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One-of-a-Kind Halloween Pumpkins – Exciting Themes to Carve Your Pumpkin

You’ve picked the biggest, roundest, most orange pumpkin in the patch. The table is covered with protective newspaper. Armed with an array of cutting implements, you stand over your victim, prepared to create . . .yet another snaggletoothed face. Isn’t there another way? Traditionally decorated pumpkins - usually consisting of two round or triangular eyes, a nose and a mouth with just a few teeth - are a fun and familiar pick. But there’s more than one ...

Haunted House Mini Room Box

Doubles as a Year Around Halloween CD Storage Rack Ok groovy gang, you’re going to love this! It is our dream as Halloweeners to increase storage no matter how we decorate or celebrate our holiday, and my storage got a boost on my latest trip to Michaels. I spotted an unfinished House CD Holder for just $5.99! Gang, I got ya covered with this dual-purpose haunted house display case that turns into a Halloween Music/Soundtrack/Roomscape holder ...

How to Make “Shrunken Heads” with Apples

Shrunken heads are the stuff of myth, legend and Hollywood voodoo movies. This Halloween, bring an eerie tradition to life by creating apple "shrunken heads" for your diabolical display. Be as simple or as detailed as you’d like; they may look like they take a lot of effort, but making shrunken heads is so easy, it's almost scary. You will need: 1 (or more) large-size, fairly round apple(s) Bowl of water 2 tbsp. salt 2 lemon wedges Vegetable peeler Small knife ...

Big Halloween Displays in Small Spaces

I love Department 56 and Spooky Town collectables, but I don’t have room for all the different houses and building in the collections. So over the years I’ve bought several pieces that I couldn’t live without, but I couldn’t display them either because of no room and to protect them from my two cats. You know what I mean - small collectables make great cat toys! The first thing I thought of was to get ...

Wall Hutches – Unusual Folk Art For Halloween Goodies

We have all collected trinkets and other small objects at this time of the year but have no way of showing them off. I, too, have many small Halloween treasures that I wanted to display, but I had to find a way to do it without making new toys for the cats or toddlers. Anyone with either knows what I’m talking about! At that moment of despair, I came up with a fun way to ...

Halloween Shadow boxes

A Fun Way For Your Jewelry to Make New Shadows this Halloween Season, or Year Round Every Halloween I can’t wait to get out my massive Halloween jewelery pile and sit on the bed to marvel at some of my better pieces. Each piece is a work of art in my eyes, and I can’t help thinking how neat it would be to have a way of showing it off when I’m not wearing it. I ...

How to Craft a Witch’s Kitchen

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the craftiest of them all? You are—with a few simple tips on creating a simply ghoulish witch's kitchen! What's the Idea? The Witch's Kitchen is a concept that has grown in popularity since it was first spotted as a trend several years ago. The concept is simple: fill jars and bottles with gristly-looking concoctions, label them, and add a few props to complete the look. Options run from simple (and often ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...


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