Melted Crayon Pumpkins

Swell designer uses a combination of shades of orange crayons for their pumpkin melting the broken pieces with a hair dryer.

Get the instructions here:
http://swelldesigner.blogspot.com/2013/10/candy-corn-crayon-pumpkin-diy.html

The magic onion uses melted crayons for their version actually lighting the crayons on fire.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.themagiconions.com/2012/10/wax-dripped-pumpkins-for-halloween.html

Pom Pom Spiders

Pompoms, pipe cleaners and googly eyesturn into cute spiders with this Halloween craft idea from the land of nod.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://blog.landofnod.com/honest-to-nod/2013/10/fun-fuzzy-spider.html

Creature comforts blog has a similar tutorial, but without the googly eyes.  They also hang them from white string to make them more active.

Get the instructions here:
http://creaturecomfortsblog.com/home/2013/10/10/diy-halloween-pom-pom-spiders.html 

Eighteen 25 uses pipecleaners and button eyes.

Get the instructions here:
http://eighteen25.blogspot.com/2010/09/todays-guest-jen-johnson.html

Mom on dealz glues hers to a piece of paper.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.momondealz.com/spider-arts-and-crafts/ 

Craftionary uses HUGE googly eyes.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.craftionary.net/diy-pom-pom-spiders-craft/ 

Tikido uses various sized pompoms.

Get the instructions here:
http://tikkido.com/node/1055

Mini Columbus Day Ships

Kaboose has a cute craft idea whe you can make a mini nina, pinta and santa maria using an egg carton to celebrate Columbus day.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://crafts.kaboose.com/egg-cup-ships.html

Chronicle books uses walnuts and candle wax for the base of their ships.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.chroniclebooks.com/blog/2010/09/30/chronicle-craft-columbus-day-craft/

Upcycled Columbus Day Ships

Probably one of the most unique ways to re-purpose a coffee sleeve holder, 4 crazy kings show how to turn them into a boat for Columbus day attaching a paper sail with a coffee filter.  To make it completely coffee oriented use a napkin for the sail.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://4crazykings.blogspot.com/2010/11/recycled-thanksgiving-craft-pilgrim.html

Monster Bracelets

Furry fabric, googly eyes and a couple of safety pins turn into a cute bracelet cute for Halloween.  Find it and all of the details at make and takes.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.makeandtakes.com/furry-monster-googly-eye-bracelets

Columbus Day Mayflower Ships

A Mayflower ship craft for younger kids thanks to raising arizona kids who suggest using precut feaces and just let the kids stick away with glue or tape. 

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.raisingarizonakids.com/2012/11/make-a-mayflower/

Martha Stewart makes a Mayflower centerpiece out of paper and dowels.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.marthastewart.com/918633/paper-mayflower-centerpiece

Parenting makes their version from a coffee cup sleeve.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.parenting.com/gallery/thanksgiving-crafts-ideas

Paint Chip Halloween Crafts

Paint chips make great templates for Halloween crafts including this pumpkin and Frankenstein from liz on call.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://lizoncall.com/2012/10/11/paint-chip-halloween-craft/

Ladybugs and lattes makes a Frankenstein, ghost and candy corn.

Get the instructions here:
http://ladybugsandlattes.com/2012/10/26/halloween-cuttinggluing-craft-with-paint-chips/