Supplies –

Pumpkin, Ghost, and Bat Templates – Download at: Template or Template 2

Printer and plain white paper

Scissors

5 –  8 1/2 x 11″ sheets of orange, yellow and white vellum paper, plus 5 of black or gray

Pencil

Cutting mat

X-acto knife

1/8″ and 1/4″ hole punches

Embroidery thread or dental floss

18″ dowel rod 1/2″ diameter

1. Print pumpkin, ghost and bat templates and cut out with scissors.

2. FOR PUMPKINS – Place template on orange vellum, trace twice with pencil and cut out two pumpkins. Trace one on yellow vellum; cut out. Place orange pumpkins on cutting mat; cut out facial features with X-acto knife.

FOR GHOSTS- Place template on white vellum, trace twice and cut out two ghosts. trace once on gray vellum; cut out. Use 1/4″ hole punch to make eyes on white ghosts.

FOR BATS- Place template on black or gray vellum, trace twice and cut out two bats. Trace once on yellow vellum; cut out. Use 1/8″ hole punch to make eyes on black or gray bats.

3. For each ornament, stack three layers (middle layer does not have facial features) and use 1/8″ punch to make a hole at top. Insert an 18″ length of thread though hole and knot.

4. Tie ornaments to dowel (for more dimension, cross two dowels), arranging them so they hang at different lengths, and don’t overlap one another. Trim excess thread. Hang mobile by a window so light can pass through.

Taken from the September 23, 2011 issue of AllYou