Appropriate age group(s):
Elementary School
Middle School
High School & Beyond

Estimated time to make this gift:
Mere minutes per Hand.

Materials:
thin,transparent, Disposable "food handlers gloves" (they have no left or right; are sold by the box or by the roll), 1 glove per item

candy corn (or gum drops), 5 per item

popped corn (make your own, or purchase pre-popped, in Mondo-Sized bags), approx. 2-3 cups per item

twist tie(s) or curling ribbon(s); red and purple are nice n' awful...

Instructions:
Place 1 candy corn "fingernail" or a gumdrop (red? ewwwww....) at the end of each fingertip of the glove.

Carefully stuff each finger of the glove with popcorn, a few kernels at a time, until filled out, and then stuff the main part of the "hand." Don't overstuff; when adequately filled, twist the top of the glove tightly and tie it off/use a twist tie to fasten.
I thought the curling ribbons looked more weird when allowed to just loop the way they do when taken off the reel, vs. actually curled.

Other comments or suggestions to consider:
I wouldn't give these to really little kids, or make them with small Munchkins. For safety reasons, they should be out of reach of small children, and pets (I know cats and dogs who think curling ribbon is Delicious...), and they might not be a monster hit at church parties/un-Halloween parties. But for those of us who still think a little ghoul is slightly cool for Halloween, it's sorta nifty! My neighbor gave me one; it looked wickedly funny! She got her glove from the bulk food section of the grocery store; the same store said they'd sell me a box of them. The gloves come in boxes of 50 or 100, and the clerk I spoke to on the phone could not remember which, but it worked out to 5-10 cents per glove. If you live near a restaurant supply outlet, inquire there.

The same day my friend gave me this glove, I found the same idea on the Net, twice, while cruisin' Halloween topics. I haven't seen the "gumdrop" version made up, but it was mentioned elsewhere. Also mentioned elsewhere was putting a spider ring on the ring finger---whoa! Now we're stylin'...

There's a Very old movie called "The Hand" that is way creepy, in black n' white. Movie and popcorn thingee: whatta concept!!! ;-) Boo!