This clay Halloween village is far from frightening, in fact, painting them in the holiday's iconic colors like orange, green, and purple makes them that more fun.
If using, download and print out the house templates. Cut them out with scissors to use as a guide when making the air-dry clay houses.
Remove enough air-dry clay to make one house (about 1⁄3 of the package). After kneading to soften, use a rolling tool and roll out a disc about 1⁄4” thick.
Place one of the house templates on the disc and cut out the shape using a sharp utility knife.
Using your forming tools, add the details to the houses referring to the templates as guides.
If needed, use water and your hands to smooth out any rough edges or wrinkles in the clay.
Add a small rectangular base to the back of each house so that they’ll be able to stand on their own once dried.
Set the houses aside to dry (24-48 hours), turning them on occasion to minimize curling.
Painting the Halloween Houses
Note: Let the paint completely dry between coats and changes in colors.
Paint inside the windows with yellow.
Paint parts of the houses purple (as shown).
Paint two of the doors and chimneys orange.
Next, paint some of the accents grey.
Use green for the remaining parts of the houses.
Add gold Galaxy Glitter to the windows.
Paint gold Enchanted Shimmer over the purple areas.
Finally, paint black Galaxy Glitter over the grey areas.
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Expert Tips & FAQs
If you're going for a spookier look to your clay Halloween village, paint the houses black or dark grey with yellow windows. You can try a silver metallic or glitter roof against a black house as well.
Paint some pumpkins, skeletons, and bats or try adding festive stickers throughout. You could also place black or white faux spiderwebs around the houses when you display them.
Alternatively, when using your forming tools to add details to the houses, trace on a design (bat, skeleton, pumpkin) so you can easily paint it.