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Want to have a Halloween accessory that would surely add color and fun in this Trick or Treat season?  Let the kids go from neighbor to neighbor getting their candy treats or doing their creepy tricks while carrying an umbrella jazzed up for the Halloween occasion.

All you will need is an old umbrella but also make sure that it is still in good condition. Once this activity is done, that umbrella you kept in the store room to gather dust will be transformed into a creepy Halloween accessory that you can use for your child’s trick or treat activities.

Supplies:

• Old umbrella
• Black and white t-shirt paint (or any paint)
• White yarn
• Plastic spiders (you can buy these in toy section of groceries or department stores)
• Glue

Steps:

1. Open your old umbrella. Apply black paint all over it to hide the prints or jolly faded colors. The kids can enjoy helping a lot in this painting activity.  Then apply white paint on the umbrella handle.
2. Let the paint dry for a while. This may take 2 to three hours, depending on the thickness of the coating and the type of paint that you bought.  It is advisable to use a water-based paint and non-lead type of paint.
3. After the paint has dried, draw two big ovals using the white paint on the umbrella. Just coat it thinly and let it dry for about an hour or so.
4. Draw a circle using the black paint inside the white ovals to form the eyes of the umbrella.
5. Get the yarn and cut it into the same length, about 6 inches.
6. Glue the plastic spiders on one end of the yarn. Let it dry,
7. After the spiders are now firmly attached on the yarns, get one yarn and tie one end to the umbrella’s pointed edges. Do this on every pointed edge of the umbrella.

Now, you are ready to use your spooky Halloween umbrella.  With big eyes and dangling spiders, this will surely be the umbrella that will do the trick and treat this Halloween season.

These are some huge bubbles in this video!! My kids would go crazy over these!! Watch the whole thing, because he tells you how to make the bubble stick too! Parents will have to make the bubbles with this recipe, but your kids will LOVE it!!

These are some fun activities for toddlers.  You can use all kinds of vegetables and fruits and experiment with the prints that
they make.

Supplies:

• Potato, Apple, Cucumber, lemon, etc.
• Paper
• Paint
• Knife

Steps:

1. Cut fruit and vegetables in half.  Leave them out overnight.
2. For the potato, you can cut a shape, like a star, triangle, and circle and make prints from it.  For the other Fruits andvegetables you will see the pattern from them naturally.
3. Put a little bit of paint on a plate and dip the fruit or vegetable in it.  Be certain not to put to much paint on it, you willsee the natural texture if there is only a thin layer of paint.
4. Stamp them out on the paper and have fun!!

Enjoy!

This is a fun activity for Toddlers and preschoolers. What’s great is they can make their own music after they are done making these instruments.

This is a fun Activity for Toddlers.  It is fun for them to make, and play with!  They can even decorate it if they would like to.  What’s even better is it is made from recycled material.

Supplies:

• Empty Butter or cream cheese tub
• Dry Macaroni
• Tape
• Paper (optional)

Steps:

1. Clean out tub well
2. Have your child take dry macaroni and put it in the tub
3. Tape it shut (you want it tight, so it doesn’t break open)
4. It’s ready to go!!  You can now play your music or…
5. You can fold paper over it and tape it well, then let your child decorate it with crayons or markers.

Have fun!!