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Mini Halloween Pocket Book

By Noreen 29 Comments




By Noreen Doll.

Make a fun Mini Halloween Pocket Book and fill it with insects, bats, ghosts, and more!

Mini Halloween Pocket Book by Crafty Journal

This cute book only needs one sheet of double sided scrap booking paper to make.

Mini Halloween Pocket Book by Crafty Journal

Or if you don’t have double sided paper, read on to see what I did.

Wouldn’t these make great Halloween party favors for kids, or prizes for any birthday party in October!

Mini Halloween Pocket Book by Crafty Journal

Another fun idea would be to put a witch paper doll in 1 pocket and her clothes and accessories in the other pockets

Or use a boy or girl paper doll and fill the pockets with costumes for them to wear.

Supplies.

1 Sheet Double Sided Scrap Booking Paper

Two 2 1/2 by 12 Inch Strips of Coordinating Paper (Optional)

2 Large Binder Rings

Scissors

Punch

Double Sided Tape

Scoring Tool

Critters to Fill Pockets. I found this bag of 36 Creatures at the Dollar Store.

36 Creatures for Halloween

How to Make a Mini Halloween Pocket Book

1. Follow the instructions for making the Basic Folded One Sheet Pocket Book.

However, if you are using paper that is white on the back side and want to add some color, stop after step 6 of the Basic Folded Pocket Book above, and do step 2 below before continuing.

2. Add the coordinating colored strip on both sides of the center line as shown here. Each plain orange strip is 2 1/2 inches by 12 inches.

Mini Halloween Pocket Book by Crafty Journal

Apply double sided tape all along the edges on the back of the colored strip, and down the center.

Carefully apply each strip as it appears in the photo.

Mini Halloween Pocket Book by Crafty Journal

3. Fold the paper in half lengthwise.

Mini Halloween Pocket Book by Crafty Journal

4. Accordian fold each side of the paper,

Mini Halloween Pocket Book by Crafty Journal

and then fold it like this.

Mini Halloween Pocket Book by Crafty Journal

5. Apply tape as shown in step 9 of the basic instructions.

The folded book will look like this.

Mini Halloween Pocket Book by Crafty Journal

6. Punch holes about 1 inch in from the top and bottom edges of the book.

Mini Halloween Pocket Book by Crafty Journal

7. Add binder rings. Be sure to use a large size to accommodate the added bulk of the pocket fillers.

Mini Halloween Pocket Book by Crafty Journal

Finish with fun Halloween critters in the pockets to thrill kids of all ages. Be sure kids are old enough to handle small parts safely.

Mini Halloween Pocket Book by Crafty Journal

Bone-apart is taking a keen interest in the new book!

Tips.

It would be fun to add a folded dollar bill to one of the pockets.

Instead of buying pocket fillers, make your own creatures. Or have the kids help you with them.

Shrink plastic creatures would be fun to make.

Other great Halloween creatures for the pockets could be witches, mummies, Jack-O-Lanterns, and Frankie.

Noreen Doll

Crafty Journal

 

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  1. JaneEllen says

    September 26, 2014 at 3:40 am

    Such an incredibly adorable little book. Looks pretty straight forward to make. good tutorial. Saw lots of plastic bugs, etc. at Family $ tonight. Would like to make one of these books for fun of it. Happy weekend

  2. Fran W says

    October 1, 2014 at 3:53 am

    Great idea! Thank you for sharing it!

  3. Joyce says

    October 1, 2014 at 2:03 pm

    These are darling! Just perfect for little hands! What a cute surprise! Pinned!

  4. Bella@artclubblog says

    October 2, 2014 at 12:54 pm

    This is sooooo cool. I love it!

  5. Lauren says

    October 2, 2014 at 4:11 pm

    How adorable! Would love if you linked up with us at Mommy Needs a Timeout Thursday! We party until Saturday at 8 PM EST! See you there!
    Lauren

  6. Cheryl says

    October 3, 2014 at 6:24 am

    I am so excited to find your blog and to try this project. I just took my first Bookbinding course (wrote about it on my blog) and can’t wait to get started. We learned Coptic binding … I’m anxious to try other styles and this Halloween book is perfect. Thanks again for sharing the tutorial.
    Cheryl

  7. Noreen says

    October 3, 2014 at 2:19 pm

    Bookbinding is something I’d like to try, too. But these easy little pocket books are fun in the meantime.

  8. April says

    October 4, 2014 at 4:27 am

    What a fun mini book craft, this looks like a fun project to try! 🙂

  9. Lou Lou Girls says

    October 4, 2014 at 11:55 pm

    I absolutely love this!Pinned. It is so fun to party with you. Thank you. I hope to see you at our party on Monday at 7 pm. Happy Saturday! Lou Lou Girls

  10. Dee says

    October 5, 2014 at 6:32 am

    This is such a cute craft, Noreen! I just love it! Thanks for sharing at Snickerdoodle.:)

  11. Kristina and Millie says

    October 5, 2014 at 4:15 pm

    what an awesome fun idea! love your mini halloween pocket book and bone-apart is adorable too 🙂 I am going to have to make a couple for the grands, I think they will love this! Thanks for sharing with us Noreen!

  12. Cathy says

    October 5, 2014 at 6:35 pm

    I love making mini books and this one is adorable. Thank you for sharing at Share It One More Time.. Cathy

  13. Clairejustine says

    October 6, 2014 at 9:02 am

    Great idea, love your Halloween projects 🙂

    Thanks for linking up.

  14. Denise says

    October 6, 2014 at 5:12 pm

    Awesome! I gotta get back to scrapbooking and try this one out. Thanks for dropping by the Mommy Needs a Time Out Linky party, we’re pinning this post on our group board.

  15. Alexis AKA MOM says

    October 6, 2014 at 8:13 pm

    Always the funnest ideas you make 🙂

  16. Carol says

    October 9, 2014 at 3:47 pm

    What a great project and tutorial. Featuring when my link party opens up tonight.

  17. Linda says

    October 10, 2014 at 2:38 am

    SO CUTE, Noreen!!! I can always count on you for the cutest crafts around. PINNED, of course. Your friend, Linda

  18. Theresa @DearCreatives says

    October 10, 2014 at 2:59 am

    Super cute idea! Pinning to my Halloween board. Thanks for sharing at the party!

  19. Kristina & Millie says

    September 29, 2015 at 12:35 am

    how fun I will have to do this for the grands!!

  20. Linda says

    October 2, 2015 at 4:21 am

    This is too adorable. Do you lie awake at night thinking of this stuff? Very creative and fun!! Have a great weekend. Linda @Crafts a la mode

  21. Theresa @DearCreatives says

    October 2, 2015 at 4:04 pm

    Such a great idea. Pinned & shared. Thanks for sharing at the Inspiration Spotlight party. Hope to see you again soon.

  22. Erlene says

    October 2, 2015 at 8:01 pm

    These would totally make great party favors. So creative and what kid doesn’t like to get surprises?!

  23. Kathleen Berlew says

    October 2, 2015 at 10:38 pm

    This is so much fun! What kid wouldn’t want one of these for Halloween.

  24. Jennifer says

    October 4, 2015 at 9:48 pm

    This is so cute! Thanks for sharing at My Flagstaff Home!

    Jennifer

  25. Jann Olson says

    October 5, 2015 at 1:08 am

    I love this idea! Kids would love carrying it around with them. Thanks for sharing with SYC.
    hugs,
    Jann

  26. Lisa @ Fun Money Mom says

    October 6, 2015 at 5:17 am

    Not only is this a cute idea but I love that it’s so inexpensive! Thanks so much for sharing your project at Share The Wealth Sunday!
    xoxo
    Lisa

  27. Elaine says

    October 7, 2015 at 1:54 pm

    What acute project! I bet the little ones love it! Thanks for sharing on My 2 favorite Things Link Party!! Come back again!! Pinned!

  28. Mila says

    October 8, 2015 at 12:13 pm

    Thank you for linking up last week!
    Your post has been featured 🙂
    xx
    Mila

  29. Joanita Theron says

    October 10, 2015 at 7:05 am

    This is such a cute idea! Would make an awesome treat in gift baskets for children 🙂 Thank you so much for sharing!
    Joanita @ Snickerdoodle Sunday

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