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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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!)
Yay!! Have fun!!
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
Ahhh yes, the pirate phase…. I remember that!
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.
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. 🙂
My kids will have fun with this!
Great!!! Enjoy! 🙂
love this !!! You are just so creative!!
Thanks, Shari! They are a lot of fun to make!
What a great way to decorate for Halloween. But I love the little indoor paleontology idea too.
Our fossil hunt kept them busy for a long time! Have fun!! 🙂
oo very cute decoration and toy 🙂
Thanks, Lindsay! 🙂
Wow soo crafty…great idea!
🙂 Thanks, Vanessa!!
Ooh… Good for some science fun too! Something to keep in mind for when my daughter stops being deathly afraid of skeletons and bones 🙂
LOL — Emily thought these were super-spooky too! She loves hiding them around the house!
Your bones look great! I bet my kids would use these as dinosaur bones…
Great idea!! You could make REALLY big one!!! 🙂
Too Fun!
🙂 Thanks, Heather!
Dinosaur dig
Absolutely!!! 🙂
Seriously???? How did you know we are needing bone projects for Scooby Doo???? Thanks!
That’s awesome!!! You’ll have so much fun!!!
They are spooky. What a great idea!
Thanks so much, Debby! 🙂
What a good idea. My munchkin is in serious dinosaur bone zone….perhaps I’ll make some gigantic versions of these. Good thinking!! 🙂
That would be GREAT fun!! Enjoy! xoxo
What fun! I love that the kids can help make them. Cute idea!
Thanks so much, Jami! They are lots of fun to make!
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.
I love this idea! My oldest is totally into dinosaurs and I can’t wait to do this with him! Thanks for sharing!