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

Monster Candy Pops

Melted colored candy pieces rolled in colored coconut turn into monster pops with the decorated cookie, candy eyes and lollipop sticks.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://thedecoratedcookie.com/2013/10/fuzzy-monster-pops/

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

Preschool Pumpkin Activity

Pumpkins, a soft hammer and golf tees make fun a fun activity for the toddling set.  Scrumdillydo shares all of the details.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://scrumdillydo.blogspot.com/2013/10/better-than-whack-mole.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

Spider Rocks

Black painted stones, glued on pipe cleaner legs and googly eyes make a cute spider craft for kids with simple mom's tutorial.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://simplemom.net/silly-stone-spiders-a-simple-halloween-kids-craft/

Vampire Bat Lanterns

Black tissue paper cut into a bat shape and glued to a glass jar with a flickering light makes a great lantern for Halloween.  El hada de papel shares all of the details for how to make one. 

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.elhadadepapel.com/2013/10/farolita-de-halloween-bat-latern.html

Willowday shares a printable version.

Get the template here:
http://www.willowday.com/2013/10/bat-lanterns.html