Holiday Planning & Ideas Halloween Halloween Projects & Crafts Halloween Costumes for Kids How to Make a Black-Cat Halloween Treat Carrier A little craft magic turns a hatbox into a kitty sidekick with paper-plate ears, a paper-bowl snout, and wire whiskers. Dress your sorceress in black, including hat and broom, and she's ready to fly. By Martha Stewart Editors Martha Stewart Editors Facebook Instagram Twitter Website An article attributed to "Martha Stewart Editors" indicates when several writers and editors have contributed to an article over the years. These collaborations allow us to provide you with the most accurate, up-to-date, and comprehensive information available.The Martha Stewart team aims to teach and inspire readers daily with tested-until-perfected recipes, creative DIY projects, and elevated home and entertaining ideas. They are experts in their fields who research, create, and test the best ways to help readers design the life they want. The joy is in the doing. Editorial Guidelines Updated on September 23, 2020 Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: KENDRA SMOOT Dress up and accessorize your little witch's ensemble. All it takes is a bit of craft magic to transform a hatbox into a witch's own kitty sidekick with paper-plate ears, a paper-bowl snout, and wire whiskers. What You'll Need Materials Black Cat template Craft knife Round hatbox Paper plate (CantaGreen Compostable Dessert Plates, 6") Hot-glue gun and glue sticks Paper bowl or deep small paper plate (NexHex Biodegradable Brown Paper Bowls, 14 oz.) Black chalk paint (FolkArt Home Decor Chalk Paint, in Maui Sand) Cereal box or poster board Pink, white, and yellow craft paint Large safety pin or other poking tool 3 pieces lightweight white wire, such as floral wire, each 14 inches White wax pencil (Faber-Castell Polychromos Pencil, in White) Instructions Using knife, cut lip off hatbox lid; set aside. Cut a hole (for candy) in side of hatbox, big enough for small hands to reach in. Make ears: Cut plate in half. Cut a slit up center of each half to inner rim. Bend sides together to give ears a curve; hot-glue sides together where edges overlap to hold shape. Cut bottom of each ear into a curve to sit flush against side of hatbox. Hot-glue ears to hatbox, one on each side of candy hole. Let dry completely. Meanwhile, make snout: Cut rim off bowl. Hot-glue bowl to top of hat- box lid at bottom, opposite candy hole, so bowl's edge meets lid's edge. Let dry completely. Make handle: Fold hatbox-lid lip in half, and hot-glue ends to hatbox interior through candy hole. Hot-glue lid to box so edges are flush. Paint assembled carrier black; let dry completely. Download and print cat template. Cut out cat eyes and nose, and trace onto cereal box or poster board. Cut out, paint accordingly, and let dry. Glue in place on carrier; let dry completely. Add whiskers: Using pin, poke three parallel holes on either side of snout. Slide a piece of wire through a hole on one side, then out through corresponding hole opposite; repeat for remaining wires. Bend wires slightly to look whisker-like. Use wax pencil to draw on eyebrows and mouth.