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Halloween Money Club: Greenbacks for Ghouls
Ah, another glorious Halloween season has come and gone. I've wiped the drool off my after-Halloween sale items, packed away my tattered ghosts, vultures and other props back into their yearlong resting places, sadly making my house and driveway look like everyone else’s on my street - sickeningly normal. I grab the stack of photos from this last year's Halloween yard decorations I had processed almost seconds after taking them. I lay back in ...Trick or Treat Mummy Candy Bone
What kid doesn’t love getting treats at Halloween time? For most kids, the creepiest treats are always the best. These look like mummy bones, but are actually candy bars. Make a whole batch of these and give them out to your trick or treaters or to your child’s class at school. They are easy to make and will sure to be a big hit. Young children can easily help with this quick project. Let ...Egg Carton Bats
Ever wonder what to do with old egg cartons? Make these adorable bats to decorate your house for Halloween! Simple and easy to do, you can hang these lightweight bats anywhere. First, gather all of the materials you need: Egg cartons (paper works better than styrofoam) Scissors Black paint and paintbrushes Craft glue or glue gun Googley eyes Black pipe cleaners Hole punch and thread or yarn. Cut one three-egg section from the egg cartons for ...Jeweled Jack-o-Lantern
Most people enjoy setting out jack-o-lanterns during Halloween, but carving a pumpkin takes time, skill and lots of patience. Kids enjoy getting the pumpkins ready, too, but they are rarely able to carve them. Put away those knives and forget about the pumpkin goo with this Halloween craft. Decorate your pumpkin instead and use your imagination. Decorate it in your favorite colors or colors that match the décor of your home. Make several ...GHOSTS! Easy crafts for Halloween
Something ghostly this way comes. These versatile Halloween ghosts can be made in any size. Even the big ones are so lightweight they will easily stay hung on your walls and ceilings as great decorations all through Halloween night. Boo! Materials Needed: Old white sheet Scissors Lots of lightweight, white gauze (you can buy by the yard at sewing stores) White, black or red yarn Lots of crumpled newspaper Needle and heavy thread, such as ...Quick and Fantastic Halloween Party Favors
Every time I had a party for my daughter, either at school or at home, I would rack my brains trying to come up with some simple yet clever party favors to give the kids. Hundreds, if not thousands of ideas exist on the web, but they were either too costly, too hard to find the supplies, or I had to be a full-time artist to make the items they called "simple and cheap." Time ...Halloween Party Favors - Why Let the Spiders Have All the Fun? (With Webs!)
Halloween party favors are so much fun to make, except when the directions are hard and it almost kills me to get them done. As usual, a teacher asked to put some favors together on short notice, and I was all out of ideas. Later that day, I sat on the front porch looking at a pile of goodies and craft supplies, trying to divine a new idea that would jump out from my piles ...The Ten Minute Tombstone
A Halloween How To Article from the lurking lunatics at Screaming Scarecrow Studios Welcome one and all to the Screaming Scarecrow Studios internet debut. At SSS part of our mission is to share some of the insights that we have gained from our experiences in the world of home haunting. The other part of our mission is to continue to create cool and useful content related to Halloween – The most awesome time of the ...Paper Mache Spiders
This project will take a few days to complete (mainly due to drying), but the results are well worth the time and planning. This project also lends itself to artistic interpretation and variation; a group of people can work on this project together, and each spider will turn out unique. That is one reason why this is one of my favorite craft projects. As with any project, make sure you have ...Tabletop Halloween Tree
This is a fun Halloween crafts project you can use to decorate any corner or table in your home. You can adjust the size of the branch to make a bigger tree to keep on your front porch, too. If you opt for the bigger tree, use a painted clay pot and add some sparkly lights. This particular project will also be great to decorate a table or your mantle. Have your kids ...Make a Gorilla Mask With Your Preschooler
This is a fun and relatively simple craft project to do with preschool age children. After the adult cuts the cardboard, the children can do much of the rest. Materials needed: Sturdy cardboard, at least 8 ½ x 11 inches Yarn, black or dark brown Felt, yellow, red, gray, brown Glue Adult and child scissors Markers, pens or pencils Take your cardboard and adult scissors. Look at the shape of the gorilla mask in ...Haunted Duck Pond
How to Create a Haunted Duck Pond Game Supplies needed: Floating ducks or other Halloween items that can float Black sharpie marker Snow saucer or other wide, shallow container that holds water Black plastic or black garbage bags Hot glue gun Outdoor table Water Two prize containers (#1 toys and #2 candy) If you have a lot of pre-schoolers, you have to do a Haunted Duck Pond! It is so easy and takes very little time to pull one together. Take a snow disc or ...Demented Dime Toss
How to Make a Demented Dime Toss Game Supplies Needed: White foam core, about 18 inches by 18 inches - available at any craft or art store (or snag a foam board used as packing if a friend bought a new appliance!) Sharpie markers (several different colors) Pencil Colored Duct Tape Bulletin board border (in fall or Halloween design) A roll or two of dimes Two prize containers (one for candy and one for prizes) A t-square optional: 1/2 inch number stickers (how many depends ...Not-So-Spooky Hand Print Bat
This is a simple craft for even the youngest member of your clan — plus, you can use materials your probably already have around your home. Get creative and make several in different sizes or decorate the wings with glitter, sequins or even store-bought cobwebs. Young children can participate in this craft, too! Have them trace and cut out both of their handprints and decorate the wings while you take care of the hot glue gun. ...Halloween Books that Are Long on Ideas
We all have a few favorite Halloween books, the ones we keep out all year on our coffee table or next to our easy chair, and would grab if the house caught on fire. These books, for whatever reason, fuel our imaginations and get us motivated to dream our next year's decorations for houses and yards. I keep some books just to look at, knowing full well I may never get around to making one ...Scary Stump Lizard Toss
How to Create a Scary Stump Lizard Toss Game Supplies needed: White bucket or popcorn tin A stack of paper double thickness freezer bags you get from the frozen food aisle at grocery store or several packages of small brown lunch bags) 2 cans of spay paint (one brown and one red brown) Many bottles of Elmer’s school Glue A bag of moss from a craft store Hot glue gun Rubber ants or spiders Bag of fall leaves Mini strobe light Duct tape I used my ...Witch Hat Ring Toss
How to Make a Witch Hat Ring Toss Game Supplies needed: Three or six tall black witch hats Three or six 2 liter bottles, full of your favorite beverage Decorations for the hats (ribbon, sequins or yarn) Sacks or felt to temporarily cover the bottles Jumbo pipe cleaners (several packs) Halloween vinyl table cloth to set the game up on Simple black witch hats, full bottles and seasonal trim make this a fast game to make, and the kids love it! Decorate the ...Snake Toss
How to Make a Snake Toss Game Supplies needed: Three to five rubber snakes Three to five interesting containers (Open top skulls, goblets or any Halloween container - the spookier the better). Soda flat (cardboard box) to set the game in and decorate if you want to. Get a handful of rubber snakes and any unusual kind of container for the kids to toss the snakes in. Here are a few suggestions for creepy containers: Open-topped skulls, baskets, and/or goblets ...Coffin Toss
How to Make an Easy Coffin Toss Game Supply list: 1/4 inch sheet of plywood to cut into coffin pieces - top and sides Piece of plywood or Masonite for the bottom bunch of nails, or wood screws Cheap, blow-molded bones - available at party stores A can of black spray paint Two hinges This is a really easy project and actually pretty fast to put together. You can make a toe pincher coffin at your local home building store. Our Lowe’s is ...
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