Paper plate skeleton

Paper Plate Skeleton as seen on our Halloween Excitement Pinterest board

What you need:

• A pack of paper plates (at least 20 is best)
• Black permanent marker or paint
• Thick string or clear fishing line
• Glu-tac 
• Scissors
• Single hole punch

Method:

1. Using the picture on the right cut 16 paper plates into similar shapes to form each bone of your skeleton. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes, they don’t have to be perfect and in the event of a big mistake just use an extra plate an dmake a new bone.

2. Draw or paint a face onto the skull of your skeleton. It can be funny or scary, it’s  completely up to you!

3. Place a hole punch in the respective positions of each paper plate bone. Again use the picture on the left as a guide.

4. Use thick string or clear fishing line connect your paper plate blones together by looping the string/line through each hole punch and tying a know at each end.

5. Either use glu-tac to place your completed skeleton on the wall or take a piece of fishing line and hand it from the ceiling or a secure ligh fixture.

There you have it, another cheap, easy-to-make DIY Halloween decoration. You will find all you need at either your local craft store or supermarket.

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