For younger children in particular, the long wait until October 31 can be relentless. Try a Halloween Advent calendar to increase the anticipation of the Big Day! As the mother of two children, I am a firm believer in the idea that going with the kids' excitement, rather than against it, makes for a happier holiday season. Add Halloween Excitement By Counting It Down! This project is easy to make and fun for the whole family.
The project can be ...
How to hag it up!
(And…a little cheating never hurt anyone)
I found this great doll bed at the thrift store for 5 dollars. I knew I could hag this one up as a Halloween decoration!
After painting it an off white color, I sanded the edges to make it appear old:...
Giving new "life" to tired decor
What a better way to create Halloween décor than through REINCARNATION! (Dr. Frankenstein would be proud!) Take some of your old discarded items and bring them “back to life.”
This old plastic barometer is about to become a Vintage Style Halloween Clock:
After finding your treasure, you must disassemble the piece. I took the back off, and pulled all of the “barometer” coils, and ...
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 way to dress a naked ...
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 after Halloween. I plan on ...
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 for carving
Whole cloves if desired
Dried ...
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 a display case made for ...
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 display some goodies in an ...
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 got a great idea when ...
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 humorous) to more elaborately-staged presentations. ...
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 them wrap the candy with ...
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 each bat. As you ...
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 and place them on your ...
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 plastic coated thread
Markers
Small ...
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 to improvise!
Skeleton Hand Favors
At my ...
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 and yell at me.
I drew ...
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 all of the materials you ...
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 help you by taking them ...
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 the picture of the back ...
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. Older children will be able ...
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