October is always a long month for my kids, it’s one of the few months of school with no long weekends. And, at the end of it is a fun-filled candy night! My kids all look forward to decorating the house for Halloween. When I heard of the Dollar Store Halloween Crafts Blog Hop, I knew it was a challenge the kids and I would be up for! And not just one, project! Check out the bat doormats I shared earlier this week.
Glowing Eyeballs
I have a love-hate relationship with dollar stores. O-Man loves dollar stores all the time. I can often use a trip to a dollar store as a reward.
He’d earned a trip.
And while he was deciding on his prize, he also made some suggestions for what he thought would improve the Halloween decorations.
Like these plastic eyeballs and solo cup battery operated LED lights:
Since O got his whittling chip from scouts, he’s always looking for excuses to use his knife. I had hoped he’d be able to help with this more than he actually was.
The first thing we did was to remove the plastic cups from the lights.
Next, we cut holes into the plastic eyeballs. I used the knife to start the hole and O rounded it out with a screwdriver.
With the holes made, we pushed them over the lights.
O-Man was very excited with the final results
Blog Hop
Please join Barb Garrett of The Everyday Home and all of these other fabulous bloggers participating in this Dollar Store Halloween Crafts Blog Hop.
What a fun decor idea! Visiting from the blog hop!
What a cute, well maybe that isn’t the right word but a great idea. It was fast to do also. I like craft projects like that.
Fast is always a plus!
Those glowing eyeballs are so cool! What a great DIY Dollar store Halloween decoration idea. Stopping by from the #HomeMattersParty linky.
Thanks! My son has been using them as night lights, lol
What a great idea! My kids and I are looking at things to do this month for Halloween and will definitely be doing these. Thank you!
Very fun and spooky upcycle!
Really fun! Kids would love it. Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
What a great idea – I would never have thought to do that! They are called pound shops here – funnily enough! My Little Man loves them too! Thanks for sharing with #TriumphantTales, do come back next week!
Oh wow! How clever and inexpensive. These would look great for a Halloween party. Thanks for joining us for the #dreamteam linky.
I think it is so fun when the kids get involved with making the decorations instead of just buying all premade.
I LOVE these eyeballs! I’m going to feature them at my link party tonight at Party in Your PJs on Grandma Ideas. Thanks so much for sharing them!
Thank you!
So cute and great for a kid’s project. #HomeMattersParty
Those glowing eyes are so creepy! How perfect for Halloween. Thanks for sharing with us at Happy Fall party. Pinned.