Kids Inspired DIY: Spooky Googly Eye Lampshade

Halloween is right around the corner, which ways it'due south time to get your space ready for all those creepy and chilling decorations. Now depending on your "Halloween décor meter", your Halloween décor could either be traditional, gory, or playful. Since I like the playful side of Halloween, like pops of color and unexpected decor pieces, I thought it would be fun to evidence you a simple lighting DIY. This lighting DIY, in particular, is kid inspired and is a great project to brand with your kids during the Halloween flavour.

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The lighting DIY I am making today is a Chilling Google Center Lampshade! The project itself is super easy to brand and can be customized to fit your Halloween décor. Before showing you lot the DIY, I did want to briefly mention lampshades. At present the lampshade I used in this DIY would probably exist considered "small". Personally, I was trying to go for that "wow factor" just I retrieve realistically, this projection would be great if you used smaller lampshades like these. This is because you volition use fewer supplies and tin can decorate the lampshade much faster. With that beingness said, if yous would similar to endeavor this technique on a bigger lampshade, go right ahead!

Also, if you do make this projection with your kids, I recommend that they be ages 12 and up and be supervised. Simply because a hot glue gun, is involved in this project!

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Supplies:

• Lampshade
• Google Eyes
• Light-green Pigment
• Plastic Bat Rings (optional / not pictured)
• Pair of scissors (non pictured)
• Newspaper or Craft Newspaper (not pictured)
• Hot Gum Gun + Glue Sticks

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Step 1: Catch your lampshade and glue on your google eyes using your hot gum gun.

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Step 2: Once your google eyes are all glued on, set your lampshade on top of your newspaper or craft paper. Then grab your canteen of green pigment and squeeze information technology over the top of your lampshade.  Proceed squeezing your canteen of light-green pigment over your lampshade and shake your lampshade, to have the paint run down the sides. During this pace, yous can use as many coats and colors of green paint that you like. Also, the final look that we are going for, is a runny, oozy, look.

Once you're happy with the overall wait, set it aside to dry overnight.

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Step 3: To add more spookiness to your lampshade, take hold of some plastic bat rings and cut off the ring portion. And so, using your hot mucilage gun, glue on the bats to the top and lesser of your lampshade.

When your bats have been glued on, you're gear up to display your new lampshade!

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I love how this lampshade turned out! Information technology makes a nice addition to a little tabular array and is definitely a décor piece that will start a conversation.

If you want to brand this lampshade more unique, y'all could always utilise different size google eyes, use blood-red pigment instead of green, or even use glow in the dark paint. No matter how yous decorate your lampshade, I'm sure it will look actually cool!

If yous made this lampshade, how would you decorate information technology?

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