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Mummy trick-or -treat bucket
Every self respecting Trick-or-Treater needs a mummy bucket to
collect their candy and this one is easy to make with your children. Instructions
1. Drill 2 holes on opposite
sides of the flower pot for
the handles (if you don’t have
a drill, you can tie a piece of
Mummy
Materials
✔ Plastic flower pot
approximately 8 inches
(21cm) diameter
✔ Gauze bandages: 2 rolls
2inches (5cm) wide
✔ Any cheap PVA glue
(Elmer’s or National
Bookstore’s Best Buy)
diluted 50/50 with water
✔ White paper torn into
strips and a small piece of
black paper
✔ A pair of large googly
eyes. National Bookstore
often carries them.
✔ Rope or string of some
sort for the handle. If
the string is too thin,
you can always cut three
strands and braid into
a thicker rope. You can
find the string we used in
hardware stores.
STEp 2 STEp 3 STEp 4
string under the rim of the
flower pot once finished and
attach the handle to that).
2. Cover the flower pot with torn
pieces of white paper using
lots of diluted glue. One layer
is enough as it is just to cover
the bucket and make sure
none of the brown color shows
through the bandages.
3. Stick a rectangle of black paper
on to the bucket between the
2 holes and at an appropriate
height for the eyes. This will
be the part of the mummy’s
face which will be peaking out
of the bandages. Scrunch up a
small piece of paper and tape
just below the eyes for the
mummy’s nose.
4. Starting along the top edge
wrap the gauze bandage
around the bucket gluing
every now and again with the
diluted white glue. Overlap
the edges so the bucket will
be well wrapped but leave an
opening on the black paper
for the eyes. Glue the eyes
on to the black paper. If you
can’t find googly eyes, you can
also cut out 2 white circles of
paper and draw eyes on them
instead.
5. Use a pair of scissors to open
up the holes which you drilled
for the handles and thread the
rope through. Tie a knot in
each end.
Happy Trick-or-Treating!
Black cat
You can use the same
technique for a Jack
0’Lantern or black cat
bucket. For instructions,
please see our blog at
http://ilovecrafts-manila.
blogspot.com/2010/09/
tutorial-halloween-trickor-treat.html
Jack o'Lantern
at iloveCrafts, we offer craft classes
for children age 4 and up. For more
details, please see below:
SCHEDULE: makati: every thursday
afternoon starting 2.00 pm and 3.30pm
at Santuario de San Antonio, room 15,
mcKinley road, makati. Please contact
us for schedules in other areas.
COST: eItHer P500 per class or
P1,600 for 4 consecutive classes (nontransferrable
except between siblings
and one make up class per block of 4
allowed). Prices include all material.
Special offer for MADS members:
First time trial class at discounted price
of P250 if you bring this copy of mADS
magazine with you.
(Valid for your first class only, one child per
magazine, until November 5, 2010 and subject
to space availability).
CONTACT:
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bernie at 0928 4015294
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