I made this a few years back, and this morning added on to it. This haunted house is easy for kids to do and is made from stuff you may have on hand so its FREE!
materials:
2 rectangle tissue boxes (or similar size boxes)
1 square tissue box (or similar) smaller than the rectangle boxes
cardboard pieces to make a 3 dimensional triangle (for roof piece)
orange or yellow tissue paper
accessories as desired (in my case I used spider webs, fake spiders, a small skull, and dum-dum's wrapped in tissue to create 'ghosts'
utility knife (to cut out windows and doors)
glue or tape
1) spray paint boxes black (or whatever color you want your house to be, this could easily be modified for other holidays)
2) after it dries, cut out your doors and window
3) tape or glue tissue paper inside the doors and windows (FYI) mine is only glued at the top, but you could glue all the way around if you wanted
4) tape or glue the boxes on top of each other and add your roof
5) add your decorations! I punched holes for the sticks of my ghosts to stick in to make them stand up. I glued spiders and a skull for decoration, and added the cobwebby halloween spider webs (it doesnt take much, obviously)
6) battery powered tea lights (optional)
For an added touch, you can add stick in the little battery powered tea lights to make your house light up on the inside! I shouldn't have to say it, but i will... DO NOT USE REAL CANDLES. unless of course, you want to burn your house down. the little one you made and the one you live in.
As is, its an easy kids project that is fun and doesn't take much time, or for the adult, you could easily elaborate and make it much more detailed (think gingerbread trim and silhouettes in the window- would look really cool with the lights inside!
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