If you are looking for a fun and simple Halloween craft to do with the kids this year then why not consider making these spooky (but cute!) paddle pop stick Halloween door hangers? Each one comprises only a handful of paddle pop sticks and requires just a few simple steps to complete.
The end results will help to add a little creepy Halloween colour to your doors this Halloween season to await the Halloween Trick or Treat door knockers! Find our easy step-by-step guide below on how to make these.
What you need to make your paddle pop stick Halloween door hangers
To make the fun Halloween door hangers seen in this article, you will need the following:
- Paddle Pop Sticks (both coloured and plain)
- Black and white paint
- Scissors
- Glue
- Googley eyes
- Pipe Cleaners
- Buttons
- Felt
How to make your Paddle Pop Halloween Door Hangers
Step 1: Lay the paddle pop sticks into the number and colour you need for each character. For the pumpkin, we used seven already coloured orange sticks. For the witch, we used three large coloured green sticks and painted the bottom section black (as seen above). For the black cat, we painted six plain paddle pop sticks black. And for the ghost, we painted five plain paddle pop sticks white.
Step 2: While the paint is drying, get four plain paddle pop sticks and cut them so that you have two pieces for each door hanger. Make sure you measure their length so that they are no longer than the width of the character they are being used for (as per the image above).
Step 3: Once the paint has dried, turn the groups of paddle pop sticks over and glue the cut pieces to the back horizontally. This will help keep them securely together (as per the above image).
Step 4: Once this is done, you can turn the paddle pop sticks over and decorate them to look like each character. For the pumpkin, you can simply cut two ends of a green paddle pop stick to make the leaves and then draw on the jack-0-lantern face.
For the ghost, simply add some googley eyes and draw on a mouth.
For the black cat, add on a coloured ball and pipe cleaners for the whiskers, some eyes and then cut up some triangles of felt and add these for ears.
Finally, for the witch, add on two buttons for her dress, draw on her face, add some pipe cleaners for hair and cut out a small felt hat.
Step 5: When they are all done, glue a pipe cleaner from one top corner of each to the other top corner and you will have your door hangers!
If you have fun making these, you might also enjoy these other Halloween crafts for kids:
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