Day of the Dead Skull Masks

Download and print this free Day of the Dead printable from my very educated mother.  After printing kids can color in and cut out the eyes to make a nifty mask.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.myveryeducatedmother.com/2013/09/free-day-of-dead-printable.html

Day of the Dead Spoon Kids Craft

Wood spoons make a great canvas for skull Dia De Los Muertos crafts.  Visit scrumdillydillly for colorful ideas and inspiration.   

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://scrumdillydilly.blogspot.com/2012/10/spoons-la-dia-de-los-muertos.html

Q-Tip Skeleton

Q tips turn into bones with crafts for all seasons and her q-tip skeletons.  She uses paper for the skull.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.crafts-for-all-seasons.com/Q-tip-skeleton.html

 

Dilly dali art makes just the hands. 

Get the instructions here:

http://www.dillydaliart.com/2011/10/negative-art-and-cotton-swab-bones.html

Felt Bat Finger Puppets

Felt is cut into bat shapes, given googly eyes and stuck onto felt rings to make Halloween finger puppets with inner child fun.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://innerchildfun.com/2009/10/five-little-bats-finger-puppet-playset.html

Projects for preschoolers makes bats, pumpkins and ghosts.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.projectsforpreschoolers.com/easy-halloween-finger-puppets/

Halloween Treat Bags

Felt sheets are turned into cute trick or treat bags for Halloween with utah county mom. 

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:

http://www.utahcountymom.com/2011/10/halloween-goodie-bag-tutorial-free.html

Skull Candy Containers

Plastic eggs turn into skulls with the help of some black and white paint.  Tallys treasury shares the details.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://tallystreasury.com/2011/10/skeleton-head-halloween-treat-containers-from-plastic-easter-eggs/

Mummy Lanterns

A glass votive holder is wrapped in white raffia and given googly eyes to make a mummy lantern.  Details on hill country homebody.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://hillcountryhomebody.blogspot.com/2011/10/getting-in-spirit.html

Crafting a green world uses flour encrusted gauze tape.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftingagreenworld.com/2011/09/23/how-to-mummified-glass-jar-candle-holder/ 

 The gold jellybean wraps glass jars in gauze.

Get the instructions here:

http://thegoldjellybean.com/2012/09/mummy-candles.html