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What you’ll need to make some cute Felt Pencil Toppers for Back to School:

Apples:

• Two apples – red or green
• One green leaf
• One brown stem
• Green or red embroidery thread
• Needle
• Scissors
• Black marker
• Google eyes
• Glue gun

Ladybug:

• Two red circles
• One black half circle
• One black line, the length of the circle
• Two smaller black lines
• Red embroidery thread
• Needle
• Scissors
• Google eyes
• Glue gun

Bumblebee:

• Two yellow ovals
• One black half circle
• Three black lines, the width of the oval
• Two smaller black lines
• One small black triangle
• Yellow embroidery thread
• Needle
• Scissors
• Google eyes
• Glue gun

Cut out all of the felt you’ll need for the pencil topper you’ve chosen. This step by step is for the green apple, but the steps are pretty similar for each topper. But, you can see the step by step instructions for each pencil topper in our YouTube video, linked above.

Place the two apple shapes together and sew around the outer edge. A blanket stitch is perfect this, but a simple straight stitch works too! Make sure to leave a gap the size of a pencil in the middle of the apple on both the top and bottom.

Use a glue gun to attach the apples accessories,

eyes,

stem and then leaf. The stem and leaf will be glued to the inside of the apple – in the gap where the pencil will go.

Give the little guy a smile with the marker and you’re done!

We hope you and any little ones you make these for love them as much as we do! For more Back to School fun, check out our Teacher’s Pet Back to School Cocktail, Easy Felt Pencil Cases (Made by Kids for Kids) and our Desk Top Organizer – a Dollar Store Craft.

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All of the materials for this fun Halloween kids craft can be found at your local dollar store, which is always a bonus! If you’re wondering what you need to add to your list to make this craft, here’s the break down…

What you need for a Dancing Bats and Spiders Halloween Kids Craft

• Wooden rounds
• Black pipe cleaners
• Black felt
• Scissors
• Paint and brushes
• Googly eyes (optional)
• Thin, clear jewelry wire
• A stick from outside
• Hot glue gun with glue

Putting this Spider and Bats craft together is just as easy as 123 – here’s how we did it…

Firstly, paint the wooden rounds. We had some little helpers between the ages of three to seven, so this craft is certainly good for all ages. They all had totally different ways of painting the Halloween critters. When the painting is done, set aside to dry completely.

Secondly, add the felt bat wings and pipe cleaner spider legs, adults should help with this step, as a glue gun should be used to attach the legs and wings to the spiders. Each wooden round will need two pipe cleaners, cut into four pieces each. Cut the black felt into the shape of bat wings then hot glue the wings onto the back of the bat rounds.

If anyone wants to add googly eyes, now’s the time. Use the hot glue gun to stick them on.

Next, paint a stick – donated from a nearby tree – black and then set it aside to dry.

Finally, attach the Halloween critters to the black branch using the clear jewelry wire or fishing line, tie one end to the stick and hot glue the other to a spider or bat. Attach all of the bats and spiders in a likewise fashion until they are all hanging.

Watch these Halloween critters dance!!

We hope you loved this Dancing Bats and Spiders Halloween Kids Craft! If you’re looking for more be sure to check out our Treat Bag Banner, a social distancing idea for handing out candy this year, or if you’re staying in…certainly check out our Creepy Quesadillas!

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