Five not-so-scary craft ideas to decorate the house

Turn your refrigerator into Frankenstein’s monster

Required Materials

  • Large sheets of kraft paper or paperboard: 2 black and 1 green
  • One 8,5 x 11 purple sheet
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • Glue stick
  • Tape
  • Ruler


For the necessary materials and some inspiration for this activity, please visit:

Dollarama


Archambault

Steps

Create a spooky lab experiment jar

Required Materials

  • Mason-type canning jar
  • Green acrylic paint or food colouring
  • Plastic or rubber insect/animal (spider, mouse, bat, etc.). Choose preferably a black figurine, the contrast will be much more interesting.
  • Small battery-operated votive candle
  • Double-sided tape


For the necessary materials and some inspiration for this activity, please visit:

Dollarama


The Hudson’s Bay


Mayrand 


Stokes

Steps

Transform your door into Jack Skellington

Required Materials

  • 22’’ X 28’’ sheet of black paperboard
  • White pencil
  • Scissors
  • Double-sided tape or adhesive (your choice)

If your door is darker in colour, you may choose a white paperboard sheet instead for a great contrast. 

For the necessary materials and some inspiration for this activity, please visit:

Dollarama

Archambault

Steps

Create your Halloween garland

Required Materials 

  • Patio light string that you’ve put away after the summer
  • A worn white bed sheet
  • Thin cotton string or ribbon
  • Scissors
  • Sharpie-type black marker

For the necessary materials and some inspiration for this activity, please visit:

Dollarama

Archambault

La Baie d'Hudson

Steps

Create cute lighted ghosts

Required Materials

  • White cardboard or foam cups – whichever you have on hand
  • Sharpened pencil
  • Black marker
  • Small battery-operated votive candle


For the necessary materials and some inspiration for this activity, please visit:


Dollarama

Archambault

La Baie d'Hudson

Mayrand

Steps