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Halloween Countdown

September 18, 2012 by Camille 16 Comments

I’ve made it a tradition to make an advent calendar for my favorite holidays and events.  I’ve been making custom designed magnetic favor tins with a fun surprise each day inside the tin.  Each day there is a different activity, treat, or something special to unveil.

Check out the other countdown’s I’ve put together:

  • Christmas Advent – Each day had a fun activity to do to celebrate the season
  • Valentines Day Countdown – Each day was a reason why we love each kid
  • Easter Countdown – Each day had a treat
  • Birthday Countdown – Each day had a treat and something special about the birthday boy or girl

For Halloween, I decided there are enough treats throughout the month and I don’t feel creative enough to come up with 31 activities to do each day, so I decided the surprise in the tin would be a new joke each day.  The jokes are totally cheesy and are perfect for kids.

Halloween Countdown Tutorial

Supplies

  • 2″ Round Tins by Wilton
  • Free Halloween countdown printables (see below)
  • 2″ Fiskars Squeeze Circle Punch
  • Mod Podge
  • Magnets
  • Magnetic Board
  • E-6000
  • 10×20 Frame
  • Metal Sheet (I picked up a roll from Lowe’s in the roofing section)
  • Metal Cutters

Print the Halloween patterns for the favor tins then cut the numbers into a circle shape using a 2″ circle paper punch.  My favorite paper punch is this squeeze punch by Fiskars.

Cover each circle with Modge Podge.

Place into the top of the favor tin so it is attached to the clear plastic.

Let the Modge Podge dry.

While the tops of the tins are drying, tape the jokes to the bottom of the tins.

Once the tops are dry, tape the punchlines to the lids of the tins.  When you open the tin, you will see the joke at the bottom of the tin and the punchline will be in the lid.

Glue the magnets onto the tins with E-6000.  I’ve tried to glue the magnets with a hot glue and some of the magnets peel off.

With 31 tins, I needed a larger magnetic board than I’ve used with the other countdowns I’ve created.  I used math to calculate how large of a board I would need.  It turned out that a 10 x 20 frame would work perfect and I happened to have one on hand.  Score.

Measure a metal sheet (I picked mine up at Lowe’s in the roofing section) to the appropriate size, then cut with metal cutters.

Place the metal in the frame so the metal is flush with the frame.

Place the tins on the metal frame and…

you are ready to countdown to Halloween!

You’re done!

Download Halloween Countdown

  • Halloween Countdown Printable

Download Halloween Jokes Printable Circles

  • Halloween Jokes Printable Circles

Download Halloween Joke Punch Line Circles

  • Halloween Joke Punch Lines Printable Circles

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Filed Under: Halloween Tagged With: Advent Calendar, Countdown, DIY, DIY Halloween, DIY Holiday, Free Printables, Halloween Crafts, Halloween Printables, Printables & Freebies

About Camille

Whether it's learning to use a new power tool, trying a new recipe, figuring out how to keep plants alive, or trying a new restaurant in a new city, I love new experiences. My family is the light of my life and nothing makes me happier than spending time them. Carpe diem!

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Comments

  1. Megan @Chaos Served Daily says

    September 19, 2012 at 5:27 am

    This is beyond fabulous…thanks so much for sharing the printables!

    Reply
  2. Shelley says

    September 20, 2012 at 7:48 pm

    I love these! I recently found those Wilton tins on sale and I was very tempted to grab them up but I thought to myself I needed to have purpose for them first… and now I do! Hope they are still at the store! 😉

    Reply
  3. SouthernScraps says

    September 21, 2012 at 5:42 pm

    Awesome project. I think the jokes are an adorable idea!

    Reply
  4. Tiffany says

    September 21, 2012 at 6:00 pm

    absolutely love this- what a great idea to have little jokes in there! Found you on the tater tots and jello party!! =)Tiffany
    Breakfast at Tiffany’s

    Reply
  5. Bonny @ thedomesticatedprincess.blogspot.com says

    September 21, 2012 at 8:18 pm

    This looks like so much fun, and your tutorial is great! I hope you’ll share this idea at Mar’s Linky Party where I’m co-hosting this week. It would make a perfect fit with the child-friendly posts:
    http://www.raisingbean.com/

    Reply
  6. Sarah says

    September 24, 2012 at 12:34 pm

    Ooooh I would love if you would share this post as well at my Pin Party. These calendars are so cute and I love the jokes inside.

    http://sarahdawndesigns.blogspot.com/2012/09/pintastic-monday-link-party-10.html#.UGC99K4-WnA

    Reply
  7. Leslie Stewart says

    September 25, 2012 at 4:58 am

    Absolutely the cutest thing ever! I’d like to invite you to share it at my party, Twirl & Take a Bow at http://www.houseontheway.com. Hope you can join in on the fun! It would make a great addition to the party!
    Leslie
    houseontheway@gmail.com

    Reply
  8. Laura @ House Of Joyful Noise says

    October 2, 2012 at 4:40 am

    That is super cool, if not ambitious!

    Reply
  9. Heidi says

    October 2, 2012 at 6:52 am

    Awesome! My weekly linky party–One Creative Weekend–has gone spooky this week in honor of my thirteenth party. If you haven’t already, I hope you’ll visit “One Creative Weekend” on OneCreativeMommy.com (open every Fri-Wed) and link up this idea and anything else you’d like to share. (You can include non-Halloween posts as well, but feel free to link up as many Halloween-themed posts as you like.) There are two categories—one for Halloween and one for everything else.

    Reply
  10. marla says

    October 7, 2012 at 5:01 am

    Such a fun idea for halloween and totally pinned!

    Reply
  11. marla says

    October 22, 2012 at 6:06 am

    Linking back to this fabulous post today!!

    Reply

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