Paper mache bones skeletons

Halloween is getting closer and closer, and we love it! Since we are co-hosting a halloween party this year, Scott and I decided to make some scary halloween decorations out of paper mache. Scott made us the water-flour-glue-mix to hold the paper together. He used 1 part of flour and 5 parts of water. He also put some wood glue in the mix and then just simmered it on low heat until it got thicker. After that we just started to shape different kind of bones out of news paper strips. We let…

paper mache skeletons

Some of you might know of the mad lab, a site that has a halloween prop building contest every month. this months contest involved using bones, so i came up...

Need a quick, easy, and not so-scary Halloween craft to do with the kids? Making your own paper plate skeleton is a great option and is also a fun piece of Halloween decor! Our “Mr. Bones” has actually been with me since college and he’s still kickin’ it! 😉 Making this fun guy really couldn’t […]

DIY Paper Mache Dinosaur or Halloween Bones tutorial can be used for a kids dinosaur or fossil birthday party, Halloween party, or an Anatomy class!

Looking for a little spooky fun? This easy, kid-friendly skeleton craft is fun with just the right amount of spooky for your kiddos.

Inspired by Martha Stewart Living magazine, we made a super kid-friendly version of these spooky bones using just newspaper, cheap-o paper napkins, masking tape, and a 50/50 mixture of glue and water. Once they were dry, we took turns hiding them around the house for an indoor fossil hunt! Roll up a sheet of newspaper […]