Halloween Pottery
In addition to cobwebs and booby traps, adults and children can use pottery as Halloween props for parties or festive decorations. Children enjoy Halloween because they love to dress up in costumes, get tons of candy and be spooked. Nothing can scare children more than a ghoulish-looking house designed to entertain neighborhood trick-or-treaters. These props can be placed on porches, backyards as well as inside of houses. By adding a few clay props, the use of pottery can greatly enhance Halloween decor.
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Pumpkin Luminaries
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Luminaries make excellent Halloween decorations. Create pumpkin luminaries out of clay. Shape the pumpkins' faces in different ways. After the clay dries, paint the pumpkins orange and place tea light candles inside of them. Take off the lights in the house and alternate pumpkin luminaries and ghost painted glass jar luminaries to enhance the spooky effect.
Upside-Down Bat Pots
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Bat pots are original crafts for creating a haunted house. They can be made within an hour with only a few materials. Turn a clay pot upside-down, glue a 1-inch wooden ball to the bottom and paint it black. Paste the black foam wings and wiggle eyes onto the clay pot to finish the upside-down bat pot.
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Skulls on Display
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Skulls on display can create a death and decay theme. With the use of a clay shaper and a pin, create medium-sized skulls out of clay and place them on a cake stand. Stretch balls of cotton to create spider webs. Place tiny, fake spiders on the cotton. Cover the skulls with a clear, glass lid. This display can attract onlookers to stop and stare.
Bloody Props
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Severed hands and feet make great pottery props to scare trick-or-treaters. Pick a body part to mold into clay. For example, you can mold a clopped up hand, use red paint to create the illusion of blood and place plastic insects on the hand. Bloody pottery props can be placed on house steps, rugs or tables.
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