This is my first year as a homeowner, and with Halloween approaching I began to wonder what I would do for decorations. In light of this interesting article by Fr. Grunow about the Catholic roots of Halloween and why Americans came to think of it as a pagan holiday, I decided to try to use this opportunity to reengage the culture and maybe even evangelize my neighbors. The crazy idea I came up with was to make little shrines to honor a few saints who died as martyrs for their faith in Christ. That way we can remember death, but in a way that points to the Kingdom of God and not the occult. I also hope people are drawn to some of the beautiful and unusual imagery. I made a banner wishing everyone a "Happy All Hallows' Eve" and will leave a basket of free holy cards outside the door. We have really good candy to hand out too! Materials: empty cereal boxes paper (for template) pencil marker ruler compass scissors x-acto knife black poster board print-outs of saints flameless LED tea lights Template available: download I had three different sizes of cereal boxes, so I drew a gothic arch doorway that would fit nicely on the smallest box and traced it onto every box, and cut each opening with the x-acto. Then using the proportions of the largest box, I drew a gothic facade and traced it onto the black poster board three times. Then I traced the doorway onto each facade. I also traced the sides and tops of each box. Once all of the poster board pieces were cut out, I glued them to the cereal boxes, taking care to line up the opening in the front of the box with the opening in the facade. I printed out pictures of St. Lucy, St. Peter, and St. Denis on 8.5" x 11" paper, trimmed the sides to fit, and glued them inside each box. Do this before you glue poster board over the top of the box! I also printed out their names, glued them to scroll shapes cut out of heavy white paper, and glued a name scroll onto each shrine. It's also important to take breaks to smile at and/or nurse the cute baby on the floor near your work area. Once you have the shrines assembled, they might look something like this: I plan to make a few more next year since this was a last-minute idea. My kids are pretty excited about them. J calls them "little churches." They just had their All Saints Day party at our homeschool co-op. S wanted to dress up as St. Barbara. I couldn't get her to hold both her tower and her holy card straight at the same time, so here are two pictures: J went as St. Patrick, but he wouldn't wear his miter once we were home. He likes to dress up as a priest almost every day, so this isn't even really a costume for him ;)
We are sharing over 17 epic Halloween front porch decor ideas that you are going to want to replicate! These are all gorgeous and so fun for Fall and Halloween!
Extremely rare book about the origins of All Hallow's Eve-scanned from our personal collection! Size 5.103" width x 8" height We are now showcasing our rare and fabtastic Halloween goodies. I have collected Halloween for 2 decades, mostly paper illustrations, and am finally sharing these spectacular illustrations for those who want to relive, or recreate the golden days when Halloween was allowed to be scary, but fun, and when parties were held by adults in fantastic costumes. We have: bridge tallies, magazine covers and interior illustrations; paper games, diecut decorations, sheet music, postcards, greeting cards, children's books, creepy book jackets, Dennison Bogie books, ads, and more! Stop by often, each day will bring new images! You are purchasing an incredibly sharp, clear, digital image scanned at a high resolution, 300dpi in jpg form. Once payment is received, you will be able to INSTANTLY DOWNLOAD YOUR IMAGE(S). Our images can fit on 8.5 x 11 paper. **THE ANNOYING WATERMARK WILL NOT APPEAR ON YOUR DOWNLOAD** What fabulous things can you create? Announcements, Invitations, and place cards, (think wedding, engagements, baby!) Paper Arts: Jewelry: Used on transfers: Print and Frame For: Greeting cards Earrings Tee-shirts Baby's Nursery Stationery Bracelets Tote bags Child's Room Bookmarks Necklaces Pillows Wall Decor Gift tags Napkins Scrapbooking Dish towels Altered Art Ribbons Card Making And any magical thing your artistic bent can create! The Fine Print (No pun intended) Do's Do make fantastico art with our digital delights! Don'ts Do not use our images in digital collage sheets, resell them, reproduce them in a compilation cd for resale, or share them with buddies. We and our little elves work tirelessly to ferret out special pieces of paper ephemera, which we then scan and restore to perfection for the discerning creative customer. Taking our work and reselling or redistributing is not only bad form, it angers our little pals. And you don't want to make an elf mad! So please refrain from practices that you would not want done to your artwork. Thank you!
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Need a fun and easy activity for All Saints' Day? This free All Saints' Day mini book uses an All Saints' Day coloring page inspired by the Litany of Saints
I'm so glad Coco has made it to Netflix as I missed it in the theatres now I'm just trying to convince the kids to watch it with me again as they have already seen it. So here are more than 10 free printables and Coco inspired activities you can make with the kids Disney Coco free memory match cards from Mama Likes This Get this Coco costume and guitar from Watts and Walsh Get this family tree printable from Mama Likes This Coco Thank You Cards Make paper marigolds with step by step instructions from Mama Likes This Make your own Coco Inspired Disney Frame with instructions from Disney Family Get free printable Coco recipe cards from Mama Likes This Make sugar Coco Inspired Sugar skull cookies with recipe from Disney Family Make your own rubber band guitar with instructions from Disney Family Get a free printable family food diary from Disney movies Get free printable valentines from One Creative Mommy Get free planner printables from Victoria Thatcher Get this Coco Mouse Ears tutorial from Sisters Suitcase Decorate your favourite instrument with free Coco sticker printables from Disney movies And if you missed it you can find another 15 Coco inspired activities here
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These Spooky Elizabethan Crows are so fun and easy to make. They will be your favorite Halloween decoration year after year!
Color up some fun with these Halloween Coloring Pages. They are FREE and ready for you to print and color. They are sure to be a hit with kids of all ages!
Celebrate Lammas this year with one of these festive, inspiring ideas! From making beeswax candles to picking sunflowers, try one or try them all.
Create salt painted spiderweb art this Halloween season! This is a fun process art activity for kids to make for Halloween.
Halloween is my favorite time of year. I just can't get enough of the decorations and the games. We have a party every year! ...
A digital painting of an old haunted house, filled with ghosts who are getting ready to celebrate Halloween! They’ve put the pumpkins outside to welcome the Trick or Treaters but who will be knocking on their door next? Painted by hand by me using a digital tablet in Procreate. I designed this image to be spooky but fun! There are lots of little details here to enjoy and is perfect for anyone who loves a bit of Halloween on display all year round. My inspiration for this is my love for old gothic/Victorian haunted houses and cute, happy ghosts! Halloween is my favourite holiday so I wanted something that could go on my wall to celebrate it subtly all through the year.
Arachnophobia Attack! This is an inexpensive way to give any room a huge eerie impact! We literally spent less than $3.00. What you need to weave your web: Yarn. Scissors. Scotch Tape. Spiders? Make your frame: Tape the ends of pieces of yarn to create an X. Tape other crisscrossing lines or "spokes". Create the spiral: Tie a new piece of yarn on a spoke close to the center of the web. Start weaving the piece of yarn. Over the spoke, loop it back under the same spoke and continue to the next spoke! Over, under and around. Eventually the piece of yarn will run out. Just tie off at the end and continue with a new piece of yarn. It took a bit of trial and error to get it right but it's pretty easy to get the hang of it. Keep the yarn taught. Imperfections make the web more realistic and creepy. Be the spider. "Salutations!"
Summer nights have never been more fun for the entire family with these fun glow in the dark games for kids of all ages. Stay up just a little later to
Get ready for a spook-tacular Halloween with these fantastic makeup ideas for women! From enchanting witches to mesmerizing vampires, these creative looks will make you the star of any Halloween party.
Looking for ideas for villain costumes? Here are all the killer creations my friends wore for my villain-themed Halloween party this year.
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Curated list of upcycled Halloween decor tutorials and inspiration! Includes Halloween thrift store makeovers and spooky upcycle ideas.
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Create a spooky atmosphere with DIY Halloween decorations for your front porch. Get into the festive spirit by making your own haunted wreaths, creepy spider webs, and eerie lanterns. Utilize simple materials like pumpkins, construction paper, and old fabric to craft scary faces and ghosts.
From costumes to themes to activities, we've got you covered with Christian Halloween ideas. Check out these 22 ideas we've gathered!
Don't want to be recognized by some unleashed spirits on the All Hallows Eve? Not sure if you'd like to be lured into the 'other world' too soon? Do not worry; the Halloween costumes are there for a reason. Traditionally, they were meant to be worn so that the ghosts and spirits wouldn't recognize you and cause you no harm. Today, it's more of a fun tradition, when you can be somebody else, at least for a day. If in the olden days the disguise were more about witches and ghosts, now you can morph into your favorite movie character, an animal and even an object or an intangible idea - creative Halloween costumes are the hype right now.
Invite guests to your Halloween party using our printable templates and clip-art designs for spine-chilling holiday cards and party invitations that are sure to delight. These are the best DIY Halloween party invitation ideas from Martha Stewart.
An All Saints' Day Scavenger Hunt (with free printable)!
Complete this Frankenstein Frankenbuddies directed drawing lesson with your class at school and create the perfect bulletin board display for Halloween. This makes a great Halloween activity for kids!
Looking for a printable with activities for All Saints Day? This All Saints Day activity sheet is a fun free printable perfect to use with children.
This weekend, you can sneak in a little reading and rhyming with this free, printable Halloween Treasure Hunt. And, I'll tell you how to make your own treasure hunt, too!
