12A | OCTOBER 21, 2021 |
COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL
Race a friend to see which of these
monsters will reach those tasty,
smelly socks first!
© 2021 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 37, No. 47
aluminum foil scrap
ne Halloween day, the students in Ms. Lively’s class showed
up in their costumes. Well, all but one student.
David didn’t have a costume. But he wasn’t _____. He had
a secretive _________ on his face. What was he up to,
wondered the other students?
At lunchtime, Ms. Lively said, “David,
please stay in at lunch.” The other kids
wondered if David was in some kind of _______.
Creative Reuse Costume Ideas
paper cup
cardboard
boxes
Some things that might end up in landfills could be
used to make clever Halloween costumes and props.
Here are just a few ideas!
Giant Mac & Cheese
painted cardboard
toilet paper tubes
painted cardboard box
garden gloves
ut a little later, David came out to the playground
in a cool robot costume—one Ms. Lively and
he had put together with _______________
boxes, aluminum foil, newspaper, construction
paper and paper ______.
David beamed as he told his friends, “I asked
Ms. Lively to help me make my Reuse Robot
costume from things heading to the
____________ bin! I wanted
to show how _____________
can be made from reusable things. And after
Halloween, I’ll recycle all the parts of my costume!”
construction
paper scraps,
cardboard,
newspaper and
magazine photos
to create gauges,
video screens,
lights, buttons
Pirate Telescope and
Explorer Binoculars
created with
paper towel
tubes and
toilet paper
tubes
Jellyfish
umbrella
strips of
newspaper, ribbons
Broomstick
What can you create with some of these
things? Draw your costume idea!
• plastic bottles • egg cartons • large envelopes
• paper bags • cereal boxes • fruit stickers
• newspapers • pizza boxes • yogurt cups
• magazines • popsicle sticks • butter tubs
• shoe boxes • paper cups • milk cartons
newspaper strips
paper towel tubes
Astronaut Jet Pack
2 litre plastic bottles
cardboard/construction paper
plastic bottle caps for
dials and buttons
construction paper flames
How many bats can you
find on this page? Have
a friend try, too!
HALLOWEEN HATS: A paper sack and scrap paper can become a silly Halloween hat! Each picture has a match, except one. Can you find it?
Look through the
newspaper for:
• A word that means
the opposite of scary
• A Halloween
costume
• A scary large
number
• An adjective that
describes Halloween
Standards Link: Reading
Comprehension: Follow simple
written directions.
Draw the item that should come next to continue
the pattern in each row.
Standards Link: Mathematics: Understand simple patterns.
MATERIALS
COSTUMES
MACARONI
UMBRELLA
ALUMINUM
STUDENT
RECYCLE
ROBOT
IDEAS
SMILE
VIDEO
SCRAP
BOX
BIN
CUPS
S D N L L R R S A L
C E E O A O E M L A
R A D C R M C I L I
A S U W U A Y L E R
P P T T X N C E R E
S E S O E I L A B T
T O B O R B E N M A
C X A L U M I N U M
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
This week’s word:
LANDFILL
The noun landfill means
an area where waste is buried
between layers of earth.
It’s better to reuse materials
than have them end up
in landfills.
Try to use the word landfill
in a sentence today when
talking with your friends
and family members.
Halloween
Costume Ideas
ANSWER: She wanted to be like mummy.
Standards Link: Visual Arts: Use a variety of mediums for art.
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H I T A O E D I V S
Newspaper Creatures
Look through the newspaper to find photos or
cartoons with people and animals. Cut out
different parts and paste them together to
create an all-new creature.
Children are born curious.
From their earliest days, sensory exploration
brings delight and wonder. New discoveries
expand their minds. When they unlock the
joy of reading, their world widens further.
Magic happens.
Can you give other kids advice
and idea recommendations for
Halloween costumes that don’t
cost too much money?
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