These Halloween characters would be cute as bookmarks or just a fun Halloween craft for the kids. Make Frankenstein and his bride using craft sticks, paint and markers.

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Use recycled jar lids and glitter paint to create these fun bugs, just in time for Earth Day! A fun recycling project the kids will love.

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These sweet pumpkins made into adorable bean Jack O’Lanterns make for a wonderful Halloween or Thanksgiving mosaic project. These would be wonderful as magnets as well!

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These edible cake balls made to look like brains oozing with cherry flavored blood make for creepy Halloween treats. Perfect for a Halloween party.

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Cut and colorful, these adorable little spiders made from painted Styrofoam balls are a great insect or Halloween craft for the kids. Fun any time of the year!

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This easy toddler skunk costume can be made for almost no money. It’s simple and great for cold weather nights when trick or treating. A perfect costume for toddlers.

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This cute counting book is made using a pumpkin shaped scrapbook and other fun fall embellishments. Great for young children learning their ABCs and 123s!

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Grab the colorful felt and the scissors and get busy making these adorable little monsters! Great for Halloween but monster crafts are perfect any time of the year!

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Need a fun pumpkin themed dessert you can make with your kids? These cute pumpkin patch cupcakes would make a great dessert for a harvest party or for Thanksgiving.

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These adorable ghost cake pops would be a great project for teens! Fun for a Halloween party or just for handing out to friends. Parents could make these for the younger kids’ parties too!

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Easily take your candy bowl from blah to spooky with some Mod Podge, fake spiders, a paper mache hand and some paint! Great for handing out candy to trick or treaters.

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This haunted house project was put together using none other than Duck Tape brand tape! You’ll need some cardboard and Halloween themed scrapbook stickers too.

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Make pumpkin shaped fudge using a pumpkin cookie cutter. Great for a Halloween party or a school treat if you are allowed to take homemade goodies.

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Make spooky glow in the dark jars for Halloween. Use free online graphics, upcycled jars and glow in the dark paint for the eyes. Creepy!

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The trick to these adorable cupcakes is in the application of the frosting! Use the delicious sounding pumpkin chip recipe or one of your own to create these cuties.

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These witches will cast a spell on you if you look into their cute faces. No need to worry though because they are marshmallow treats! Great for a Halloween party.

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These edible bones are a fun addition to your child’s lunch during the Halloween season, or great for a Halloween party. They are made from marshmallows, pretzels and candy melts.

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Using an orange sweatshirt, so fabric and puffy paint, you can make this cute Jack O’Lantern Sweatshirt. A perfect project for a tween or teenager!

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Do you have older children who need something challenging and fun for fall? This argyle pumpkin is an easy painting project with great results. Your teenager would be perfect for this craft.

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This shark costume is totally adorable! A fun costume, especially for your little boy. Use it after Halloween too for some imaginative play!

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Make eyeball masks for your lollipop treats to hand out to your friends! These would make great Halloween party favors or even a make and take craft.

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These absolutely adorable monster blobs on a stick will be the hit of the Halloween party! Make a bunch for your friends to hand out after school.

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Using small decorative pumpkins and plastic vampire teeth, you can make these cool little Vampire Pumpkins to decorate your home. Perfect for a Halloween party!

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A haunted portrait gallery of sugar cookies, with glowing ghosts that appear when the lights go out and the black lights turn on! It took quite a bit of experimentation, but I finally figured out what works!

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9. Glue the head (smaller yarn ball) to the body (larger yarn ball).

10. Use a toothpick to poke a hole in the side of the spider where you want a leg to go. Wiggle the toothpick around in a circular fashion then remove the toothpick. Add a bit of instant grab glue to the end of the leg and insert into the hole. Repeat for each leg.

 

11. To cover up any remnants of waxed paper, touch up spider with black paint.

12. Glue on wiggle eyes and if you want to suspend your spider from the ceiling, tie a piece of fishing line around him and secure with glue.

 

Helpful Hints

• Make your spider more colorful by adding spots or stripes made from felt.
• To add fangs, paint a toothpick white then cut in half and glue the fangs to the bottom of the head.
• To make your spider look friendlier for little ones, add a simple smile with a piece of skinny chenille.

This project was created by Amanda Formaro, originally for Kaboose/Spoonful.

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Cute little monsters made from dried pasta you color yourself! Learn how to color the pasta first, then create these fun monsters for Halloween or just anytime.

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Make fun Lego block costumes using cardboard boxes and spray paint! Your kids will love how they look and you’ll be happy with just how easy they are to make.

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Use BabyBel cheese, some olives and food coloring to make this spooky fun treat this Halloween. Great for a party or just an afternoon snack. Heck you could even hand them out to the adults trick or treating with their kids!

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Slimy, gooey and so much fun! This homemade magical monster slime is easy to make and will provide hours of fun for your kids. A wonderful project for Halloween as well.

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Learn how to make duct tape-covered pumpkins with duct tape roses. This project is so easy even a child can do it — in fact, six year-old son Lewis made a video to show you just how easy it is to make this fun Halloween decoration, made using a dollar store foam pumpkin.

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Grab some cardboard, spray paint and duct tape and you’ll be ready to create a knight’s shield in no time! Great for make believe or even a homemade Halloween costume.

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This adorable witch themed decoration is perfect for your Halloween decor. Kids will love making their own witch hat decorations that they can display.

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Make your own bend-able, pose-able mummy action figure with craft wire and fabric scraps! A super cute project to decorate your home for Halloween.

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Make your own haunted house decoration to celebrate Halloween! Follow the fun tutorial for decorating the windows with a 3D effect. The kids are sure to love it!

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Colorful candy corn bark is a fun way to celebrate the season. A great treat to make with your friends, fun for a fall party, or just an entertaining and tasty way to spend an afternoon.

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A perfect Halloween craft for little ones making a pom pom spider who sits on a craft stick cobweb!

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Here’s a simple project your kids can make to decorate the house for Halloween! Easy to do with candy corn and styrofoam balls, a great way to dress things up for the holiday.

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Here’s a fun edible apple project the kids will love sinking their teeth into! Let them use their imaginations to create funny and crazy creatures that they can eat!

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Make this fun candy bucket for Halloween from an orange tin that has been decoupaged with Halloween paper and images. A fun craft for kids this holiday season.

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Dress your window with these spooky spider webs. Quick & easy! See how we did it….

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These large candy corns are perfect holders for all of your Halloween treats!

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A piece of pizza is a great costume: it’s funny, instantly recognizable, you can customize it, and of course, it’s easy! It’s also comfortable and easy to move around in, and you can remove it in a jiffy if necessary (perfect for a school or work costume!)

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Decorate your Halloween trees or any little shelf with these charming candy corn ornaments!

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Another great Halloween treat bag – this one is made from felt!

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This candy corn costume was very simple to construct and took me less than an hour to sew. You can also construct it with a hot glue gun if you don’t like sewing.

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Kids will love making this pumpkin that has been Mod Podged with scrapbook paper. It’s a fun project that kids can do themselves using scraps of leftover papers.

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The gangs all here and spooling up a bunch of fun!

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Super quick and super cute Frankenstein Goodie Bags perfect for your Halloween party or just for giving out to friends. Fill will edible treats and dollar store trinkets for a wonderful surprise.

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Jack-o-lantern candy totes for Halloween trick-or-treaters make with paper mache and paper clay. Paint them with acrylics with whatever faces you fancy–scary, cute, fun!

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This darling group of spider mummies are sure to scare off any real ones that might be trying to crash the party! Simply made with styrofoam balls and fabric.

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These luminaries are sure to light the way for trick-or-treaters with their ghostly glow and scary faces.

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Serve these spooky fog drinks at your next Halloween party to wow your guests!

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Decorate for Halloween with these easy-to-make Paper Halloween Luminaries. Use these designs or make up your own!

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This little mummy is glowing brightly with Halloween charm!

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Whoooo’s the cutest owl on the block? You’re little ones will be when wearing this owl costume – and it’s made from fabric scraps or material from old t-shirts!

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Send out the coolest trick or treat wishes by making your own 3D cards!

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Like a mad scientist gone wild, create your own creepy, gooey, slime! Here’s how….

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DIY Halloween costume of Jewel from the children’s movie Rio (could easily be adapted to a parrot or flamingo!). Total cost: under $10!

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Don’t leave your little ones without a costume….this mummy onesie can be whipped up with just a few items. See how…..

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Any way you twist or turn it, these mummies are lots of fun!

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