These printable paper witches heads are made from two coils of paper. The face is shaped with tweezers and glued in place. This technique is a simple one for a child to try and makes inexpensive stand up witch decorations.
To Make the Witch's Hands
- Start by cutting out each set of two hands roughly from the paper.
- Fold each set of hands at the thumb join and line them up by looking at them against a window or on a surface lit from underneath.
- When the hands line up closely,trim around the fingers, trying to get both sides of the hand even.
- Glue each set of hands together with a round ended toothpick inserted in the palm between the two hand pieces.
- When the glue is dry, do a final trim of the fingers and wrist if necessary.
- Bend the hand gently into the shape you need.
Make the Paper Witches Heads
- Cut a set of colored paper strips from the printable sheet. The head strips should match the hands and faces.
- Glue two groups of six strips end to end, making sure the colored sides match.
- Make a tight coil of paper, colored side out, from each length of six paper strips. Start one of each pair by gluing the end of the paper strip to a two inch length of skewer or toothpick to form a neck.
- Glue the end of the final strip to the coil so that it stays tight. Leave to dry.
- When the coil is dry, gently press a marble or other rounded shape into the center to press the coils into a half round bowl shape.
- Check the fit to make sure the halves will join together.
- Run some white glue around the inside edges of each bowl to coat the center. Leave the bowls aside to dry.
- When the bowls are dry, join the them together to make a hollow bead.
Make the Face
- Cut out the face and glue the forehead and eyes in place on the bead.
- Fold the end of the nose under and shape the nose with tweezers. Glue the nose in place on the face.
- Cut the mouth out roughly and glue it below the nose.
