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

Vampire Bat Napkin Rings

Black felt is cut into bats and glued onto paper cardboard tubes with she knows.  She also provides a template.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.sheknows.com/holidays-and-seasons/articles/810882/bats-and-cats-halloween-napkin-rings

Crafty journal uses just felt.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftyjournal.com/vampire-bat-napkin-ring/

Pumpkin Trick or Treat Bags

Cardboard containers turn into jack o'lantern treat holders with colorful strips of magazine paper, black face cut outs and a cord to carry.  Visit makezine for the details.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://makezine.com/craft/project_candy_tote_from_a_cart/

 Laura kelly designs uses a popcorn box for her version.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.laurakellydesigns.com/laurakellydesignsblog/index.php/2013/09/30/my-halloween-movie-popcorn-box-party-post-a-jacko-bag-for-little-laura/ 

She knows uses felt to make her jack o'lantern trick or treat bags.

Get the instructions here:

http://www.sheknows.com/holidays-and-seasons/articles/842163/how-to-make-a-personalized-trick-or-treat-candy-bag

 All free kids crafts uses orange bags and glues on paper eyes, nose and mouth.

Get the instructions here:

http://www.allfreekidscrafts.com/Kids-Halloween-Crafts/Painted-Jack-o-Lantern-Treat-Bags

Halloween Tombstones

Paper gray bags are cut to look like tombstones with somber messages etched into them as only Martha Stewart can. 

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.marthastewart.com/852618/tombstone-decorations-your-lawn?czone=holiday/halloween-center/halloween-center-decor

Paper Plate Black Cats

A paper plate is painted black and cut to look like the kitty's front and hind paws with crafts by amanda.  She then attaches the kitty's head and tail to make a black cat for Halloween.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/2011/10/paper-plate-black-cat.html

Puffy Paint Ghosts

White puffy paint (shaving cream and glue) is added to ghost cut outs to make a fun and easy Halloween craft for the preschool set.  No time for flashcards then adds googly eyes and a black paper mouth. 

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2009/10/ghost-kids-craft.html

Frankenstein Lollipops

Rectangle lollipops are wrapped up in green tissue paper with cindy derosier to make Frankensteins.  She draws on hair and scars and adds googly eyes and glues on black cardstock bolts.

Good for ages 9 and up.   

Get the instructions here:
http://www.cindyderosier.com/2011/10/halloween-costumes-for-your-candy.html

Mummy Necklace

Thread tape turns a wood chip into a mummy necklace with taidye original.  She then adds a chain to turn it into a necklace. 

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://taidyeoriginal.blogspot.com/2011/10/make-mummy-necklace.html

Candy Corn Flower Pot

Terra cotta flower pots are painted to look like candy corn and hung from a ribbon and given a face for Halloween.  Housewife eclectic shares the details.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.housewifeeclectic.com/2010/10/how-to-make-halloween-ornaments.html

Mummy Heads

Cheesecloth is rolled into a ball and given googly eyes, as well as black scars and mouths with crafts n coffee.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsncoffee.com/2011/10/14/mummy-mania-more-five-easy-halloween-crafts-for-kids/

Felt Pumpkin Jack O'Lanterns

Orange felt is cut into a shape of a pumpkin and given a green felt stem.  Next various shapes of eyes, noses and mouths are cut for kids to mix and match and make their own felt jack o'lanterns.  Vixen made shares the details.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.vixenmade.com/2011/10/felt-jack-o-lantern-activity.html

Mom endeavors shares a similar project.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.momendeavors.com/2010/10/build-a-jack-o-lantern.html

Crafts by amanda dresses up a juice box.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/juice-box-jack-o-lantern/ 

East coast mommy blog wraps up cotton batting adding a ribbon and a stick stem.

Get the instructions here:
http://eastcoastmommyblog.blogspot.ca/2011/09/5-minute-felt-pumpkin.html

Rice Krispie Ghost Pops

Rice Krispies are shaped like ghosts, dipped in white chocolate and given chocolate chip eyes with the idea room.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.theidearoom.net/2011/10/rice-krispie-barhalloween-ghosts.html

Fabric Pumpkins

Fabric swatches are cut and pasted onto a pumpkin to give it a fun colorful look with jenni can knit.


Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://jennicanknit.blogspot.com/2011/09/craft-room-pumpkin.html

Pipe Cleaner Halloween Fiinger Puppets

Pipe cleaners are twisted to create a finger puppet and then topped with pipe cleaner pumpkins, spiders, wings, tails and ears to make cats and bats.  Craft jr shares how to make them. 

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.craftjr.com/halloween-crafts-finger-puppets/

Halloween Candy Wreath

Candy gets ties to a cardboard circle to make a fun wreath for Halloween.  Jenni can knit shares the details.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://jennicanknit.blogspot.com/2012/05/candy-wreath.html

 Woman's day uses all candy corn.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.womansday.com/home/craft-ideas/halloween-craft-candy-corn-wreath-111103

 

 

Edible crafts makes an all red version.

 

Get the instructions here:

http://ediblecraftsonline.com/candy_bouquets/cb19/index.htm



Cardboard Monster Mask

Cardboard is cut to make a face and everything from pipe cleaners, pompoms, beads and pasta.  Crafts unleashed shares all of the details. 

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.craftsunleashed.com/kids-stuff/monster-masks-fun-kid-collages/

Halloween Drinks

Dry ice turns any drink spooky.  Kids activity blog adds green gatorade to make it drink and gummy worms for decorations.

Get the instructions here:
http://kidsactivitiesblog.com/7532/halloween-party-drink-spooky-fog-drinks

Beaded Pumpkins

Pipe cleaners are beaded and twisted into a cute pumpkin shape with naturally educated.  She then adds on a green pipe cleaner stem and a bead face.  The fuzz of the pipe cleaner helps the face beads stay in place.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:

http://www.naturallyeducational.com/2011/10/beaded-pumpkin-jack-o-lantern-ornaments/

Blissfully domestic makes round jack o'lanterns.

Get the instructions here:

http://blissfullydomestic.com/life-bliss/simple-beaded-pumpkin/12902/

Cutesy crafts makes hers three dimensional.

Get the instructions here:

http://cutesycrafts.com/2013/09/kiddie-crafts-pony-bead-pumpkins.html

Paper Mache Pumpkins

Starting with a paper mache bowl, dahlart lane then adds clay to give it more texture.  She next paints it orange, and paints on a cute jack o'lantern face.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://dahlhartlane.blogspot.com/2011/10/jack-o-lantern-totes.html

The long thread creates a pumpkin and a ghost.

Get the instructions here:
http://thelongthread.com/?p=4980

Pop Bottle Monster Candy Continers

2-liter pop bottle are cut and painted and turned into monster candy containers with craftberry bush.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.craftberrybush.com/2010/10/monster-mash.html

Orange Pumpkin Ice Cream Treats

Oranges are hallowed out and carved like a pumpkin with the hands on mom.  She then scoops in ice cream and hides them in the freezer. 

Get the instructions here:
http://thehands-onmom.blogspot.com/2011/10/navel-orange-jack-olanterns.html

Halloween Countdown

A cupcake tin doubles as a countdown chart for Halloween fun.  Tiff keetch adds a fun note listing a fun Halloween activity such as gong to a pumpkin patch or baking a Halloween treat as well as a small piece of candy.  She covers each section with Halloween scrapbooking paper and the countdown number.

Get the instructions here: 
http://tiffkeetch.blogspot.com/2010/10/12-days-of-halloween.html

Newspaper Pumpkins

Pumpkins are dressed up with glued on newspaper at jenni can knit.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://jennicanknit.blogspot.com/2011/09/newspaper-pumpkins.html

Frankenstein Treat Bags

Chartreuse envelopes turn into Frankenstein treat bags to stuff with candy with summer scraps.She glues on round eyes, draws on scars and adds some construction paper blag hair.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.summerscraps.com/2012/09/frankenstein-goodie-bag.html

Me an my inklings makes treat boxes.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.meandmyinklings.com/index.php/2013/10/16/frankenstein-treat-box/ 

Clean and scentsible uses textured scrapbooking paper.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.cleanandscentsible.com/2011/09/frankenstein-treat-bags.html

Hanging Vampire Bats

Black construction paper makes this bouncing bat from baby. She then hangs them on a stretchy string so they can bounce and fly around from the ceiling.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.baby.co.uk/life_and_home/bouncing-bats-for-halloween/

Pumpkin Garland

Pumpkins are cut out of a folded orange piece of construction paper and then given faces with mama smiles to create mini Halloween garlands to hang around the house.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.mamasmiles.com/pumpkin-jack-o-lantern-chains-halloween-fun-and-emotional-intelligence/

Quirky inspired uses a printable pumpkin template and sticks washi tape on top.

Get the instructions here:
http://quirkyinspired.com/pumpkin-washi-tape-garland/