Halloween Crafts

It’s hard to believe, but if you like to make things for the holidays, it’s time to start thinking about Halloween. I’ve been busy helping plan our school’s Halloween carnival, so it’s been on my mind. And of course we’re thinking about costumes. My younger daughter wants to be Mary with her little lamb (our dog) and my older daughter wants to be a gumball machine. So this should be an interesting year.

Here are some crafts that I’ve featured here in the past:

Last-Minute Kids’ Owl Costume for Alpha Mom.

Bat Mobile made from recycled and natural materials.

Salt Dough Pumpkins for Alpha Mom.

Treat Sacks made with cereal box stencils for Alpha Mom.

Needle Felted Pumpkin.

Paper Bag Candy Bowls.

Jack o’ Lantern Jars.

Bat Costume from a t-shirt, with printable mask.

Scrappy Owl Treat Bag.

Plus, check out my round-up of 50 Halloween Crafts from around the web, another round-up of cute candy corn projects, and this slide show of 16 Homemade Halloween Costumes on Country Living featuring my bat and owl costumes.

 

Pixel Painting Tote Bag

Head over to Alpha Mom and check out my tutorial for this pixel painting project that I did with my 6-year-old. Here I made a tote bag (front and back views above), but you could paint pixels on pretty much any surface.

Quick Crafty Round-Up

Boxy Dopp Kit from The Cottage Home for Kojo Designs.

DIY Magic Shell from Emma of Food Coma for I Go by Katie.

Gauzy Cotton Caftan from Craft Stylish.

Kids’ DIY Postage Stamps from Bloesem Kids.

Cocktail Umbrella Lantern from Allison Patrick of Zipper8 Lighting for Etsy’s How-Tuesday.

Floral Straws from Martha Stewart.

How-to Ombre Shirt from Cotton and Curls (via papernstitch).

101 Sewing Tutorials for Summer from Everything Etsy.