Halloween is in one week (yeah-uh!!) so if you’re in a pinch for some spooky decor, here’s a super easy craft that is cute and fun to make, especially with children. This craft was inspired by the classic “Purple People Eater” song, which I could put on repeat forever!!
MAKE IT!
1 – You will need:
- Purple paper bags
- Paper (in white and black)
- Scissors
- Circle cutter
- Cutting mat
- Scrapbooking adhesive tape
- Sand or small pebbles
- Tealight candles
2 – EYES. There are two ways to make the monster’s eye. You can make them on the computer and print it out and cut the eye. OR you can be crafty and use a circle cutter to cut white and black circles. If you go this route, use the scrapbooking adhesive to tape the black circle onto the white circle.
3 – MOUTH. Cut out slits to make the mouth. I lightly bent the front face of the bag in half so that I can make the mouth in a few quick cuts. You could also use an exacto knife but don’t forget to put a piece of cardboard inside the paper bag so you don’t cut through to the back face. Though, I suppose your monster could have a face on both sides. :)
4 – TEETH. Using the white paper, cut small triangles to make fangs. Dab a small amount of adhesive tape on the base of the triangle and stick it on the inside of the bag’s front face. Be goofy and give one of ‘em an underbite!
5 – FINAL DETAILS. Fill the base of the paper bag with some sand or small pebbles. Set a tealight candle in the middle and light it! And you’re done!
So cute!! Can’t wait to see more :)!
Stay tuned! On Halloween, I plan to light up the walkway up to my front door with these little monsters :)
Haha, they’re cute!
Cute! Although my cats would probably knock over the bag in about two seconds and burn my house down.
definitely wouldn’t want your house to burn down! how about battery operated tealights?
Yes, good idea! These would be a cute outside Halloween decoration too (maybe with something heavy to weigh the bag down). I have a feral cat colony outside my house too though, so there’s always a chance that a cat might destroy something I own, whether outside or in.
These are SO adorable, and such a great idea!
these are SUPER cute!
These made me laugh. They are adorable. Way to take this idea to new creative heights!
was it the monster with the underbite? my hubby laughed pretty hard when he saw that :)
I adore these!! My cats would also probably knock them over, but that’s not going to stop me making them! Fire extinguisher at the ready
Very cute and super easy for the kids.
These are adorable! And I love how cute and simple they are – great project for some of the little people in my life! :) Thanks for sharing!
These are so cute! All except for the people eater part of the name, of course.
These are so cute!!
Cool!
I always loved the Purple People Eater when I was a kid. So awesome. :)
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I said Mr. Purple People Eater, what’s your line
He said it’s eatin’ purple people and it sure is fine
But that’s not the reason that I came to land
I wanna get a job in a rock and roll band
It was a one-eyed, one-horned, flyin’ purple people eater
Sure looks strange to me
LOVE IT! Thanks. :)
these are super cute! i’m actually moving tomorrow, so i haven’t made any halloween decoration purchases. but i have a 2-year-old, and i’d love to have something festive for this weekend. this is just the ticket! cheap, easy, and disposable :) thanks for sharing!
Oh, this is just what I was looking for. Thanks for such a great crafty idea!
They really are cute! Simple to make but very effective. Look forward to giving it a try with my daughter.
so crafty! fantastic! time to carve my pumpkin and get crafty. thanks
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These are great!
simple yet such an amazing idea! well done :) and congrats on making Freshly pressed.
So simple, and adorable! Great idea!
Mischievous, cute and PURPLE!!!
Perfect idea for Halloween! :D
Oh, that’s cute :) Looks like it could be a character in Monsters, Inc. The tealight goes well with the color of the bag.
Simple AND awesome. This just sparked up my creativity for Halloween decorating. Thank you!
Those are cute. Reminds me of “buckets” we use during the Wesak festival in Sri Lanka. They of course are not so creative in their decoration and are quite basic but uses the same candle in a paper hollow concept.
These are fabulous, thanks !
Gosh, that’s so cute, I’ll have to try that some time! I bet I could maybe give the lil’ monster’s four teeth, spooky XD
Way adorable! I am a purple fiend! Love it! My favourite things currently are my car which is a Ford XR6 (with an XR8) hood that is the colour of the Phantom’s (comic book dude) costume and my wedding shoes which are the same kind of purple.
My first car was a little Purple Hyundai Excel and I called it the Purple People Eater :D
Easy, cute and I love it.
Wow…this is so neat! Such a great idea- that I will have to try it- maybe with orange paper bags to match my theme. Thanks for sharing!
Hope to see more such crafts from you.
life is fun because so many interesting things happened like this.
Cute. I remember purple people eaters from when I was in 5th grade!
gonna try tonight! so excited :):)
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Cool bags I think the color is a added flavor.
Thanks for the post…
I love Halloween time on WordPress — they always Freshly Press a few amazing ideas, and yours is definitely worthy of the attention!
Fun, adorable, and inexpensive … it doesn’t get much better than all that!
:)
how cute and creative! I’ll give it a try if I have time :)
They’re so cute. I’ll have to make some, thanks for sharing : )
very cool.. Ill try it.. :-)
So cute and easy to make! I may be making these for the halloween party I am going to on Saturday :)
aww this is so lovely! gotta make one for my little nephew. nice post here ;))
Great craft. Very cute!
- Lisa
Adorably awesome… ;)
Cute idea. It would also work as a Halloween costume if you find a big purple box to use. I’ve noticed that people who make their costumes out of cardboard boxes always win the contests.
Ooo those are so cute! You should play a recording of the song in the background…for hours. :-)
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