How many days till Halloween? With a little dye and paint, I created a fun Halloween Countdown Calendar with items from Dollar Tree.
Did you know fall is my favorite season, and Halloween is one of my favorite holidays? 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). I get to light candles, eat pumpkin treats, and watch scary movies! It was time to make this fun countdown for our home to celebrate!
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
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.
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How Many Days Till Halloween Easy Dollar Tree Craft
How many days till Halloween? With a little dye and paint, I created a fun Halloween Countdown Calendar with items from Dollar Tree
Materials
- Large wood pumpkin
- small wood pumpkin
- Folk Art Ultra Dye
- Folk Art Chalkboard Paint
- Paint brush
- Chalk
Tools
- Hot Glue Gun
Instructions
- PAINT THE LARGE WOOD PUMPKIN
- PAINT THE SMALL PUMPKIN
- PAINT THE STEM OF THE LARGE PUMPKIN
- SEASON THE CHALK PAINT
- USE CHALK TO ADD NUMBERS FOR YOUR COUNTDOWN
- HOT GLUE THE LITTLE PUMPKIN TO THE BIG PUMPKIN
This is a really clever idea. Your ideas always amaze me.
Happy fall,
Kippi
You are so very sweet Kippi – thank you so much
Super cute idea, Chas! Love that you can change the number easily! You have so many fun fall/Halloween projects!
Thank you Julie, and thanks for the kind words. I love fall and Halloween, lots to inspire me this time of year 🙂
Really cute!
Thank you Michelle
Love this super cute count down! Thanks for all the craft ideas, I’m always on the hunt for something new to make! I hopped over from Farm Fresh Tuesdays.
Thank you Laura, and thanks for stopping by.
Such a clever idea, the kids are going to enjoy this. Thanks so much for sharing your talent with us at the Creative Muster. Looking forward to seeing what you’ll be sharing next week.
Robin😊
Thank you so much Robin
Thank you for sharing at #ThursdayFavoriteThings. Pinned and shared. Have a lovely week. I hope to see you at next week’s party too!
Thank you Marilyn, I appreciate the support. See you at the next one.
You always inspire and delight me with your creations! Featuring when my party opens up tonight.
You are just so incredibly supportive and sweet Carol, thank you so very much!
Chas, that is so cute!
Thank you for sharing your project on Create, Bake, Grow & Gather this week.
Have a great week 🙂
Thank you so much KerryAnne, I’m so glad you think so. Thanks for stopping by.
Thank you for sharing at #OverTheMoon. Pinned and shared. Have a lovely week. I hope to see you at next week’s party too!
Thank you so much for your support Marilyn, I appreciate it 🙂