How to Put a Skeleton Together for Crafts

You can make your skeleton look as scary or as pleasant as you like.

Skeleton crafts remain one of the most popular Halloween items in demand. Skeletons contain their own personalities. Depending on how it is decorated, a skeleton manifests humor, scariness, silliness or any number of qualities its creator gives it. Put a skeleton together in any number of poses, or change it frequently as the mood strikes. Hang skeletons in a window, on a wall or the outside of the door. No matter where they are, skeletons are guaranteed to delight those who view them.

Things You'll Need

• Skeleton template
• Paper
• Poster board or other cardboard
• Scissors
• Hole punch
• Brass fasteners

Instructions

Putting the Skeleton Together

1. Locate a skeleton template either online or from a craft store.

2. Trace each piece of your template onto poster board or any kind of cardboard.

3. Carefully cut out each of the skeleton pieces – head, chest cavity, pelvic cavity, two bones for each arm, and two bones for each leg.

4. Line up the head with the top of the chest cavity, and punch a hole through both pieces. Fasten the two pieces together with a brass fastener.

5. Line up the chest cavity with the pelvic cavity, and punch a hole through both pieces. Fasten these two pieces together with a brass fastener.

6. Line up the first arm bone with the chest cavity, and punch a hole through both pieces. Fasten the first arm bone to the chest cavity with a brass fastener. Line up the second arm bone, that has the hand attached, with the first arm bone, and punch a hole through them. Fasten these pieces with a brass fastener. Repeat this process for the other arm.

7. Line up the first leg bone with the pelvic cavity, and punch a hole through both pieces. Fasten these pieces with a brass fastener. Line up the foot leg bone with the first leg bone, and fasten with a brass fastener. Repeat this process for the other leg.

8. Decorate your skeleton in any number of ways. Make the face appear scary, goofy or friendly.

Tips & Warnings

• You can use glow-in-the-dark paint to give your skeleton a creepy appearance in the dark.

• Be careful not to place the holes too close to the edge of the poster board or they may tear when you pose the skeleton.

References

• EnchantedLearning.com: Mr. Bones Skeleton Halloween Craft