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How to make it
Use a flashlight or battery tea light only, never a real candle in a cardboard box.
1Plan the rooms
Stand the box on its side. Draw where the floors, windows and a door will go.
2Cut the windows
Grown-up step: cut the windows and door with a craft knife. Leave the door hinged on one side so it opens.
3Paint the house
Paint the outside gray and the inside black. Let it dry for 30 minutes.
4Add the floors
Fold a strip of cardboard into an L and glue it inside as a second floor.
5Fill it with ghosts
Make tissue paper ghosts and paper bats. Glue them inside and in the windows.
6Stretch some cobwebs
Pull cotton balls thin and glue them into the corners.
7Light it up
Turn off the room light and shine a flashlight in the back. The windows glow.
Edie's tipTape wax paper behind the windows. The light glows soft and spooky instead of a bright spot.
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