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Halloween Mystery Boxes

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We had our big homeschool Halloween party this past Monday, I was trying to find fun activities for the kids to do and I remembered mystery boxes when I was a kid. Remember those? You stick your hand in the box and feel gross things like mummy eyeballs ( peeled grapes) and Frankenstein’s brains (cold cooked spaghetti).


I decided to use tissue boxes and some old fabric I scraps I had to make these cute Halloween mystery boxes.

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 First cut the bottom off of your tissue box, this will enable you to just place the box over mystery items.
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 Next, line your fabric up so that you have about 1 1/2 inches at the top of the tissue box and 2 inches at the bottom.
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 Apply a line of hot glue to the tissue box and glue your fabric to the back of the tissue box.
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 Fold the other end of your fabric to make a neat seam. Apply a line of hot glue to the edge of the fabric that is already glued to the box then attach the folded fabric to the tissue box.
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 Next cut the corners of the fabric at the bottom of the tissue box.
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Fold the fabric into the tissue box and attach with hot glue.
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Do the same to the top of the box.
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 Measure a piece of felt to the size of the top of your box and attach with hot glue all around the top edges.
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 Cut a hole in the center of the box for kids to reach their hands into.
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Last, throw on some decorations and you are done 🙂
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These are all the boxes that I created for our Halloween Mystery Box activity. I put spider legs (pipe cleaners) in the spider one, brains (spaghetti) in Frankenstein, eyeballs (peeled grapes) in the mummy and monster teeth (popcorn kernels) in the pumpkin.
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 The kids loved it and had a blast feeling all the gross stuff inside 🙂

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  1. Terri @ WDW Hints says

    October 17, 2013 at 6:16 pm

    Oh my goodness... the thought of feeling spaghetti and peeled grapes makes me cringe, yet laugh. I'll have to try this out. ;o)
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  2. Lena B says

    October 17, 2013 at 6:46 pm

    OMG - those look adorable. Such a cool idea for the kids
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  3. Emily Reviews says

    October 17, 2013 at 7:38 pm

    So cute! & you make them seem so easy - I'll see about making these with my 10 year old sister - she loves to help with crafts.
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  4. Pattie Cordova says

    October 17, 2013 at 8:45 pm

    That's such a cuter way of doing this activity! I usually just throw everything into a bowl LOL
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  5. Chelsea Day says

    October 17, 2013 at 8:56 pm

    Love this craft. Thanks for sharing.
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  6. Dawn Lopez says

    October 17, 2013 at 9:17 pm

    What a super cute way to re-use tissue boxes. This is just adorable, I will have to try this too. My son would get a kick out of this ;)
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  7. Mary @Capturing Magical Memories says

    October 17, 2013 at 9:25 pm

    I could have some fun with this! See if I can gross out or scare them out.
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  8. Jen B says

    October 17, 2013 at 9:29 pm

    What a cute idea for a party and those boxes are so cute! I might have to make these for our homeschool party that is coming up!
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  9. QueenB says

    October 17, 2013 at 9:51 pm

    omg those are SO FLIPPING CUTE!! i want to make them!
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  10. Libby's Library says

    October 17, 2013 at 9:59 pm

    What a cute and FUN idea! I might just have to make these, my grandchildren would love them!
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  11. Melanie says

    October 17, 2013 at 11:53 pm

    How cool.. thats such a clever and cute idea... totally love them and the kids could even create their own... SOO super cute
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  12. Cheap Is The *New* Classy says

    October 18, 2013 at 12:07 am

    Those are too cute! I especially love Frankenstein and the Mummy! :)
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  13. Have Kids Will Coupon says

    October 18, 2013 at 12:27 am

    This are so cute. I am going to have to make them with my boys!
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  14. Heather says

    October 18, 2013 at 2:36 am

    Wow! I'm a huge fan of anything recycled, and this is a great little project for Halloween. They are adorable!
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  15. Cynthia Landrie says

    October 18, 2013 at 3:01 am

    What a great idea! These boxes are too cute and I bet the kids really had a good time sticking their hand in the boxes!
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  16. That Bald Chick says

    October 18, 2013 at 3:02 am

    What a neat idea. We are big fans of upcycled craft projects.
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  17. Wendy says

    October 18, 2013 at 5:38 am

    I love this idea for a kids' Halloween party! I might ask if I can bring this in to my son's daycare. They would love it, and it's really inexpensive!
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  18. Katherine Bartlett says

    October 18, 2013 at 6:58 am

    What a great idea! I'm loving it!
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  19. Amy Desroisers says

    October 18, 2013 at 5:44 pm

    What a great idea for kids! I woudl totally put creepy crawlies in one and then make like a Fear Factor type gig out of it for a party!
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  20. Danielle @ We Have It All says

    October 18, 2013 at 7:36 pm

    This is such a great idea, I'd have so much fun with my kids - even the older one's!!
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  21. Malia says

    October 19, 2013 at 2:53 am

    This is a great idea, and I Love how cute the boxes turned out.
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  22. jessica bures says

    September 30, 2014 at 3:55 am

    Love your post! So creative!! I am hosting my first ever Tuesday Link Up Party. I hope you can come over and link up with me!! I love meeting new ladies and getting to see all the amazing content everyone has to offer! http://liverandomlysimple.com/totally-terrific-tuesday-linkup-party-1/ jessica bures recently posted...Random Words MondayMy Profile
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  23. cathy says

    October 3, 2014 at 1:38 pm

    Love this idea, pinned because I am going to use at our class party! Saying hello from creativity unleashed! Cathy
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