Inspired by Martha Stewart Living magazine, we made a super kid-friendly version of these spooky bones using just newspaper, cheap-o paper napkins, masking tape, and a 50/50 mixture of glue and water. Once they were dry, we took turns hiding them around the house for an indoor fossil hunt!
Roll up a sheet of newspaper into a bone shape and secure with masking tape as shown below.
Cut up the cheapest paper napkins you can find into strips and wrap them tightly around the bone. Invite your child over to brush the glue/water mixture overtop!
It’s even more fun when little sisters come over to join in!!
Who doesn’t like painting with glue?
Ooooo….. so spooky!!!
Allow to dry, then take turns hiding them around the house for some fun indoor paleontologist play…or…..
….hang from the ceiling for some spooky (and very frugal) Halloween decor!
Have fun!!
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October 13th, 2010 on 9:42 am
Dem bones, dem bones, dem paper bones…
(I will so be “stealing” this idea from you, as you kinda did from Martha…thank you, AGAIN, for wonderful inspiration!)
October 16th, 2010 on 3:39 pm
Yay!! Have fun!!
October 13th, 2010 on 9:48 am
Dear Valerie,
Remember when Emily was very little, and we would ask her “What does a pirate say?” and she would say “Arrrr matey!” ?
Good times.
Love,
Mark
October 16th, 2010 on 3:40 pm
Ahhh yes, the pirate phase…. I remember that!
October 13th, 2010 on 9:49 am
This is wonderful. My boys would love it. I love to see your girls together. The love they have for each other is so apparent. Sweet family.
October 16th, 2010 on 3:40 pm
Thanks, Phyllis! They usually play very well together, and Clara is super-eager to try to keep up with her big sister all the time.
October 13th, 2010 on 10:32 am
My kids will have fun with this!
October 16th, 2010 on 3:41 pm
Great!!! Enjoy!
October 13th, 2010 on 10:32 am
love this !!! You are just so creative!!
October 16th, 2010 on 3:41 pm
Thanks, Shari! They are a lot of fun to make!
October 13th, 2010 on 11:06 am
What a great way to decorate for Halloween. But I love the little indoor paleontology idea too.
October 16th, 2010 on 3:41 pm
Our fossil hunt kept them busy for a long time! Have fun!!
October 13th, 2010 on 12:38 pm
oo very cute decoration and toy
October 16th, 2010 on 3:41 pm
Thanks, Lindsay!
October 13th, 2010 on 1:27 pm
Wow soo crafty…great idea!
October 16th, 2010 on 3:42 pm
October 13th, 2010 on 1:54 pm
Ooh… Good for some science fun too! Something to keep in mind for when my daughter stops being deathly afraid of skeletons and bones
October 16th, 2010 on 3:43 pm
LOL — Emily thought these were super-spooky too! She loves hiding them around the house!
October 13th, 2010 on 2:09 pm
Your bones look great! I bet my kids would use these as dinosaur bones…
October 16th, 2010 on 3:44 pm
Great idea!! You could make REALLY big one!!!
October 13th, 2010 on 5:34 pm
Too Fun!
October 16th, 2010 on 3:44 pm
October 13th, 2010 on 8:05 pm
Dinosaur dig
October 16th, 2010 on 3:44 pm
Absolutely!!!
October 13th, 2010 on 8:51 pm
Seriously???? How did you know we are needing bone projects for Scooby Doo???? Thanks!
October 16th, 2010 on 3:45 pm
That’s awesome!!! You’ll have so much fun!!!
October 13th, 2010 on 9:35 pm
They are spooky. What a great idea!
October 16th, 2010 on 3:45 pm
Thanks so much, Debby!
October 18th, 2010 on 1:25 pm
What a good idea. My munchkin is in serious dinosaur bone zone….perhaps I’ll make some gigantic versions of these. Good thinking!!
October 21st, 2010 on 11:41 am
That would be GREAT fun!! Enjoy! xoxo
October 21st, 2010 on 11:05 am
What fun! I love that the kids can help make them. Cute idea!
October 21st, 2010 on 11:41 am
Thanks so much, Jami! They are lots of fun to make!
October 22nd, 2010 on 12:46 am
What a fun activity, my boys would love this.
I would like to invite you to the Fantastic Frugal Fridays blog party . It is a great place to link up your frugal posts of all kinds, and connect with new frugal friends.
October 24th, 2010 on 7:40 pm
I love this idea! My oldest is totally into dinosaurs and I can’t wait to do this with him! Thanks for sharing!