Peek A Boo Haunted House

A haunted house comes to life with window cut outs.  Kids draw in spooky pictures to make it their own. Sarah jane studios shares all of the details.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://sarahjanestudios.com/blog/2011/10/haunted-house-halloween-craft/

Pumpkin Life Cycle Project

Take the opportunity to discover the life cycle of a pumpkin with mrs. goffs kinders.  She includes all of the elements from seed, to flower to pumpkin in this craft.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://mrsgoffskinders.blogspot.jp/2012/10/lots-of-halloween-craft-ideas.html

Foam Vampire Bats

Bats are cut out of black foam and hung from trees with hgtv.  They also provide a template to help you cut out the bats.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.hgtv.com/handmade/halloween-kids-craft-hanging-foam-bats/index.html

Yarn Skeletons

Black felt and white yarn turn into hanging spooky skeletons.  Disney takes a blown up balloon and wraps the yarn around it with glue, gluing on the scary face with black felt cut outs.  They then pop the balloon and remove it, hanging the skeletons around the house for Halloween.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://family.disney.com/crafts/jack-skellington-halloween-string-garland

Pumpkin Tree

Kiki creates shares the most adorable idea for passing out Halloween treats.  She places a tree branch in a pumpkin and then hangs little treat cups from it.  They each start out as toilet paper tubes and she transforms them into mummies, Frankensteins and bats.  Glitter paint makes them extra special along with the handles.  She even includes a template for the bat wings.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://kikicreates.blogspot.com/2011/09/treat-bucket-critters-tutorial.html

Lollipop Monster

The lollipop tree turns into a monster for Halloween with googly and spiral pipe cleaner eyes.  Crafts n coffee list the details.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsncoffee.com/2012/10/16/heres-how-to-make-a-lollipop-tree-for-halloween/

Paper Spider Hat

Long strips of black paper are folded and taped to make a spider.  The body is made as a big circle so it can also be worn as a fun hat.  Little buggie tutu shares all of the details.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://littlebuggietutu.blogspot.com/2010/10/spider-hat-another-fun-and-easy-kids.html

Fantastic fun and learning makes one with lots of googly eyes.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.fantasticfunandlearning.com/s-is-for-spider-spider-headband-craft.html

Halloween Smores Kits

Marshmallow peeps ghosts are the stars of this Halloween smores kit from meat is not a side dish.  She includes a free directions printable for downloading on her site.

Get the template here:
http://www.meatisnotasidedish.com/halloween-smores-treat

Halloween Candy Ornaments

Clear plastic ornament balls are filled with candy with birds party.  She then draws on a cute Halloween face of a Frankenstein, ghost or spider. 

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.blog.birdsparty.com/2012/10/halloween-crafts-for-kids-little.html

Batty Drink Markers

Black ribbon, googly eyes, and a metallic marker are all that's needed to make these vampire bat cup markers from scrapbooks etc.  She simply ties a scallop cut piece of ribbon onto a straw, adds two googly eyes and each guest's name.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.scrapbooksetc.com/theme/holidays/halloween/fright-night-party-crafts/?page=6

Candy Vampire Teeth

Candy corn doubles as Count Dracula's teeth with this clever idea from katherine marie photography.  She takes bags of candy corn and covers with homemade paper vampire heads.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://katherinemariephotography.com/blog/archives/10170

Handwritten Skeletons

A fun Halloween craft for kids learning cursive, cindy derosier turns a cut out of a handwritten name into a skeleton by adding a skull, arms, hands, legs and feet. 

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.cindyderosier.com/2013/10/name-skeletons.html

Batty Treat Containers

Chinese take out boxes are painted black and given eyes, fangs and wings with better homes and gardens.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.bhg.com/halloween/indoor-decorating/easy-halloween-decorations/?sssdmh=dm17.696790&esrc=nwcu100813#page=5

Modern mom uses black paper bags for her version having the bats hand upside down with bag opening at their feet.  She also includes a template for the wings.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.modernmom.com/065f2474-3b46-11e3-8407-bc764e04a41e.html

Ivory Soap Halloween Experiment

The ivory soap experiment takes a new twist with sow spout play.  After microwaving she has the color the soap with food coloring and then the kids smoosh it into cookie cutters adding googly eyes once it hardens. 

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://sowsproutplay.com/activities/fun-halloween-soap/

Kitty Cat Paper Treat Bags

Brown paper bags are transformed into these cute kitties with the pink doormat.  She cuts them into a kitten shape and then adds eyes, a nose, and whiskers. 

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://thepinkdoormat.blogspot.com/2013/10/halloween-cat-paper-bags.html

Candy Hand Treats

Fill plastic gloves with candy to make a fun candy hand for Halloween.  All you then hangs them on colorful string from the door to make a severed hand mobile.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.allyou.com/budget-home/crafts/halloween-decorations-to-make

Cake whiz ties hers up with orange bows.

Get the instructions here:
http://cakewhiz.com/halloween-glove-treat-bags/

Slime Monsters

Glittery slime is put into small glass bottles and dressed up with googly eyes and other objects to turn into cute monsters for Halloween.  The 36th avenue shares this cute idea.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.the36thavenue.com/halloween-glitter-slime-monsters

Skull Lanterns

Glass jars are painted fun Halloween colors with friendly black skulls.  Crafts by amanda shares all of the details and a skull template too.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/2013/10/colorful-skull-luminaries-halloween.html

Martha Stewart creates a paper mache skull and places a glowing electric tea light inside.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.marthastewart.com/273350/papier-mache-decorations-glowing-skull?backto=true&backtourl=/photogallery/creepy-crafts#slide_35

Pumpkin Playdoh Roundup

Playdoh combines with pumpkin seeds for the kids to make their own pumpkins.  Teach preschool also sets out pins of pumpkin seeds to act as sensory bins. 

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.teachpreschool.org/2013/10/pumpkin-seed-play-dough/

Asbury 4 makes pumpkin pie play dough and creates turkeys and pies.

Get the instructions here:
http://asbury4.blogspot.com/2013/11/pumpkin-pie-playdough-using-real-canned.html

Ria's world of ideas creates pumpkin spice playdoh.

Get the instructions here:
http://riasworldofideas.blogspot.com/2013/10/easy-pumpkin-spice-play-doh.html

Spooky Flashlights

Flashlights decorated with Halloween imagery make great projections such as pumpkins, ghosts and more.  Craftaholics anonymous shows how to add the cut outs.  This is a great craft to help with spooky Halloween storytelling.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.craftaholicsanonymous.net/halloween-flashlights-easy-diy-craft