Halloween Props That Everyone Recognizes - Magic Broomsticks
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People may come to eat your holiday treats, but many people enjoy adding Halloween props to their parties, or just when decorating for this holiday. The obvious ones are skeletons, witches, or ghosts.
Speaking of witches, a well known prop is a Magic Broomstick. These can be incorporated into classroom or home craft activities for children, too. Literally anyone can make these, and children love watching them come to life.
For each broom, you will need to gather 3 empty paper towel roll tubes, 2 small brown paper lunch bags, brown and yellow yarn, 1 sheet of construction paper, scissors, glue, stapler, paint, masking tape, markers, and a paint brush. Once you have gathered all of your supplies, you are ready to start.
To begin the process of making your own broom Halloween Props, paint the tubes whatever color you choose. Many people go with black for this, but you can break tradition! Cut a several strips from the construction paper measuring 6” long and 2” wide. When building the broom handle, put the tubes together using the masking tape to keep them attached together. Add a few drops of glue to the paper strips and wrap them around the tape, as you don’t want the tape to show.
To make the broom base of these Halloween props, cut the paper bag into a rectangle. This is done by cutting both sides and the bottom edge from the front of the bag. Next, cut 8 slits measuring 5” in the base. These serve as the broom bristles. Cover the bristles in glue and add 15 – 20 pieces of the 5” lengths of yarn. Make sure that you place the yarn so that the top lines up.
For a border, you need to cut the brown yarn into 5 pieces and glue them over the edge of the yellow pieces. Then the other paper bag gets cut the same way as the first one. This makes the other side of the broom bristles. Once this is done, staple the sides, but not the top, together.
Now, you are ready to add the handle between the bristles to finish the look of the brooms. Place the handle about an inch down, and staple the top together. Add a string tied into the shape of a bow around the top of the bristles where the handle comes together. Once the glue has completely dried, you have your completed Magic Broom.
Make several of these and attach them to walls in various parts of the party room. They will add a look of magic and fun to your gathering. A number of your guests will be asking you how you made them, so be prepared to explain the process.
The brooms are neat, but if children are involved, especially the boys, you have to have a slime recipe (click here for one)!!!
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