Periódico Halloween

ART AND CRAFTS
AFTER AN OVERWHELMING START OF THE YEAR AND A
STRESSFUL MONTH OF OCTOBER, ONE OF THE MOST
EXPECTED PARTIES OF THE YEAR HAS ARRIVED. WITH
THIS LITTLE EXCUSE, WHY DON’T WE TAKE A BREAK
AND DO A CREATIVE AND PRACTICAL ACTIVITY WITH
OUR CLASSMATES? IN THE NEXT SECTION YOU’LL FIND A
THRILLING AND KIND OF CREEPY CRAFT WHICH CAN BE
MADE IN ORDER TO SPEND A GOOD TIME WITH YOUR
FRIENDS AND TO SHOW YOUR ARTISTIC QUALITIES:
A MAGIC
PUMPKIN
1 BALLOON
THREAD
SCISSORS
NEWSPAPER
LIQUID GLUE
DECORATION
PROCESS:
1º BLOW UP A BALLOON. MAKE SURE THERE IS NOT TOO MUCH AIR
IN IT BUT ENOUGH TO GIVE IT SOME SHAPE.
2º CUT SOME STRIPS OF THREAD, HEY SHOULD BE LONG ENOUGH
TO GIVE THE BALLOON A SPIN. THEN, PLACE THEM ALL AROUND
THE BALLOON LEAVING SOME SPACE BETWEEN THE THREADS,
THREE OR FOUR STRIPS WILL BE ENOUGH TO GET TO THE WISHED
PUMPKIN SHAPE. AFTERWARDS, SMASH IT WITH FINESSE UNTIL
THE THREADS ARE UPTIGHT. AT THIS POINT YOUR BALLOON
SHOULD ALREADY SEEM LIKE A PUMPKIN.
3º ONCE WE’VE GOT THE SHAPE, IT'S TIME TO CREATE WHAT IS
CALLED AN “ART ATTACK CONCOCTION”. THIS ONE IS MADE UP
OF: LIQUID GLUE AND PIECES OF NEWSPAPER AND IT WILL HELP US
TO MAKE STRONGER AND TO DEFINE OUR PUMPKIN'S SHAPE.
4º COVER YOUR CREATION WITH THE CONCOCTION AND LET IT
DRY.
5º WHEN THE PUMPKIN IS ALREADY DRY AND TOUGH YOU’LL HAVE
ENDED THE BASE OF YOUR ARTWORK. BUT DON’T FORGET
ABOUT THE MOST IMPORTANT STEP, THE DECORATION. FOR THIS
PHASE YOU’LL ONLY NEED SOME CREATIVITY AND THE MATERIALS
THAT YOUR IDEAS DEMAND.
ONCE OUR PUMPKIN IS FINISHED AND WELL MADE UP, IT’LL BE TIME
TO NAME IT! WHICH IDEAS HANG AROUND THAT SPOOKY MIND?