Part of the fun in having the children in your life grow older is their increased abilities. This is never truer than when it comes to crafts. While very small children are limited in their ability and their patience in making crafts older kids all the way up to teens often love crafting and have the skills and patience to complete more complicated projects.
It is important though to keep in mind that all crafting projects should have adult supervision in order to help prevent injury and frustration. If you are looking for some fun projects to do here are some Halloween crafts for older kids-
· Egg Carton Spiders-Since this project require the use of scissors and a small screwdriver older kids can take this on well.
What you will need:
Black paint
Paintbrush
Egg carton
Scissors
Awl or small Phillips head screwdriver
Black pipe cleaners
Wire cutters
Wiggle eyes
Glue
Instructions for the project:
Using the scissors cut the egg carton apart into little cups/sections. Carefully using the awl or screwdriver, make eight holes in the bottom edge of each section for the legs. Paint the entire egg carton section black. Let dry completely. Cut the pipe cleaners in half. Carefully push the pipe cleaner in through one side of the section and out the opposite side. Bend down the legs. Repeat the process for each of the legs. Glue on wiggle eyes.
