fun for fall: monster bash

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C4 C5 D A I L Y H E R A L D www.heraldextra.com Friday, October 21, 2011 A weekly series on everything autumn. Next Friday: Costumes Monster Bash Try these party ideas this Halloween Have party guests create their own monsters. There’s no right or wrong looks here: just good old-fashioned imagination. Collect recycling such as pop bottles, cans, foil, boxes, etc., and supplement the materials with googly eyes, pipe cleaners, pompoms, paint and other decorations. Hot glue works best, but be sure to supervise children with the glue gun. At some point during the party, have a fashion show where everyone gets to show off their creation; try having an auction with Monopoly money, or use real money and donate the cash to a charity. There’s nothing kids love more than knocking things over, and in this game, that’s the whole point. Spray paint 10 2-liter bottles of pop white (it helps to leave a little water in the bottom to stabilize them - it also makes it a little harder for older kids) and draw on two ghost eyes. For the ball, we used a kids rubber basketball and taped a Jack-o’-lantern face on it. But you could use any ball that’s handy. Set ‘em up, and knock ‘em down! Pumpkin Bowling Cookie creations MATERIALS: Dish soap bottle (body) Dryer sheets box (head) Ends of a can of frozen juice concentrate (eyes) Pipe cleaners (arms) Halloween paper bat for decoration MATERIALS: Aluminum tin from fast food restaurant (head) Pump top from lotion bottle (nose) Lids from 20-ounce bottles (eyes) Pipe cleaners (mouth and bow tie) 28-ounce can (body) Sleeve from crisp taco shells attaches the head to the neck MATERIALS: Crushed 12-ounce pop cans (for 3 eyes) 2-liter bottle (body) Pipe cleaners (lots of arms) Halloween paper (“clothes”) Dr. Frankenstein's Lab Make sugar cookies cut and frosted into Jack-o’-lantern face features like triangles and circles for eyes and noses, a toothy grin or scary mouth and let guests create a pumpkin face on an orange paper plate. For drinks, freeze plastic novelty rings in ice cubes.

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Page 1: Fun for Fall: Monster Bash

C4 C5D A I L Y H E R A L D www.heraldextra.comFriday,October21,2011

A weekly series on everything autumn. Next Friday: Costumes

Monster BashTry these party ideas this Halloween

Have party guests create their own monsters. There’s no right or wrong looks here: just good old-fashioned imagination. Collect recycling such as pop bottles, cans, foil, boxes, etc., and supplement the materials with googly eyes, pipe cleaners, pompoms, paint and other decorations. Hot glue works best, but be sure to supervise children with the glue gun. At some point during the party, have a fashion show where everyone gets to show off their creation; try having an auction with Monopoly money, or use real money and donate the cash to a charity.

There’s nothing kids love more than knocking things over, and in this game, that’s the whole point. Spray paint 10 2-liter bottles of pop white (it helps to leave a little water in the bottom to stabilize them - it also makes it a little harder for older kids) and draw on two ghost eyes. For the ball, we used a kids rubber basketball and taped a Jack-o’-lantern face on it. But you could use any ball that’s handy. Set ‘em up, and knock ‘em down!

Pumpkin Bowling

Cookie creations

MaTerials:• Dish soap bottle (body)• Dryer sheets box (head)• Ends of a can of frozen juice

concentrate (eyes)• Pipe cleaners (arms)• Halloween paper bat for

decoration

MaTerials:• Aluminum tin from fast food

restaurant (head)• Pump top from lotion bottle (nose)• Lids from 20-ounce bottles (eyes)

• Pipe cleaners (mouth and bow tie)• 28-ounce can (body)• Sleeve from crisp taco shells

attaches the head to the neck

MaTerials:• Crushed 12-ounce pop cans

(for 3 eyes)• 2-liter bottle (body)• Pipe cleaners (lots of arms)• Halloween paper (“clothes”)

Dr. Frankenstein's Lab

Make sugar cookies cut and frosted into Jack-o’-lantern face features like triangles and circles for eyes and noses, a toothy grin or scary mouth and let guests create a pumpkin face on an orange paper plate. For drinks, freeze plastic novelty rings in ice cubes.