This week Miss 4 and I made some quick paper bunting for Halloween, using just materials we already had at home.
This is a really simple and expensive option for decorating the front of your house.
What you'll need:
- a few sheets of A4 orange paper (we used neon orange)
- a few sheets of A4 black paper
- string (ours happened to be black string from IKEA)
- glue
- stapler (optional)
- ruler, pen, scissors
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| Fold one piece of A4 paper in half, as shown. |
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| Then fold that piece of paper again, into thirds. To make sure it's folded evenly in thirds, you can mark a dot at 7cm and 14cm and fold to them. |
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| Once folded into thirds, find the middle of the panel, which should be 3.5cm. Make sure you mark the end of the panel that has the open edges, not the folded edge as this will need to be at the top of the bunting so it sits over the string. |
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| Draw a line from the 3.5cm dot down to the corner of the panel on either side, so you end up with a triangle that looks like this. |
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| Next, cut along the lines with scissors or a knife. I used a knife to make sure all the pieces of paper underneath didn't move around while I was cutting. But if you don't have one, you can use scissors. |
Miss 4 drew 'halloween faces' and triangles on our orange pieces, while I cut out the black ones. We ended up with 15 triangles from 5 pieces of A4 paper, but the quantity is up to you.
The triangles can then be slipped over the string, folded bit at the top. Once on the string you can glue the two sides of the triangle together so keep them secure.
We decided to staple the top of the triangle too, for added security, but they would probably look better without.
Space them about 3cm apart, or whatever spacing you'd like, and leave a length of at least 40cm at either end to allow for tying.
This method can be applied for any event of course just using different coloured paper. A great option to have on hand if you find yourself in need of last minute decorations!
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