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It’s hard to believe that it’s October already!! Do you know what that means? It’s time to think about Halloween and those fun Halloween Crafts!! I have had a lot of fun Halloween crafts in the past here, so I thought I would highlight a few of them here, so you can find them easily! Halloween is such a fun holiday for kids (and adults!). There is not much better to kids then getting to get all dressed up and go around and get candy! Enjoy and have fun!!
Happy Halloween!
photo credit: L. Marie
Want to have a Halloween accessory that would surely add color and fun in this Trick or Treat season? Let the kids go from neighbor to neighbor getting their candy treats or doing their creepy tricks while carrying an umbrella jazzed up for the Halloween occasion.
All you will need is an old umbrella but also make sure that it is still in good condition. Once this activity is done, that umbrella you kept in the store room to gather dust will be transformed into a creepy Halloween accessory that you can use for your child’s trick or treat activities.
Supplies:
- Old umbrella
- Black and white t-shirt paint (or any paint)
- White yarn
- Plastic spiders (you can buy these in toy section of groceries or department stores)
- Glue
Steps:
- Open your old umbrella. Apply black paint all over it to hide the prints or jolly faded colors. The kids can enjoy helping a lot in this painting activity. Then apply white paint on the umbrella handle.
- Let the paint dry for a while. This may take 2 to three hours, depending on the thickness of the coating and the type of paint that you bought. It is advisable to use a water-based paint and non-lead type of paint.
- After the paint has dried, draw two big ovals using the white paint on the umbrella. Just coat it thinly and let it dry for about an hour or so.
- Draw a circle using the black paint inside the white ovals to form the eyes of the umbrella.
- Get the yarn and cut it into the same length, about 6 inches.
- Glue the plastic spiders on one end of the yarn. Let it dry,
- After the spiders are now firmly attached on the yarns, get one yarn and tie one end to the umbrella’s pointed edges. Do this on every pointed edge of the umbrella.
Now, you are ready to use your spooky Halloween umbrella. With big eyes and dangling spiders, this will surely be the umbrella that will do the trick and treat this Halloween season.
photo credit: jez.atkinson
Who said ghosts are only supposed to be spooky? They could be cool and cute.
This Halloween, kids can enjoy making cute ghost decors that they can hang on the door or on walls. This is something that they can display especially during the season of Trick or Treat.
Supplies:
- Paper plates
- Black and white construction paper
- Large wiggly eyes (optional)
- White yarn
- Crepe paper
- Glue
- Tape
- Black markers
- Scissors
- Shape patterns for arms, eyes, and mouth (Make the patterns in advance or together with your kids)
How to make it:
- First, make the eyes of the ghost by cutting two large oval patterns and then two smaller oval patterns out of the construction paper.
- Glue the white ovals to the black ones. To make it look like eyes, draw a small black circle on the white ovals. If you have large wiggly eyes, you can skip this step.
- Trace the arm pattern on the white construction paper and make two arms. Make a mouth shape using the black construction paper.
- Attach the arms at the back portion of the paper plate by gluing it.
- Glue the custom made eyes or the large wiggly eyes and the mouth to the paper plate. You can also let the kids draw the face themselves.
- You can also draw eye brows over the eyes.
- Cut the crepe paper into long strips and attach them at the back of the paper plate.
- Get a short piece of yarn (about six inches), and attach the ends of the yarn to the back of the paper plate to serve as the hanger.
- Mount the cute ghost décor on doors or wall of your home.
Enjoy your Halloween celebration with your kids through this craft!
One activity that your kids will surely love doing with you is cooking. You don’t need to cook elaborate food to make it fun and exciting. Making cookies is simple and easy, but will be enjoyable to the kids. This will give you time to bond with your kids, and at the same time teach them simple lessons on responsibility and helpfulness. You can do this on special occasions or celebrations like Halloween.
What you will need:
- 1 ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup butter or margarine
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp almond extract
- 2 ½ cups flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cream of tartar
- Cookie cutters
How to do it:
- Mix powdered sugar, butter or margarine, egg and vanilla and almond extracts.
- Mix in flour, baking soda and tartar. Mix well.
- Cover your mixture and refrigerate for two hours. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Make sure that your kids do not touch the hot surface to avoid burning.
- Divide your dough into halves. Roll out on a lightly floured board.
- Using cookie cutters, cut the dough into different Halloween characters or symbols (e.g., pumpkin, ghost, hands, etc.)
- Place them on a lightly greased cookie sheet.
- Bake for 7 to 10 minutes.
- Give “Halloween life” to your cookies by letting your kids adorn them with colorful sweet icing tinted with your favorite Halloween colors of black, yellow, orange, red, and other dramatic colors that your kids may surely enjoy mixing and messing.
photo credit: eyeliam;
It’s hard to believe it is mid September already! So I figured it was time to give a summary of some Halloween Crafts I have posted here so that you can have quick access to them! There are many different ideas and more to come, so have fun!
Have fun, and enjoy!
