Halloween Paper Crafts – Cat Bag and Ghost Chain

Halloween is drawing close and we bring for you some more ideas to get creative with your Halloween decorations. Craft a Black Cat Bag for treats and a Ghostly paper chain to decorate any nook that went unnoticed.

Halloween Cat Basket

Trace pattern pieces onto black bristol board, and pink and white paper. With scissors, cut out along solid lines. With X-acto knife, gently score along broken lines. Along scores, fold into basket as shown by arrows; glue flaps to inside. Glue on eyes and nose. At each X, punch hole. Slip handle inside basket, aligning holes; secure with small brass fastener (available at stationery stores).

Ghostly Paper Chain

Accordian-fold 18 cm (7-in) wide strip of white paper into 14 cm (5-in) segments. Lay pattern on folded stack, trace. With scissors, cut out along solid lines only.

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