I’m putting up my first Halloween Tree this year, thanks to my sister.  She gave me a black Christmas tree that she didn’t want, and I got all sorts of ideas.  I’ve been making decorations for it all week.  Here’s my first Halloween Tree Ornament that I wanted to share with you.  It’s easy to make, and with a little adult supervision, the little ones could do it too!  Here’s how I made the Ping Pong Eye Balls:

I found a package of Ping Pong Balls at the Dollar Tree. I thought they would make lovely bloodshot eyes.

All I needed was some acrylic paint, a few sizes of paint brushes, a foam plate, and some water & paper towels for clean up.

I left them in the plastic lid to keep them from rolling around while I was painting them.  I chose blue, green, brown & red for the eye colors.  I needed 3 coats of paint to completely cover the ping pong ball.

Then I added some black paint to the end of my larger paint brush & put a dot in the center of the colored paint.  Then I used a thin detail brush to put a rim around the colored part.  While the paint was still wet, I dragged the paint toward the center of the color, towards the dot.

Once the paint had dried, I added red paint to create veins, using the thin detail brush.  There was really no pattern that I used, I just made wiggly lines & turned some into a Y shape.

Then came the hard part.  (the part that requires adult supervision)  I used a nail, that I held by needle nosed pliers, & held it over a candle.  Once the nail got hot, I poked a hole in the top of the ball.  (the plastic melted easily)  I guess I could have used a drill, but I was being lazy.

Then I added a Christmas Ornament hanger to the hole.  It slipped right in, & the hook kept it in the ball.

All ready to be hung on the Halloween Tree!

Happy Creating everyone!