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If you’re looking for something a LITTLE different and FUN this Autumn check out this Halloween Tealights Craft made using items from the Dollar Store. OR you can totally find ALL the parts an pieces in the Halloween aisles of your local box store.

Spooky, creepy, homemade fun comes in a small portable electric tea light this Autumn!

Use this Halloween Tea Lights Craft as a party craft at your next Halloween party for schools, scouts, or home parties. The parts don’t cost a lot, kids will have a ton of fun making them, and they get a little something to take home with them.

How to Use This Dollar Store Craft in Your Home

There’s LOADS you can do with these if you just make them for yourself at home. You could:

Make a spooky display in your bathroom
tuck them in the corners of your window sills
put them on nightstands
line a hallway with them
put them on the stairs so you can see them as you walk upstairs
add them to your porch decorations

SO many ways to use them, you’ll probably be making a double batch them!

What do you NEED to make this Dollar Store Craft?

ALL of these parts and pieces can be found at a Dollar Store this season. if you’re like ME and you don’t HAVE a Dollar Store near you you can easily find most of these items at a Joann’s, Michael’s, or most of the big box stores. And if it comes down to it, and you’re not finding

Electric Votive Candles – battery operated
Monster Eyes Ping Pong Balls – blue and red
Halloween Washi Tape
Craft Knife
Scissors

Fun to MAKE and EAT Halloween Treats!

ALL of these treats below are SUPER easy Halloween Treats that kids can make with you! Or if they’re older they can take them on themselves. But I always like to try and get my kids making with me.

Yield: 8

Spooky Halloween Eyeballs

Prep Time 10 minutes

Active Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Difficulty easy

Materials

8 Eyeball Ping Pong Balls
8 Electric Tea Lights
Black or Halloween Washi Tapes

Tools

craft knife
craft scissors

Instructions

Remove ping pong balls from the package, turn over to find the small hole at the bottom center
With craft knife pointed AWAY from you, carefully insert the blade into the bottom of the hard plastic ping pong ball
four times creating a cross shape
Line up the hole in the ping pong ball with the plastic flame of the votive
Push ping pong ball onto the flame until it reaches the base
Decorate the battery-operated votive by wrapping the base with Halloween themed washi tape
Trim the washi tape with scissors
turn on the candles and enjoy!

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