Special Halloween Edition of JUMP! magazine for creative kids

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Special Halloween activity!

Who's your favorite monster?

Make a monster shadow puppet!

Make your own superhero costume Our favorite Halloween monsters Halloween books and jokes Resources for the grownups About JUMP! JUMP! magazine is an independent, free publication created in Alamance County, NC. Apart from special issues like this one, we usually publish four issues per year for children ages 4 to 100 and the carers who love them!

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Make a monster shadow puppet!

SUPPLIES: cardstock, popsicle sticks, flashlight, glue or tape

INSTRUCTIONS :

1. Cut out Halloween-themed shapes from the cardstock: monsters, pumpkins, ghosts -- however many you’d like!

2. Using glue or tape, fix the popsicle stick to the cutout.

3. In a dark room, shine the flashlight against the wall.

By Michelle Lin, The Rad Dad Box www.raddadbox.com

4. Place the shadow puppet in the beam of flashlight to create a monster, pumpkin, or other Halloween-shaped shadow!

5. Move the puppet side to side or increase and decrease size by moving it closer or farther away from flashlight.

6. Tell a story!

7. Decorate the shadow puppets. Color them, paint them, draw in a face...whatever you can think of!

ur o y e Mak own o r e h r supe ! e m u cost We made a cool Batgirl costume!

Here's how you can, too -- or adjust it to create a new, different super hero!

YOU WILL NEED:

- 1 black paper plate - 1 toilet paper roll - Paint or markers - 1 frozen pizza box - Tape (or velcro "buttons") - String - 1 black cape from the Dollar store (OR a big sheet of paper to make your own cape) - White or yellow paper - Scissors and/or holepunch

(NOTE: Remember to ask for help from a grownup when using scissors!)

1. Draw a cape shape.

2. Cut it out.

Decorate it!

4. Use tape or velcro "buttons" to stick the cape to the back of your shirt.

SUPER HERO CUFFS

1. Cut toilet roll in half.

2. Cut a line down one side of each cuff.

3. If the cuffs are too loose, tape a piece of string on either side, so you can tie them 4. Paint cuffs BRIGHT yellow!

(Or draw "laser buttons" and other cool superhero stuff on there!)

SUPER HERO BELT 1. Open up your pizza box and lay it flat.

2. Cut a long strip.

3. Use a hole punch to make a hole at each end of the strip.

4. Tie string to each hole and then tie the ends together to make belt shape.

5. Paint yellow or draw your own "Super Symbols"!

SUPER HERO MASK 1. On the back of the paper plate, draw mask shape (see template on our blog).

2. Cut out the mask shape and eyeholes.

3. Punch holes at either side of the mask.

4. Tie string to each hole to fit mask properly.

SUPER HERO CAPE We used a plain black cape from the Dollar Store.

1. Draw bat shape or other superhero symbol on paper. (We have a bat template on our blog.)

2. Cut out bat or other superhero shape.

3. Tape your shape onto the back of the cape! (Or use velcro "buttons.")

Monster mad!

By Lisa Logan

Who or what is your favorite monster? Do you know how the stories of monsters got started? Let's take a look...

Werewolves

Werewolves are fictional (not real) creatures. They are hairy with dog faces and fang-like teeth.

The werewolf legend says a person changes into a werewolf at night when there is a full moon. Don’t let a werewolf bite you, or you will turn into a werewolf, too!

The werewolf legend may come from the true 1725 German story of “Peter the Wild Boy." He was found wandering in the forest and could not speak. Many people believed that Peter was raised by wolves.

Jack O’Lantern

The jack-o’-lantern comes from the Irish folktale of “Stingy Jack,” a man who tricked the Devil.

When Stingy Jack died, the Devil sent him away with only a burning coal to light the way. Jack put the coal into a carved-out turnip and roamed the Earth for eternity. At first, he was known as “Jack of the Lantern,” and then he became “Jack O’Lantern.” People began carving out scary faces on turnips and potatoes.

Immigrants from Ireland and Scotland brought this Halloween tradition to America many years ago and found that pumpkins made great Jack O' Lanterns!

Vampires and Vampire Bats

Vampires (also fictional) have fang-like teeth and cannot die. The vampire legend came from old European folklore about the undead visiting their relatives and causing mischief in town.

Bram Stoker’s book Dracula made vampires famous. This is the vampire we know of today.

Vampire Bats

Ouch! Take a look at those wee fangs on the vampire bat. These real-life teacup-sized mammals live in South America, Central America, and Mexico.

They are nocturnal , which means they sleep during the day and feed on animals' blood at night! But don't worry -- most of the time, the cow or goat doesn't even notice the bat is there! draw your own monster!

What will YOUR special monster look like? Remember that monsters aren't real, but they do make great stories! So, use your imagination -- will your monster have extra eyeballs? Be made of slime?

Halloween Books!

In The Haunted House Written by Eve Bunting Illustrated by Susan Meddaugh

Travel through this creepy house, full of fuzzy bat wings and glittering ghouls! Lift the flaps to see who (or WHAT) is hiding there!

Arthur's Halloween

Written and Illustrated by Marc Brown Arthur is kind of scared of all the creepy Halloween decorations.

What is he supposed to do when his little sister, DW, goes trick or treating at the creepiest house in town? Does he dare follow her?

Halloween Motel

Written by Sean Diviny Illustrated by Joe Rocco A boy and his parents accidentally check into the wrong hotel and discover some UNUSUAL guests! This book is full of creepy drawings and silly rhymes!

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