Halloween: Starry Night Clips

This project is a combination of the inspiration by the starry nights of  Fall (with it getting darker earlier) and the need to find ways to display all the magnificent work coming home from school.

Materials

• Wooden clothes pins (the type seen in the photo)
• Magnetic self adhesive strips
• Pencil with eraser
• Scissors
• Fine glitter
• Craft glue
• Small container
• Craft tray
• Sheet of paper
• Smock

Optional

• Cardstock
• Printout: Starry Night Pins starry night clips

Directions

• Purchase or re-use wooden clothes pins.  Peel a bit of the backing off of the magnetic strips and cut small sections to go on one side of the clothes pins (so that they will stick to boards, fridges etc.)

• Don your smock.  Put a little bit of craft glue in a small, shallow container.

• Dip the eraser part of the pencil into the glue and make dots on your clothes pins.

• Put your pins on your piece of paper in  your craft tray (to catch excess glitter).

• While the glue is wet, sprinkle your pins with glitter.  We used gold, silver and blue for a starry night effect, but select colours that appeal to you.

• Gently wash your pencil eraser.  Shape your paper into a funnel and put it back into a container or save it for an upcoming project we are going to show you!

• Let your clothes pins dry overnight.  Use them to hang up all your beautiful projects.

• Or print the provided sheet on cardstock, folding it on the dotted line and attach the clothes pins.  Write your name and give the pins as a gift.

Purpose

• Making ways to display your work, showing pride.
• Thinking of others.

Safety Notes

• Use non-toxic products and wash your brushes immediately so as not to damage them.
• Be careful with pins as they sometimes can pinch.
• Wash your hands after using glitter.