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Halloween candle holders


Photophores and candles are an integral part of the Halloween celebration: children look forward to the evening to light their daytime crafts and create a typical Halloween atmosphere at home!

decoration d'halloween : photophore
A craft for Kindergarten or 1st grade children

Materials:
- a black sheet of thick paper,
- orange stained glass paper,
- a glass jar (yoghurt...),
- a tea light.

Toknow : Stained glass paper is easy to find, even in hypermarkets, and is sold in packs with at least one sheet of thick black paper. The rest of the material is salvaged supplies...

The black sheet of paper is cut lengthwise into 2, then folded in three: this will make a three-sided mask.
A pumpkin shape is traced on each side, then hollowed out (of course, the smallest children need help with this delicate operation).
A piece of orange stained-glass paper is glued over the windows: allow a good centimetre overhang from the "pumpkin" window for gluing with stick.

A black felt-tip drawing is applied to each stained-glass paper... on a Halloween theme, of course...
Place the mask in front of the candle, well protected in its glass jar.
Abat lantern: very popular with children, who can walk around with their creation all afternoon and light it on the festive table in the evening.

decoration d'halloween : photophore

Materials:
- a black sheet of thick paper,
- flexible wire,
- red or orange paint,
- a glass jar,
- a tea light.
décoration d'halloween bougie
This time, the glass jar containing the candle is visible: it must therefore be painted on the outside. Stained-glass paint will let more light through. If you don't have any, diluted acrylic paint will do the trick.

on a black sheet of paper, draw a bat's head and two wings in pencil. Children will have a clear idea of what a bat should look like!

Cut according to the tracing, then fix the head and wings by winding the wire. The wire should be flexible but not prickly for the children's little hands. Finally, make the handle for the candle-holder. Children love to walk around with their candle-holder unlit, of course.

These Halloween candle holders were made by Loïc, aged 6(thanks Marie!)
A salt dough candle holder décoration d'halloween : photophore

Find out more about this photophore I made on the PateaselenProvence creative Halloween page...
Laurence

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