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.

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.

How Many Days Till Halloween Video

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