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Kids Halloween Craft – Witches Cups

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  • Use an xacto knife to cut the bottom out of the green paper cup. (adult needed for this step)

  • Turn the cup upside down on a piece of green cardstock and trace around the cup.

  • Cut the circle from the cardstock and glue to the bottom of the paper cup. Trim off any excess.

  • Trace the bottom of the cup on black cardstock. Cut the circle out.

  • Use a cereal bowl to trace a circle onto black cardstock. Cut out.

 

  • Cut the large circle in half. Twirl the half circle to form the top of a witches hat. Glue in place.

 

  • Glue the top of the hat to the smaller black circle.

  • Glue a gold or yellow pipe cleaner around the hat.

  • Cut straw and glue around the edge of the paper cup. Leave 2 inches blank in the front. Cut off any excess.

  • Cut a small rectangle from green cardstock and fold in half. Cut one end to a point. Bunch it up and glue it to the paper cup.

  • Use a red marker to draw on lips.

  • Use a black marker to add unkempt eyebrows, warts, eyelashes and a chin. Draw a black line through the red lips to give the witch a sour face.

  • Add candy and small toys to the treat cups for a fun and spooky Halloween party favor!

 

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This year of ice creams from Simone Balman Art is lots of fun, and you could also stitch up these treats individually if you’d rather. The full piece is 210 by 300 stitches, though it’s not full coverage. It uses 25 colors and comes out to 13.6 by 20.1 inches, or 34.5 by 51.2 cm, as shown on 14 count fabric. 

These mini Popsicles from Mariana Gonclaves ART as super sweet and quick to stitch. These would also be a fun border to another summer project. The full design is 43 by 46 stitches, which is 3.1 by 3.3 inches, or 7.8 by 8.3 cm, on 14 count fabric. 

Sam X Stitch has this fun sweet treat sampler, which again would be fun to stitch as individual pieces (maybe on napkins?). In all it calls for 18 colors and measures 153 by 153 stitches. That comes out to 10.93 inches or 27.75 cm on 14 count fabric. 

Another great sampler is this one with ice cream and other sweet treats from Cute Patterns by Maria. At 119 by 132 stitches total, working the full pattern would be about 8.6 by 9.4 inches, or 22 by 24 cm on 14 count fabric, and it uses 33 colors. You can also stitch individual designs, which range in height from 35 to 45 stitches, and in width from 11 to 28. 

This collection of four sundae patterns from Stichrovia would be fun to make for a kitchen or a teen’s room. Each pattern is around 40 by 50 stitches, so they should fit in a four or five inch hoop if worked on 14 count fabric. 

Or stitch up one of the treats from Stitch Chart Studio‘s collection of seven ice cream cross stitch patterns. These range in size and in number of colors needed, but most would fit in a five or six in hoop (and one in a four inch hoop).