My inspiration for this project is the book "Miss Nelson is Missing" by Harry Allard. My younger students LOVE this book and love the ending. They're certainly glad they don't have a teacher like Ms. Viola Swamp! Technically, this is the implied bottom-half of Viola Swamp. Realistically, it's a witch. Gasp! Choke! Cough! Ahem! You will need: 12x18 colored paper for the background 9x12 colored paper for the skirt small fabric swatch for the patch assorted buttons for decoration 3"x3" square pieces to fan-fold for the bows on the shoes black and white crayons witch shoe tracers (made mine out of old file folders) I do this project step-by-step with my kiddos and it takes ONE day (55 minutes). We cut a symmetrical skirt, add the legs/stockings and glue on the rest. I sure don't tell them it's a (gasp!) witch, but we do this around the end of October, so take it like you see it. Have fun...