Halloween.biz

The One Source for Everything Halloween

Topics

Halloween Crafts for the Holiday

May 22, 2010 by halloween Leave a Comment

Halloween crafts can be projects that bring the entire family together. These are projects that can be used to decorate the home, so that your house is transformed into a spooky and festive place. It also gives you ideas for things you can do with groups of children at Halloween parties or school craft classes. Whatever your reason, Halloween is a great time to get crafting.

Halloween Crafts for the Yard

Aside from the classic and traditional carved pumpkin jack-o’-lantern, there are other things you can do to get creative and make the exterior of your house look festive. In fact, you can add to your jack-o’-lanterns with other styles of decor that have the same idea. Turn flower pots into painted pumpkins, either upside down or right side up.

You can also use empty milk or orange juice jugs for a new twist on an old classic. Using a black marker you can create ghost faces on white milk jugs or jack-o’-lantern looks on the orange juice ones. Using a blade to cut away part of the bottom, you can use Christmas or string-bulb lights to illuminate the inside. Put as many bulbs in as you like, then set more jugs side by side with the rest of the string lights running into these.

Also, make use of what you have on hand and create a giant black spider to scare the neighbors. Using a giant black trash bag stuffed with leaves, you create the body. The head is the same process, only a smaller end result. Twist more bags in pairs lengthwise to create the legs, then use black electrical tape to fasten it all together. Get creative with eyes; you can cut them from plastic cups, paper plates, construction paper or paint them on. Don’t forget fangs and an hourglass for a really sinister arachnid.

Bats and Spiders

Speaking of giant spiders, not much else creeps people out for Halloween more than spiders and bats. So what better way to get creative with Halloween crafts than to incorporate these critters into the plan. One method you can use includes mini-pumpkins as the body of either one.

The basic idea is to paint the pumpkins black, and be creative with the faces. Wings, ears or spider legs can be created from thick construction paper, poster board or craft foam. You can also use pipe cleaners to create spider legs or add dimension to bat wings. Simply glue on or attach with black electrical tape.

The same principle can be applied to creating bats or spiders from black balloons. A larger one for the body, smaller for the head, and use paper for the features. Make eyes, ears, fangs, wings or legs and attach with glue or tape. Remember, the balloons don’t get filled very full. That way you avoid them popping or looking like overstuffed critters.

Recycle, Reuse and Get Scary

A great way to make decorations is by repurposing items meant to go to the trash bin and giving them a new use. The skeleton of plastic bottles is a neat way to do this. Keep in mind though, it does require cutting, and only adults can do most of this activity. Also, you can use clear or white, or paint clear bottles white, but you want to end up with a consistent end result.

Milk jugs become the head and chest cavity by bringing them together where the lid openings are. Your child can paint on a skeleton face while you do some cutting of the ribs. The pelvis is yet another jug, but just the bottom part cut and shaped a bit like hips. The bones are made from plastic bottles, with or without the centers cut out. It looks more realistic with them cut, but does not have to be. Attach the bones with wire so the skeleton has some realistic movement involved.

Use old white sheets stuffed with old newspapers to create ghosts around the home. If you have some old white pillowcases too, then you can vary the size of the ghosts. Either use the entire sheet, or divide into smaller sections for a family of ghosts. Decorate the faces with markers, partially fill with newspaper and cinch off with wire or rubber bands. Suspend them from rafters or doorways to spook your guests.

There are plenty of ways to get crafty for Halloween, decorate the home and create some family bonding moments. Have kids offer their own ideas or at least express their individuality by decorating pieces. Halloween crafts can be saved for the next year when a whole new bunch of ideas get added.

Filed Under: All About Halloween, Halloween, Halloween Crafts Tagged With: Halloween Crafts, Halloween Yard Decorations

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Time Until Halloween:149 days, 18 hours Halloween.biz Home
Halloween Forums
Halloween Countdown

  • 7 Best Halloween Board Books
  • Trick-or-treating Around the World
  • Trick-or-Treating Fun
  • Halloween Symbols – Ghosts, Bats, Broomsticks and more!
  • Candy and Food Safety Tips for Halloween

Halloween News

  • Mayo Clinic Recommends Against Going Trick-Or-Treating
  • Potentially a Halloween launch from Cape Canaveral
  • CDC Halloween 2020 guidelines: Trick-or-treating, costume masks not advised
  • Artist’s $180 ‘Karen’ Halloween mask is made for 2020 — and good luck gettin g one
  • Busch Gardens – Howl O Scream
  • Los Angeles Times: Is Halloween canceled? Costumers, candy makers, theme parks face scary realities
  • HHN 2020 Cancelled, Halloween Horror Nights, Orlando

  • 7 Best Halloween Board Books
  • Costume ideas for a walker
  • Vintage Halloween Fun
  • Trick-or-treating Around the World
  • Trick-or-Treating Fun

Recent Comments

  • admin on Halloween Ghost Stories
  • Ernest on 7 Best Halloween Board Books
  • Denise Holmes on The History and Origin of Halloween
  • Ana on 7 Best Halloween Board Books
  • Jackson on Halloween Countdown

Recent Posts

  • Mayo Clinic Recommends Against Going Trick-Or-Treating
  • Potentially a Halloween launch from Cape Canaveral
  • CDC Halloween 2020 guidelines: Trick-or-treating, costume masks not advised
  • Artist’s $180 ‘Karen’ Halloween mask is made for 2020 — and good luck gettin g one
  • Free Halloween Pumpkin and Dog printables. Vampire printable

Recent Comments

  • admin on Halloween Ghost Stories
  • Ernest on 7 Best Halloween Board Books
  • Denise Holmes on The History and Origin of Halloween
  • Ana on 7 Best Halloween Board Books
  • Jackson on Halloween Countdown
Halloween.biz Home Halloween Discussion Halloween Countdown

Info

  • Boo! For Halloween
  • Halloween
  • Halloween Costume Coupons
  • Halloween Countdown

RSS Recent Discussions

  • Costume Chat • Re: What are you dressing up as this year?
  • Costume Chat • Re: What are you dressing up as this year?
  • Costume Chat • Re: What are you dressing up as this year?
  • Costume Chat • Re: What are you dressing up as this year?

Categories

  • All About Halloween
  • All Hallows Eve
  • Disabled Halloween
  • Ghosts
  • Halloween
  • Halloween Around the World
  • Halloween Books
  • Halloween Costumes
  • Halloween Countdown
  • Halloween Crafts
  • Halloween Decorations
  • Halloween Festivals
  • Halloween Food
  • Halloween Games and Activities
  • Halloween History
  • Halloween Horror Nights
  • Halloween Jokes
  • Halloween Makeup
  • Halloween Movies
  • Halloween News
  • Halloween Party
  • Halloween Printables
  • Halloween Safety
  • Halloween Stories
  • Halloween Symbols
  • Haunted Houses
  • Haunts
  • HHN
  • Horror Movies
  • Howl O Scream
  • Pumpkins
  • Trick-or-Treat
  • Uncategorized
  • Vintage Halloween

Tags

Bats Cats Celts costume parties Crows Druids and Celts and Halloween Ghost Ghosts Ghost Stories Halloween Halloween Activities Halloween Animals Halloween Around the World Halloween Costume Parties Halloween Costumes Halloween Costumes for Disabled Halloween Costumes for Handicapped Halloween Decorations Halloween Festivals Halloween Food Halloween Fun Halloween Games Halloween Haunts Halloween History Halloween Horror Nights Halloween Humor Halloween Jokes Halloween Makeup Halloween Movies Halloween Safety Halloween Stories Halloween Symbols Handicap Halloween Haunted Houses Haunts History of Halloween Jack O Lanterns Owls Printable Pumpkin Carving Traditions of Halloween Trick or Treating Vampire Vintage Halloween Vintage Halloween Costumes

Archives

  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • May 2020
  • May 2010
  • May 1995

Categories

  • All About Halloween
  • All Hallows Eve
  • Disabled Halloween
  • Ghosts
  • Halloween
  • Halloween Around the World
  • Halloween Books
  • Halloween Costumes
  • Halloween Countdown
  • Halloween Crafts
  • Halloween Decorations
  • Halloween Festivals
  • Halloween Food
  • Halloween Games and Activities
  • Halloween History
  • Halloween Horror Nights
  • Halloween Jokes
  • Halloween Makeup
  • Halloween Movies
  • Halloween News
  • Halloween Party
  • Halloween Printables
  • Halloween Safety
  • Halloween Stories
  • Halloween Symbols
  • Haunted Houses
  • Haunts
  • HHN
  • Horror Movies
  • Howl O Scream
  • Pumpkins
  • Trick-or-Treat
  • Uncategorized
  • Vintage Halloween

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org

Copyright © 2025 · Metro Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in