Munchkins and Mayhem

Munchkins & Mayhem

A Kids Crafts Blog

Saturday, October 18, 2014

Halloween Treat Containers


Toilet paper tubes are painted and given a face of a pumpkin, cat or ghost with homemade mamas.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:

http://www.homemademamas.net/2010/10/recycled-favor-boxes.html


The centsible life paints egg carton pieces to look like pumpkins, ghosts and Frankensteins, and fills them with smaller candies.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.thecentsiblelife.com/2012/10/halloween-egg-carton-treat-boxes/ 


The basics magazine uses orange Chinese take out boxes and draws a jack o'lantern on the front.  She then fills them with treats.

Get the instructions here:
http://thebasicsmagazine.com/2011/04/pumpkin-chinese-to-go-containers/ 


About family crafts decorates an empty container with cut up pieces of orange magazine cut outs to make a pumpkin treat holder.

Get the instructions here:
http://aboutfamilycrafts.com/decoupage-pumpkin-treat-cup/

Friday, October 17, 2014

Egg Carton Bats


Egg cartons are painted black, cut into bats with wings and given googly eyes with happy clippings.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.happyclippings.com/2011/10/diy-halloween-egg-carton-bats-and-leaf-ghosts-kids-craft.html


Crafts by courtney shares this tutorial as well.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.craftsbycourtney.com/how-to-crafts/make-a-spooky-egg-carton-bat-decoration/

Pumpkin Sensory Bags


Mix clear colored hair gel and food coloring to make these fun jack o'lantern sensory bags.  Fantastic fun and learning adds in triangle eyes, nose and mouth for kids to try and place and move.  She then tapes the bag shut so none of the contents leak out.

Good for ages 1 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.fantasticfunandlearning.com/jack-o-lantern-squish-bag-for-babies-and-toddlers.html

Spider Smarty Treats


Black pipe cleaners twirl around a roll of candy Smarties to make a cute Halloween treat from mommy testers.  She then adds pipe cleaner legs and googly eyes to complete the look.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.mommytesters.com/2012/10/smarties-spiders-food-allergy-safe-and.html

Thursday, October 16, 2014

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
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