How Many Days Till Halloween Easy Dollar Tree Craft with Video

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How many days till Halloween? With a little dye and paint, I created a fun Halloween Countdown Calendar with items from Dollar Tree. This is a fun project for kids as they prepare their scary costumes for trick-or-treating and countdown to October 31st, Halloween day!!

Did you know fall is my favorite season, and this is one of my favorite holidays for a celebration? (Yes, even more than my birthday) I love the memory of getting to dress up like what you wanted to be when you grow up or your favorite hero (mine was Wonder Woman – and my mom’s hand sewed mine but I never won costume contests for her amazing sewing talent sadly). Do you remember DIY costumes?

I get to light candles, eat pumpkin treats, and watch horror, thriller, and scary movies! It was time to make this fun manual countdown timer for our home to celebrate!

There is no gift giving, okay unless you count candy. You get to be creative and carve jack-o-lanterns. So let’s get your decorations on, and add this fun DIY to your collection for this important date.

How do you do a Halloween countdown?

Materials for your Dollar Tree Halloween Craft

• Large wood pumpkin
• small wood pumpkin
• Folk Art Ultra Dye
• Folk Art Chalkboard Paint
• Paint brush
• Chalk
• Hot glue gun

How Many Days Till Halloween Easy Dollar Tree Craft Video

Instructions for your countdown till Halloween

I found this large pumpkin at the Dollar Store.

1. Paint the large wood pumpkin

I painted the entire thing with Folk Art Ultra Dye in the color Lady Marmalade.

2. Paint the small pumpkin

While that was drying I painted a small wooden pumpkin with Folk Art Chalkboard Paint. The small pumpkins were 5 for $1.

3. Stencil a pumpkin face onto the large pumpkin

I then used my Folk Art Holiday Stencils and some of the same chalkboard paint I stenciled on the face for my Jack O Lantern.

4. Paint the stem of the large pumpkin

I painted the stem with Apple Barrel Burnt Umber paint.

5. Season the chalk paint

I seasoned the small pumpkin by rubbing chalk all over it and then erasing it. This will prevent the numbers from sticking.

6. Use chalk to add numbers for your countdown

I then placed my number on the pumpkin – you could count down or up.

7. Hot glue the little pumpkin to the big pumpkin

I put the twine into the pumpkin that came with the set and hot glued it to the large pumpkin. I hung it up and let the countdown begin!

You might be interested in the history of Halloween, and I have several other Halloween and fall projects.

How Many Days Till Halloween Video

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How many days until Halloween Q & A

Is Halloween the 31st or 1st?

Halloween is celebrated on October 31st. It is the eve of All Saints’ Day, which is observed on November 1st. The name “Halloween” is derived from “All Hallows’ Eve,” referring to the evening before All Saints’ Day. So, October 31st is the official date of Halloween.

How many days until Halloween ends?

Halloween is a single-day holiday celebrated on October 31st. It doesn’t last for multiple days like some other holidays. So, there are no days “until Halloween ends” since it is a one-day event. Once October 31st passes, Halloween is over for that year.

Who started Halloween and when did it start?

Halloween’s origins can be traced back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, which was celebrated by the Celts in what is now Ireland, the United Kingdom, and northern France. Samhain marked the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter, and it was believed to be a time when the boundary between the living and the spirit world was blurred. This festival was typically held around October 31st.

The Celts believed that during Samhain, the spirits of the dead would return to Earth, and people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off these spirits. They also left food and offerings for the spirits to appease them. The concept of wearing costumes and masks during this festival has similarities to modern Halloween traditions.

Check out some of my other Halloween decor!

• Easy Halloween Wreath
• Easy and Awesome DIY Dollar Tree Halloween Decor with Video
• Easy and Fun DIY Halloween Bathroom Decor on a Budget

Now it’s a bummer when it falls during a day of the week that is a week day when everyone has to work or go to school the next day. Guess what?!!! You don’t have to clean up your spider webs next Halloween! You can keep them up as your decorations.

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