Homemade Halloween Treat Cups

by Michele Cheplic | More from this Blogger

14 Oct 2008 11:55 AM

You can't have a Halloween party without candy and what better way to pass out treats than in decorative candy cups. If you don't have the time to craft dozens of cups prior to your party then put your young guests to work designing their own creepy critter cups.

Fill a large table with the materials listed below and let the howling good times roll.

HALLOWEEN TREAT CUPS

Materials:

6 oz. or smaller black and green plastic cups (to save money buy clear or white plastic cups and paint them yourself)

Black pipe cleaners

White pipe cleaners

Black, white and green craft foam

Scissors

Craft Glue or Glue sticks

Wire cutters

Plastic beads

Googly eyes

A variety of Halloween candy

Directions:

BLACK CAT TREAT CUP

Using the wire cutters, cut a white pipe cleaner into 4 equally sized pieces.

Thread three of the cut white chenille stems through a bead. Spread out the pipe cleaners like whiskers.

Stand the cup upright.

Glue a bead on the cup for the nose.

Cut two small triangle shapes out of the black craft foam for the ears.

Glue the ears to the front of the cup.

Glue the eyes above the nose and whiskers.

Cut the black pipe cleaner and curl it like a cat's tail. Glue the tail to the cup.

Let it dry and fill the cup with treats.

BABY BAT TREAT CUP

Cut a single bat wing out of black craft foam and glue it to the back of the cup. Let dry.

Cut two triangles out of the black foam for the bat's ears. Glue to the front of the cup.

Glue two eyes to the front of the cup near center.

Cut two small triangles out of the white foam for teeth and glue to the front of the cup below the eyes.

Let it dry completely before filling it with treats.

Michele Cheplic writes about red-hot celebrities in POP CULTURE, fiery topics in PARENTS, sizzling recipes in FOOD, calorie burning exercises in FITNESS, and hot new kid-friendly crafts in FUN. Check out all of her articles here.

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Michele Cheplic was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii, but now lives in Wisconsin. Michele graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Journalism.

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