Munchkins and Mayhem

Munchkins & Mayhem

A Kids Crafts Blog

Friday, October 23, 2015

Paper Bag Bats


A brown paper bag is stuffed to make a bat body with lbrummer68739.  She then adds paper eyes and fangs and wings and hangs it from a string so it can fly.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.lbrummer68739.net/halloween-projects-gallery/brown-paper-bag-bat/

Sock Pumpkins



An orange sock is stuffed into a round shape to make the base of a pumpkin with meaningful mama.  Next shes glues on googly eyes and a black felt nose and mouth.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions  here:
http://meaningfulmama.com/2013/10/sock-pumpkin-craft.html

Tin Can Frankensteins


A tin can is covered in green felt and given felt accents to make a Frankenstein with crafts by amanda.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/monster-crafts-recipes/

Thursday, October 22, 2015

Mummy Pots


Terra cotta pots are wrapped in muslin and painted to make a fun mummy with family corner.  She then glues on black pompom eyes to complete the look.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.familycorner.com/crafts-kids-family-2/mummy-pots.html

Pumpkin Lanterns


Glass jars are lined with orange tissue paper and given jack o'lantern faces with black paper eyes, nose and mouth cut outs.  Crafts by amanda then adds an electric tea light.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/halloween-painted-jar-luminaries/

Spider Soap


Plastic spiders are placed into a muffin tins and then melted soap is added to make fun and functional Halloween decor with sew woodsy. 

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://sewwoodsy.com/2011/09/halloween-spider-soap.html

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Ghost Lanterns


Glass gars are painted white, with black eyes and mouth to create ghostly lanterns with crafts by amanda.  She then adds a flickering electric light to complete the look.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/halloween-ghost-crafts/

Paper Cup Ghost Lanterns


Googly eyes are added to white paper cups to make ghosts with all you.  They next string them onto white holiday lights to make lanterns.

Good for ages 8 and up.

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

Ghost Jars


A small plastic toy is wrapped in plastic and then covered in white gauze that has been soaked in glue to create a tiny ghost with homemade mamas.  She then uses a black marker to draw on eyes and a mouth and places them into a bottle.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.homemademamas.net/2011/09/ghost-in-jar.html

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Skull Boxes


An oval shaped container is painted white and given black eyes, nose and mouth with a marker.  Martha Stewart shares the details.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.marthastewart.com/909619/skull-treat-boxes

Monster Bags


Paper bags are given scary eyes and mouths and other features to make cute treat bags for Halloween with crafts by amanda.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/halloween-monster-treat-bags/

Felt Ghosts


Colorful sheets of felt are wrapped into a cone and given black eyes and mouths with crafts by amanda.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/halloween-felt-ghouls-last-minute-easy/

Monday, October 19, 2015

Black Cat Pumpkin


A pumpkin is painted black to make the body of a black cat with all you.  Next they add a felt tail, a black styrofoam ball, complete with felt ears, eyes, nose and pipe cleaner whiskers.  They even add a red bow.

Good for ages 8 and up.

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

Witch Jars


A glass jar is filled with candy and given a face with black tape cutouts to make the eyes, nose and mouth with all you.  Next, they add a black hat and curly hair out of construction paper adding a sliver moon to complete the look.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.allyou.com/budget-home/crafts/craft-spooktacular-halloween/witch-candy-jars

Tissue Paper Black Cats


Pieces of black tissue paper are crumpled into balls and glued onto a cat outline to make a fun Halloween character with free kids crafts.  They then give the cat yellow eyes.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the template here:
http://www.freekidscrafts.com/tissue-paper-black-cat/

Sunday, October 18, 2015

Witch Silhouettes


A witches hat is the key to making this Halloween silhouette with 4 crazy kings.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://4crazykings.blogspot.com/2011/08/easy-halloween-silhouette-craft.html

Halloween Garland


Bats, skulls and owls are cut out of black construction paper and strung together to make a fun Halloween decoration with forty two roads.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://fortytworoads.blogspot.com/2009/10/halloween-garland.html

Foam Spiders


Black foam circles are glued together to make a spider with applegreen cottage.  She then adds black pipe cleaner legs and googly eyes to complete the look.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://applegreencottage.blogspot.com/2015/05/how-to-make-spider-kids-crafts.html 

Saturday, October 17, 2015

Ghostly Trick or Treat Bags


A white pillow case is turned into a spooky trick or treat bag by adding eyes and mouths with black maker to make them look like ghosts.  Martha Stewart share the details.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the template here:
http://www.marthastewart.com/270890/pillowcase-trick-or-treat-bags?backto=true&backtourl=/photogallery/creepy-crafts#slide_30

Styrofoam Pumpkins


A styrofoam ball is painted orange and given a jack o'lantern face with a black marker.  100 directions then cuts off the top and scoops out the middle to hide treats inside.  She then adds a green wire stem.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.100directions.com/make-a-styrofoam-jack-o-lantern/

Tissue Paper Ghosts


White tissue paper is transformed into a floating ghost with Martha Stewart for a fun Halloween craft.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.marthastewart.com/273529/papier-mache-decorations-floating-ghosts?backto=true&backtourl=/photogallery/creepy-crafts#slide_25


Jinxy kids uses an egg carton pod.

Get the instructions here:
http://jinxykids.com/halloween-craft-make-an-egg-carton-and-tissue-paper-ghost/

Friday, October 16, 2015

Pumpkin Cups


Black duct tape is cut into fun shapes to make eyes, noses, and mouths to make fun pumpkins with all you.  She then adds an orange drink to complete the pumpkin.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.allyou.com/budget-home/crafts/halloween-party-glasses

Bat Pinata

Martha Stewart shares how to make a flying bat pinata from black tissue paper and balloons. 

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.marthastewart.com/921622/how-make-flying-bat-pinata?backto=true&backtourl=/halloween-kids-activities#slide_6

Haunted House Cards


Make a spooky haunted house cards that pops up when opened.  Make and takes shares the details.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.makeandtakes.com/spooky-house-pop-up-cards

Thursday, October 15, 2015

Felt Candy Containers


Felt pumpkins are ghosts are glued together and stuffed with candy for a cute Halloween surprise with glue sticks blog.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://gluesticksblog.com/2011/10/halloween-candy-pouches.html

Halloween Tags


Cardboard tags are dressed up with paint, felt and beads to make a Frankenstein, witch, pumpkin, mummy, and black cat for Halloween.  Small fry and co shares the details.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://smallfryandco.blogspot.com/2011/09/halloween-tags.html

Pasta Skeletons


Different shapes and sizes of pasta are glued onto black paper and turned into nifty skeletal shapes for a Halloween kids craft with Martha Stewart.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.marthastewart.com/275085/kids-halloween-crafts/@center/1006804/halloween-decorations-crafts#/27154

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Halloween Spools


Spools of white, orange and green thread are decorated for Halloween with googly eyes and felt mouths to become ghosts, pumpkins and Frankensteins with embellishing life everyday.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://embellishinglifeeveryday.blogspot.com/2011/10/monster-spools-halloween-craft.html

Halloween Washer Necklace


A washer is painted to turned it into a pumpkin, ghost or even candy corn with we made that.  She then ties it to a piece of string to turn it into a necklace.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://we-made-that.com/halloween-washer-necklace/

Candy Corn Decorations


A piece of cardboard is cut into a triangle and decorated with white, orange and yellow tape to make candy corn decor.  Crafts n coffee then personifies them by adding googly eyes.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsncoffee.com/2013/09/13/candy-corn-crafts-week-craft-these-duct-tape-candy-corn-cuties/

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Pumpkin Stacking Blocks


Wooden blocks are painted orange and carved with a black marker to make jack o'lantern stacking blocks with crafts by amanda. 

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/jack-olantern-wooden-blocks/

Halloween Treat Containers


Paper cups are painted to look like a bat, pumpkin, monster and Frankenstein with crafts by Amanda.  She then stuffs them with tissue paper and adds a fun pipe cleaner handle to make treat containers.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/halloween-treat-cups/

Frankenstein Lanterns


A terracotta pot is painted green, given black wavy Frankenstein hair, googly eyes, a stitched up mouth and thread spool bolts to make a fun Halloween container.  Next, not just a housewife adds an electric tea light for a nifty lantern.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.notjustahousewife.net/2010/09/frankenstein-lights.html

Monday, October 12, 2015

Handprint Ghosts


Hand prints are cut out of white tissue paper and glued onto black construction paper to make cute little ghosts.  Willowday then draws on a face.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.willowday.com/2014/10/handprint-ghost-cards.html

Halloween Noise Makers


Toilet paper rolls are painted with cute Halloween characters, filled with unpopped popcorn and tied up with string to make cute noisemakers with favecrafts.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.favecrafts.com/Halloween-Kids-Crafts/Halloween-Noise-Makers  

Pipe Cleaner Ghost


Fuzzy white pipe cleaners are twisted into a cone shape given googly eyes and a felt mouth with crafts n coffee.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsncoffee.com/2011/10/19/two-fun-friendly-ghost-crafts-that-kids-will-love/

Sunday, October 11, 2015

Bat Garland


Create a spooky bat garland with black construction paper and willowday.

Good for ages 6 and up

Get the template here:
http://www.willowday.com/2014/10/bat-garland.html

Fine Motor Skills Spider


This fun pipe cleaner, pompom and bottle cap spider makes a fun friend for kids to practice cutting yarn with lalymom. 

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://lalymom.com/cutting-practice-spider

Sand Spider Web


Spider webs are created on paper with glue and then colored sand is sprinkled on top to give it texture with there's just one mommy.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://theresjustonemommy.com/2011/08/19/sandy-spider-webs/

Saturday, October 10, 2015

Button Pumpkins


Orange buttons are stacked to make mini pumpkins with the country chic cottage.  She then adds even smaller green or black pumpkins to make a stem.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.thecountrychiccottage.net/2014/09/button-pumpkins.html

Spider Wreath


Black plastic spiders are attached onto a black painted styrofoam wreath to make a spooky decoration for Halloween.  Damn that's crafty shares the details.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://damnthatscrafty.blogspot.jp/2010/10/spider-wreath.html

Mummy Pencil Holders


A tin can is wrapped in strips of white fabric and given googly eyes to a Halloween pencil holder with craft passion.  She then adds a plastic spider for fun.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.craftpassion.com/2011/10/halloween-mummy-holder.html?pid=675

Friday, October 9, 2015

Egg Shell Ghosts


Ghosts faces are drawn onto broken egg shells with black marker and then strung up to make a unique Halloween mobile with the magic onions.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.themagiconions.com/2011/10/make-ghost-moblie-for-halloween.html

Halloween Balls


Stryofoam balls are wrapped in long strips of fabric and then given felt eyes, mouths and noses with vixen made.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.vixenmade.com/2012/10/halloween-character-balls.html

Halloween Find It Bottle


A plastic bottle is turned into a fun Halloween activity by adding orange colored rice and tiny Halloween trinkets for kids to try and find.  Pink and green mama shares the details.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://pinkandgreenmama.blogspot.jp/2010/10/halloween-eye-spy-bottle.html

Thursday, October 8, 2015

Paper Plate Frankensteins


A paper plate is colored green, given a black paper hairline, a green paper nose and a drawn on sewn up mouth to make a cute Frankenstein.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions on pinterest.


Free kids crafts adds a craft stick to turn it into a puppet.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.freekidscrafts.com/goofy-frankenstein-puppet/

Paper Plate Bats


A black paper plate is used to create the body of a vampire bat with crafty journal.  Next she cuts a different plate into wings and glues it to the first round plate adding ears, fangs, eyes and a drop of blood.

Food for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftyjournal.com/paper-plate-vampire-bat/

Pumpkin Hats


An orange paper bowl makes the base for this cute pumpkin hat from bhg.  They then add a paper leaf, cork and pipe cleaner stem.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.bhg.com/halloween/crafts/painted-halloween-pumpkin-hat/

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Pumpkin Necklace


Make this cute glowing pumpkin necklace by placing an led candle into plastic egg, wrapping it in orange crepe or tissue paper and draw on a cute face.  Handmade Charlotte shares the details.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.handmadecharlotte.com/halloween-pumpkin-light-necklaces/
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