OOZ & OZ's Morph-O-Scopes Halloween Party Fun Pack Review and Giveaway!

When you have kids at home, you are always trying to find fun, interesting, unique and educational arts, crafts and toys for your kids. This way you keep them busy but at the same time they are having a fun time. While I was browsing, looking for Halloween arts and craft items, I came across OOZ &OZ.  

"OOZ & OZ creates Morph-O-Scopes – educational toys that nurture play and development in children". We create elementary school learning toys and interactive games that children take into their hearts and minds!  Toys that engage children across the spectrum – gifted, garden variety, exceptional, autistic. We create unique children’s party entertainment, children’s arts and crafts, and unique art/science toys that surprise and delight and teach and challenge children, just enough".

Your probably asking, What is Morph-O-Scopes? Well, it is a a cup, which is actually a curved Mirror Decorder.  It comes with a placemat full of unclear images and the Mirror Decoder mysteriously untwists the far stretched out images on the mat and on the cup, you'll see a new, cool image. Isn't that fantastic! I received the OOZ & OZ's Morph-O-Scopes Halloween Party Fun Pack to try out and believe me I was quite curious to see how it really worked.  I placed the placemat and cup on the table and Sophia was then amazed how this funky image turns into a clear picture on the cup. Sophia started to color the images on the placemat. Then, she would start to move the cup back and forth playing with the images reflection. The optical illusion definitely plays with the imagination. She had lots of fun with this. 

The Halloween Party Fun Pack includes the following items:

8 morphed Halloween placemat-size coloring pages with colorable borders

8 Morph-O-Scopes flexible Mirror Decoders to be assembled

8 Bonus morph activities – our famous “4-Dot Challenge.” 

(Some five-year-olds can do it and some grown-ups can’t!)

The HALLOWEEN PARTY FUN PACK comes in a clear plastic hang bag.

This is really a fun, exciting, unique game for any child to have fun with.  Great for birthdays, Halloween parties or any other special event your organizing.  

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Spiderific Halloween Wreath!

I am always in a crafty mood, but when it comes to Halloween, I get overly excited to create more crafts. I love door wreaths, they look so good and can be made for any occasion. So, why not make a spooky Halloween wreath. Wouldn't that be fun? Now, lets begin making our Spiderific Halloween Wreath.

Supplies used and needed for the Halloween Wreath:

Grapevine wreath

Black Tulle or ribbon (which ever you like)

Plastic Spiders-Black, Purple and White (or your own colors)

Glue Gun (Adult use this only)

Black or Spray paint (to be safe use spray paint outside)

Spider web

We went out side to paint our wreath black. In order for my daughter to participate in this project I ended up using regular black paint instead of the spray paint, since she loves to paint. Sophia had so much fun painting the wreath. Then it was time to dry off.  

Once the wreath is completely dry, I started to tie the black tulle ribbon at the button of the wreath.  I reached for my spider webbing and wrapped it around the wreath to fully cover it. Now it is starting took a little scary right, LOL. Then you are ready to place the spiders on the wreath. Sophia loved the glittery purple spiders we found at the craft store. They really look good. This is the part where I take over, since I will be using the Hot Glue to attach the spiders onto the wreath. You can arrange them anywhere you like or even use little plastic skeletons. Now, tie the remaining tulle on top of the wreath to hang it from.  Take a second look to make sure everything looks the way you like it. If it looks great then it is time to hang your lovely Spiderific Halloween Wreath on your door. Voila! You are done!  

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Happy Halloween Baskets

Halloween is just around the corner and what could be better than to create some fun and exciting crafts.  I just love Halloween, and it always makes me feel like a kid again. The little one is so excited about all the decorations, and all the candies she will be receiving. Before I continue, this project was selected by my dear Husband, who I give all the credit too. He sure put all his time and effort in making this an incredible crafty project for everyone to enjoy. Now, enough about all that, let's just start on our Halloween Project. Don't you love when the entire family can participate in crafty projects?

We will be making paper mache Happy Halloween Baskets. What you will need is:

Newspaper or telephone book pages

Flour

Water

Balloons

Paint

Scissors

Big Bowl

First, get all you supplies together. Blow up some balloons as these will be used as a base for our paper mache. Next, cut or tear strips of the newspaper. Then, in a big bowl add 1 cup of flour to 1 cup of water. Mix together until you get a nice smooth, glue like texture, adding more flour or water as you need. The little one will love mixing this together. Sophia had so much fun with the mixture, she thought she was making a cake. LOL.

Now, the fun, messy part begins. Dip your strips into your glue and begin to layer your balloon. Keep adding layers of strips and flattening your strips around the balloon until you almost completely cover the balloon.

Then, let the balloons dry. This may take up to 24 hours or your could get a fan or hair dryer to speed up the process. Well, of course the little one couldn't wait to see the results, so she woke up real early asking me were the Halloween Baskets ready to be painted. I was happy when they were finally dry, otherwise I would have have heard this sentence "Are they dry yet Mama?" And, if you have kids, you know what I am talking about. LOL

When the balloons are completely dry, pop the balloons and peel them off. Next take your scissors and cut and nice round top, or you can cut zig-zags, squares and anything else you can think of. If you had a knife or exacto-blade you could even cut out eyes and a mouth. It is all up to your own creativity.

Now you are ready to paint your Happy Halloween Basket. Grab your paints and brushes and go to town! Sophia loved painting her Halloween Baskets and wanted to add a little sparkle to her baskets by adding some glitter. It sure looked exceptional and most of all, it made her happy.

Now, hurry and make your own Happy Halloween Baskets! 

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