Halloween Crafts: Candy Corn Pennant Banner

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Halloween is one of those holidays where decorating can go in two very different directions.  Some people focus on the spooky and scary {think lots of skeletons and black} while others go more for the fun, non-scary stuff {candy corn and pumpkins}.  We have two young kids so you can guess which way we tend to lean.  This year, H is getting to the age where she likes to really be involved in just about everything that I am doing.  So, we decided to focus some of our Halloween crafts on things she could easily help with like this candy corn pennant banner.

This is a super simple craft that you can get your kids to help with or just do on your own.

Start with some triangles for painting.  Mine were pre-cut mdf triangles that I picked up from Pick Your Plum awhile ago. 
Measure the length of your triangles and then divide that length by 3. Mine were 6 inches long so each of my sections is 2 inches. I drew a {not so} straight line to mark off each section.
Then, I turned H loose with a paint brush to paint the different sections. I helped too because we were working on borrowed time while E took his nap. E + cups of paint = a giant mess that I didn’t want to clean up!
We painted 6 total. Once they were all dry, I took some twine I had and strung it through the holes in the triangles to create the banner. I tied knots at each of the holes to keep the triangles from shifting.
I am just finishing up the fall decorating in our house {hangs head in shame for being so far behind} so I wasn’t quite ready to hang this up yet. So, I got my two assistants to hold it up for me while I snapped photos.
Do you decorate for Halloween? If so, do you go with the dark and scary or the bright and fun?

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