2 round magnets on each side of the head for the bolts, no glue required! The magnets should stick through the felt directly to the can. You can glue them in place if you prefer.
Let him dry before filling with candy, pencils or anything else you can think of.
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angie says
Fabulous as always!
youve been tagged! check it out on my blog…..
hugs~
angie
mandijane says
We made the bottle bats into a set of bowling pins and enjoyed an autumnal afternoon of outside fun among the leaves….:)
Karen says
Hi Amanda…come on over to my Blog and pick up your Awards…hope you see this.
Karen
The Blonde Duck says
Cute!
Penny says
Amanda your Halloween crafts look great! I don’t have young children at home any longer but I like to decorate the porch and dress up to greet the kids! I may try making the luminaries.
Amanda says
Thank you all very much! Grazie Mary and Cinzia! ;)
Cinzia says
Hello Amanda! Your works are very nice!
Hello Mary!!! Mary is a good friend for me!!!
Kisses,
Cinzia
Mary says
:-)Ciao Amanda ,
le tue creazioni sono troppo belle e simpatiche , complimenti
ciao Mary
Tami says
I love the Frankie can and the mummy can! They are so adorable! :)