Munchkins and Mayhem

Munchkins & Mayhem

A Kids Crafts Blog

Sunday, October 18, 2015

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/

Wax Resist Pumpkin Painting


A wax candle is used to draw on a fun pumpkin shape for a toddler friendly pumpkin with kids craft room.  She then lets the kids paint the pumpkin to see their carving.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://kidscraftroom.com/wax-resist-pumpkin-carving-alternative/

Garbage Bag Spider


Black garbage bags are stuffed with leaves and squished to look like spider legs and a big giant body with mums make lists.  She then adds giant eyes to personify it.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.mumsmakelists.com/2012/11/who-knew-sweeping-leaves-could-be-so-much-fun/

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Plastic Bag Frankensteins


A giant green plastic lawn bag is turned into a Frankenstein monster by adding black paper eyes, ears, mouth and scars with kids craft room.  She next cuts long strips to make it sway in the breeze. 

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://kidscraftroom.com/giant-homemade-halloween-decorations-frankensteins/

Hello Kitty Pumpkins


A white pumpkin can be turned into an adorable Hello Kitty by adding paper ears, eyes, nose, whiskers, hat and bow with diy inspired.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.diyinspired.com/hello-kitty-pumpkin/

Spider Egg Sacks


White yarn is dipped in glue and wrapped around a balloon to create a spider nest with modern parents messy kids.  She then lets the yarn dry and pops and removes the balloon adding a plastic spider web on the outside.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.modernparentsmessykids.com/2015/09/handmade-halloween-make-spider-sack.html

Monday, October 5, 2015

Halloween Carton House


Cartons are wrapped in newspaper and given black and yellow windows and doors with little lovely.  She then fills them with candy for a fun hidden treat.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://littlelovely.typepad.com/littlelovely/2009/10/halloween-treat.html

Halloween Shadow Puppets


Chez beeper bebe has a free template to print shadow puppets.  All you need is thick black paper, straws and tape.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the template here:
http://chezbeeperbebe.blogspot.com/2011/10/make-this-halloween-shadow-puppets.html


One perfect day blog shares a witch, cat, bat, spider and ogre.

Get the template here:
http://www.oneperfectdayblog.net/2013/10/03/halloween-craft-for-kids-shadow-puppets/


The crafty crow shares a bat, spider, haunted house, ghosts, pumpkins, a witch and more.

Get the template here:
http://www.thecraftycrow.net/2014/10/halloween-shadow-puppet-printables.html

Monster Wreath


Orange feathers are glued to a paper plate to make a fun wreath for Halloween with diy inspired.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.diyinspired.com/halloween-monster-wreath/


Baby rabies uses green tulle.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.babyrabies.com/2012/09/boo-its-a-monster-of-a-wreath-tutorial/

Sunday, October 4, 2015

Glue Mummies


Black paper mummies are wrapped in glue and given googly eyes to complete the look.  Kids play box shares the details.

Good for ages 2 and up. 

Get the instructions here:
http://www.kidsplaybox.com/halloween-crafts-for-kids-glue-mummy-craft/

Cardboard Box Spiders


A cardboard box is painted black, given a face and pipe cleaner legs and tied to a long string of black yarn with mollymoo crafts.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://mollymoocrafts.com/cardboard-box-spiders-halloween-craft-for-kids/

Pumpkin Finger Puppets


Orange felt is cut into circles with black marker faces added to complete a puppet.  Two daloo then adds a green pipe cleaner stem.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://3dinosaurs.com/wordpress/index.php/five-little-pumpkins-finger-print-jack-o-lantern/

Saturday, October 3, 2015

Pumpkin Coloring Pages


Kids can use dot markers or finger paints to color this jack-o-lantern coloring page from 3 dinosaurs.

Good for ages 1 and up.

Get the template here:
http://3dinosaurs.com/wordpress/index.php/five-little-pumpkins-finger-print-jack-o-lantern/

Tissue Paper Bats


Black tissue paper is folded to make bat wings with country fit family.  She then adds a colorful pompom to the middle and completes the look with googly eyes.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.countryfitfamily.com/2013/09/easy-tissue-bats-halloween-craft.html
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