Milk bottles and Halloween!
Does it make you wonder how far you can go with your crafting for Halloween?
WHAT THROW-OUT?
When you look at your recycling is there another way to use your chosen item, in this instance a plastic milk bottle in a more practical way?
MY INTENTION!
I aim to re-use your throw-outs and smartly recycle them, the theme will be ‘Milk Bottle and Halloween’
I will show you how to transform it into a straightforward ‘Ghost’ and when you flip it over a ‘Witch’.
You may ask yourself, I’ve seen this before and maybe you have, but perhaps not like this!
A BETTER SOLUTION!
I was wanting to make one Ghost and one Witch using two milk bottles, but I could only find one bottle and whilst playing with this large plastic bottle turning it around and upside down, I thought hold it, why not do a duel ghoule with just one bottle!
THE SHAPE DEFINES THE FEATURES!
The handle of the bottle looks like a long Witches nose and if you spin it around on the other side there is the perfect surface to do your Ghosts eyes and mouth.
As this project is about a Milk Bottle and Halloween, during the night, I will add an LED tealight inside the main body part to make it light up!
When the LED tealight is switched on, the light will glow and the Ghost or the Witch, will light up and be quite effective from afar.
So you can hold it and spin it around for a different effect, or just choose one side rest it on a step and it will light up in its glory.
Before we start here’s a quick reminder on what’s Halloween is about!
HALLOWEEN MORE ACCEPTABLE!
There may have been some facts, that you or your kids may have not been aware of as the history of Halloween isn’t really highlighted that much, other than the amazing costumes that you can purchase or make for your kids to dress up in and go out trick or treating and now even Halloween parties are a big thing!
We have lost our way over the years and now it’s become more of a fun thing to do over Halloween.
For some reason kids love scary things, dressing up as Ghosts, Witches, Vampires and Monsters at least that part hasn’t changed!
Hey, let’s not forget piles and piles of Pumpkins popping up everywhere reminding us it’s Halloween all over again!
Let’s get going this is what you need:-
RESOURCES!
1 large plastic milk bottle.
Acrylic paints, black, lime, yellow blue, white.
Scissors, scalple.
1 LED tealight.
some double-sided tape.
Black or white plastic strips.
Brushes.
Black felt tip pens.
1 Empty plastic cup.
ARE YOU READY?
QUICK RECAP!
This project is so easy and quite quick to make, The only length of time you need to allow for the paint to dry.
WHEN DRY APPLY FEATURES!
Also when it’s completely dry, then you can apply the black felt tip to the hair and touch up the Witches features.
COLLECT AND MAKE MORE!
I wanted to be practical and make the best use of one plastic bottle, but if you do have quite a few bottles you can make different Ghost faces and Witches faces, for your milk bottle and Halloween ideas project!
A FEW USEFUL TIPS!
CLEAN BOTTLES!
- Make sure to wash out the plastic bottle with some detergent and drain it upside down on some kitchen towel so any water drains out thoroughly.
ADULT GUIDANCE.
- Be careful when cutting out the little door with a scalpel, alternatively, you can use sharp scissors.
INCLUDE THE FLAP.
- Remember to keep the flap or door as you can push back and paint over it.
DUPLICATE.
- If the colouring of the eyes and mouth of the Ghost is not dense enough, you can cut out black plastic with similar shapes of the eyes and mouth and stick them on with a glue stick.
USE PLASTIC BAGS!
- The black plastic is from the packaging I received, which is black on one side and white on the other, it makes nifty stringy hair, but it’s optional you can instead use any colour to do the hair.
WEIGH DOWN IF WINDY!
- If it’s a windy night, you can place a smallish stone or rock inside the bottle to hold it fast.
PREPARE TEA-LIGHT!
- You need to switch on the tealight before you stick inside the plastic bottle, as once stuck in place it will be difficult to turn it on or off.
SWITCH OFF.
- Switch off the tealight when you have finished for the night, to save it for the next night or so, but you will have to un-stick it by pulling it out and re-attaching it when you want to use it again.
SUPPORT FOR WITCH!
- Don’t forget the empty plastic cup to support the Witch when you put her outside, as the bottle may topple over.
HEADS-UP!
Remember you need to act fast if you haven’t already started being creative, but if you are short of plastic milk bottles, ask around relatives, friends or neighbours for theirs.
There is no need to worry about what size you can work with a small, medium or even really big bottle is fine depending on what you can get your hands on!
Hey there, when you click on links in this post and you make a purchase, I may earn a small commission that l can use towards resources (other than throw-outs) for project making within my website😀
QUICK QUICK QUICK! YOU NEED TO ACT QUICK AS THERE ARE SOME SUPER HALLOWEEN FAVOURITES TO ADD TO YOUR SPOOKY NIGHT!
OR IF IT’S TOOOOO LATE, YOU CAN STILL INDULGE IN SOME SUPER FUN AND PROJECTS!
HEADS-UP SEE WHAT CHRISTMAS GOODIES THEY HAVE IN STORE FOR YOU TO SEE TOO!
OR…….
There are super Halloween kits to entertain your kids too, so don’t delay, you’re sure to find something that’s just right for your kids!
These are SOOO cute!!
I absolutely love holiday themed crafts!! I save jugs, jars, toilet paper rolls, etc for the craft bin and am always on the look out for fun crafts to use them up on! Thank you so much for this fun craft!
Keep the great ideas coming!!
Hey there, I am glad you enjoyed this craft project! You can
knock these out quite quickly and are easy to make too!
If you are looking for more ideas on what to do with your collection
do feel free to check out other craft projects, you can do yourself or
with your kids, it’s putting our throw-outs to good use again.
Thanks for stopping by!