Here’s a fun project my children enjoyed making for Halloween. They loved using their imaginations to create their own individual designs.

Materials:

Glass or plastic jars with tight-fitting lids.

Clear corn syrup

Water

Small plastic toys like bugs and spiders. We also used a witch Pez dispenser.

Halloween confetti, glitter and wiggly eyes. We found glow-in-the-dark pumpkin-shaped confetti and tiny plastic flies at craft stores.

White craft glue

If you want a larger figure in your shaker, like the Pez dispenser or a big bug,  glue it to the inside of the lid and let it dry overnight. Fill the jar about 2/3 full with the corn syrup. If it seems too thick, add some water. Sprinkle in the small objects, confetti, wiggly eyes or whatever you want to float in the syrup. Screw the lid onto the jar, turn over and watch your kids have hours of fun shaking their shakers. Note: We made some of these shakers with small glass jars and we dropped some of them and they broke. For smaller children, I recommend using large plastic spice or peanut butter jars.