DIY Halloween
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By Jeanne Benedict
Be crafty on Halloween by making Pumpkin Art, molding glow-in-the-dark clay into Ghost Pencil Pals, and whipping up Witchy Ice Cream Cones and Yummy Mummies. Bring out your inner Dr. Frankenstein by baking a batch of Monster Cookies and crafting creepy Halloween cardsfor your friends and family.
1. Pumpkin Art
Just about everything under the sun…or a Halloween moon has been done to a pumpkin.
Studded Pumpkins
- Draw a simple Halloween image, like a bat or Jack-O-Lantern face, on a pumpkin and push in metal studs along the image lines.
- You’ll find a colorful assortment of studs at most craft stores and make sure to get “nailhead studs” with the prongs on the back.
Pumpkin Polka Dots
- Use a paint dauber to easily dab colorful polka dots on to a pumpkin.
2. Glow-in-the-Dark Fun Glowing crafts are ultra-cool when kids create them!
Glowing Ghost Pencil Pals
- Form a ghost using green glow-in-the dark clay.
- Roll black clay into little balls and stick them on your ghost for the eyes.
- Use a toothpick to make a hole for the mouth.
- Insert the eraser end of a pencil into the bottom of the ghost.
“You” glowing on a T-shirt
- Copy a photo of your child on to iron-on transfer paper or a computer printable fabric sheet.
- Cut out the image and apply it to the front of a black t-shirt per the transfer paper or fabric sheet manufacturer’s instructions.
- Mix a glow-in-the-dark medium with fabric paint to highlight the eyes, teeth and any other features on the image that you want to glow in the dark!
3. Witchy Makes and Bakes
Celebrate the Halloween witching hour by crafting witches!
Witchy Ice Cream Cones
- Place a scoop of green ice cream on a plate.
- Put a sugar ice cream cone on the scoop as the witches’ hat.
- Decorate the witches’ hat by using frosting to apply M&M’s.
- Cut up strips of fruit roll to use as the witches’ hair and apply with frosting - Make the witches’ face by using frosting to apply 3-D sugar eyes, a candy corn nose, and a red M&M for a mouth that says, “OHHHHHH!”
Witches' Broom Face
- Purchase an inexpensive broom with a straw bristle brush.
- Make a witch face on the brush by cutting out felt facial features and applying them with glue.
- Use yarn for her hair and finish her off with a big black bow.
4. Yummy Mummies and Monsters
Make mummies and monsters sweet for a Halloween treat.
Yummy Mummies
- Cut strips of ready-to-use white fondant, a type of sugar clay, into mummy bandages.
- Apply strips “mummy style” on to frosted cookies, cupcakes, even pretzel sticks.
- Adhere 3-D bloodshot sugar eyes to your mummy using frosting.
Monster Cookies
- Tint white frosting green using food coloring and spread on cookies.
- Cut out shapes of ready-to-use colored fondant to make monster hair and facial features.
- Accent your monster with 3D sugar mini eyeballs
. - Make more Halloween cookies by decorating with 3D sugar spiders, bats and more.
5. Halloween Cards
Take a trip to a craft or scrapbook store and get inspired by all the supplies they have ranging from Halloween stickers to card kits.
Web-O-Rama
- Personalize the front of the card with spider stickers and a silly title, “World Wide Web.”
- Glue a cotton web inside a card and add a spider sticker.
Monster Mash & Witch Smash
- Make a monster or a witch out of construction paper and crumple it up.
- Glue the crumpled monster or witch inside the card and title the card, “Monster Mash” or “Witch Smash”!
Halloween Treats
Halloween Party Ideas
Halloween Poems and Songs
Be crafty on Halloween by making Pumpkin Art, molding glow-in-the-dark clay into Ghost Pencil Pals, and whipping up Witchy Ice Cream Cones and Yummy Mummies. Bring out your inner Dr. Frankenstein by baking a batch of Monster Cookies and crafting creepy Halloween cardsfor your friends and family.
1. Pumpkin Art
Just about everything under the sun…or a Halloween moon has been done to a pumpkin.
Studded Pumpkins
- Draw a simple Halloween image, like a bat or Jack-O-Lantern face, on a pumpkin and push in metal studs along the image lines.
- You’ll find a colorful assortment of studs at most craft stores and make sure to get “nailhead studs” with the prongs on the back.
Pumpkin Polka Dots
- Use a paint dauber to easily dab colorful polka dots on to a pumpkin.
2. Glow-in-the-Dark Fun Glowing crafts are ultra-cool when kids create them!
Glowing Ghost Pencil Pals
- Form a ghost using green glow-in-the dark clay.
- Roll black clay into little balls and stick them on your ghost for the eyes.
- Use a toothpick to make a hole for the mouth.
- Insert the eraser end of a pencil into the bottom of the ghost.
“You” glowing on a T-shirt
- Copy a photo of your child on to iron-on transfer paper or a computer printable fabric sheet.
- Cut out the image and apply it to the front of a black t-shirt per the transfer paper or fabric sheet manufacturer’s instructions.
- Mix a glow-in-the-dark medium with fabric paint to highlight the eyes, teeth and any other features on the image that you want to glow in the dark!
3. Witchy Makes and Bakes
Celebrate the Halloween witching hour by crafting witches!
Witchy Ice Cream Cones
- Place a scoop of green ice cream on a plate.
- Put a sugar ice cream cone on the scoop as the witches’ hat.
- Decorate the witches’ hat by using frosting to apply M&M’s.
- Cut up strips of fruit roll to use as the witches’ hair and apply with frosting - Make the witches’ face by using frosting to apply 3-D sugar eyes, a candy corn nose, and a red M&M for a mouth that says, “OHHHHHH!”
Witches' Broom Face
- Purchase an inexpensive broom with a straw bristle brush.
- Make a witch face on the brush by cutting out felt facial features and applying them with glue.
- Use yarn for her hair and finish her off with a big black bow.
4. Yummy Mummies and Monsters
Make mummies and monsters sweet for a Halloween treat.
Yummy Mummies
- Cut strips of ready-to-use white fondant, a type of sugar clay, into mummy bandages.
- Apply strips “mummy style” on to frosted cookies, cupcakes, even pretzel sticks.
- Adhere 3-D bloodshot sugar eyes to your mummy using frosting.
Monster Cookies
- Tint white frosting green using food coloring and spread on cookies.
- Cut out shapes of ready-to-use colored fondant to make monster hair and facial features.
- Accent your monster with 3D sugar mini eyeballs
. - Make more Halloween cookies by decorating with 3D sugar spiders, bats and more.
5. Halloween Cards
Take a trip to a craft or scrapbook store and get inspired by all the supplies they have ranging from Halloween stickers to card kits.
Web-O-Rama
- Personalize the front of the card with spider stickers and a silly title, “World Wide Web.”
- Glue a cotton web inside a card and add a spider sticker.
Monster Mash & Witch Smash
- Make a monster or a witch out of construction paper and crumple it up.
- Glue the crumpled monster or witch inside the card and title the card, “Monster Mash” or “Witch Smash”!
Halloween Party Ideas
Halloween Poems and Songs
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