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by Amanda Formaro of FamilyCorner.com

Bend him, twist him, hang him from the ceiling! This cute little skeleton is perfect for Halloween. Kids will love making this craft from chenille stems!

What you need:

3 white chenille stems
2 white skinny chenille stems
1 large white pom pom
scrap of felt, any color (2" x 2")
scrap of white paper (2" x 2")
black marker
scissors
white craft glue

Getting Ready

Cover table with newspaper, a plastic tablecloth or even an old shower curtain.

Gather your supplies and have them all within arm's reach. Cover kids clothes with a smock or old t-shirt.

Now you are ready to begin making your chenille stem skeleton for Halloween...

Now that your supplies are at the ready and your work surface has been prepared, let's begin making your chenille stem skeleton for Halloween!

What You Do:

Cut skinny chenille stems into the following pieces:

5- 2" pieces (ribs)
10- 3/4" pieces (fingers)

Cut regular chenille stems into the following pieces:

5" (body and neck)
3" (shoulders)
2 pieces at 3 1/2" each (arms)
2 1/2" (hips)
2 pieces at 4 1/2" each (legs)
4 pieces at 1" each (hands & feet)

First, assemble the hands by gluing five fingers to a hand piece. Repeat for other hand. Allow these to dry completely before adding to your skeleton.

To assemble your skeleton, first twist the shoulder piece about 1" down from the top of the neck and body piece. Next, twist the hip piece at the bottom of the body piece.

Twist the ribs around the body section, leaving about 1/2" between each rib.

Twist the two arm pieces onto each end of the shoulders. Twist the legs onto each end of the hips. Twist the feet onto the ends of the legs.

Cut a small bowtie from the piece of felt and glue it to the neck just above the shoulders.

Glue the white pom pom to the top of the neck. Use black marker to draw eyes, nose and a mouth then cut them out with scissors. Glue these pieces to the pom pom for the face.

When the hands are dry, attach them to the ends of the arms with white craft glue. Let everything dry before lifting your skeleton.

Amanda Formaro is the entrepreneurial mother of four children. She is also the owner of FamilyCorner.com Magazine at http://familycorner.com where you will find recipes, crafts, family activities, parenting advice, home & garden, and plenty more.