Spooky Houses! 2nd grade Project

Second graders enjoyed learning how to cut a paper house with an opening door and windows with shutters. We started with a paper folded the long way and cut off the open
corner.

Next step was to cut a doorway and up the middle of the windows, leaving the shutters there to open and close.

Next we added details to the house with construction paper crayons, things like spider webs, door knobs, siding, bricks, etc. 

Last part of the project was planning out where everything would be on the background paper and what would be hiding in the door and windows. The second graders carefully cut out things like pumpkins, ghosts, bats and moons.
In our Art class, we never do anything that is gory or gross or  too scary, so this project was just fun and spooky!

 Of course our students who do not celebrate Halloween can do an alternate project with an Autumn instead of "spooky" house/theme.    

I think the kids did a great job of making their houses and putting many neat details into their paper compositions.