Scary Halloween Crafts
Looking for some great Halloween crafts for your Halloween party,
haunted house, or just for trick-or-treaters?
A fun craft is something that can keep you occupied for hours on
end especially if you enjoy it. Here are some ideas that will
hopefully set you on your way in preparation for your next Halloween...
Halloween Crafts Part 1:
If you live in a house that has a wood-burning fireplace, then
chances are that you have access to tree stumps or large blocks
of wood. These are great for making stands for your Jack O'Lanterns.
You could use a chisel to slightly hollow out the middle of the stump
so that the lantern can sit stably or simply use some Blu-Tack or Velcro.
Get some small or mini pumpkins and hollow them out to use as candle
holders. If open flames are out of the question, you can put glow
sticks instead of candles for a different effect. You can carve,
draw or paint faces on the pumpkins too. Instead of pumpkins, you
could use apples as well. Ensure that you choose apples that sit well
and flat or cut off the bottom to make a flat surface. Remove the
stem and cut around it deep enough for the candle. It is best to use
taper candles for a better fit.
Get a large pumpkin and hollow it out to use as a salad bowl or to
serve fresh vegetables. Cut off the top, hollow and clean it out and
let it dry in the sun. You could carve a jagged edge design on the top.
Do the same with some smaller or mini pumpkins to use for dips or salad
dressings.
Make a scarecrow in your front yard. You need two pieces of wood, one
put into the ground and the other nailed across for the arms. Use old
jeans and a shirt and stuff them with newspaper. Add some straw for
effect. You can use a plastic pumpkin for the head and draw a face on
it. This makes a great Halloween craft for the whole family.
Tie glow sticks to helium balloons and let them float around the house.
Ensure that some string extends below so that people can easily reach
them if they get stuck somewhere or simply to play with them.
Use publicly available Halloween fonts on your computer to make
banners or invitations for your party. It's a fast, easy Halloween
craft you can use instantly to enhance your party theme. Print them
onto inkjet iron-on transfer paper and put them onto your favourite
t-shirt or Halloween outfit.
Halloween Crafts Part 2. OK, Now We Are Getting Scary...
A visit to your local hardware store for some basic items and you
could make your own tombstones transforming your garden into an
instant graveyard. Paint them grey to resemble stone. Do not worry
about the details as it will be dark, but do put on some exciting
or scary wordings. By the way, your local hardware store is loaded
with Halloween craft ideas.
Going trick or treating? Why not make a special jug to collect candies?
Cut off the top two inches of a gallon milk jug. Soak to remove any
labels. Paint orange. Once dry, paint or stick on eyes nose and mouth
resembling a Jack O'Lantern. Use fluorescent paint for a nice effect.
The jug can be kept for future reuse.
Using six pipe cleaners, you can make your own skeleton. Bend one pipe
cleaner into two for the backbone. Twist another around the bottom of
the backbone to make into the legs. Do the same for the arms. Join two
pipe cleaners and twist them around the backbone leaving some space
forming a ribcage. Twist the last pipe cleaner for a head and glue on
some eyes. Hang with a rubber band for a bouncing effect. Your kids will
love making halloween crafts with pipe cleaners. But be careful when
cutting and keep them out of their mouth.
Using glue and food coloring, you can make a see through painting.
Paint a Halloween image onto a piece of plastic wrap. Before the mixture
dries, put another piece of plastic wrap on. Cut it out and hang it in
front of a light source for a see through effect. You could also frame
the plastic pictures using wood or cardboard if you want them to be longer
lasting.
Halloween Crafts Part 3. The Real Scary Stuff...
Make some hand printed spiders. Apply black paint to your palm and 4
fingers leaving out the thumb. Place palm onto a piece of paper.Turn
the paper 180 degrees and print again making sure the palm overlaps.
Add some wiggly eyes using either paint or sticks. This is suitable for
even 2 or 3 year olds.
Make your own blood. It is less expensive than buying ready made blood
from the Halloween shops. It's not difficult; all you need is Karo syrup
and food coloring. While you're at it, why not make some slime using glue,
water and borax powder. This is an advanced Hallween craft, so take your
time and be careful.
Using apples, you can make dried, shrunken heads. Peel the apples and coat
with a mixture of lemon juice and salt to prevent browning. Carve out a
face of eyes, nose and mouth. Do not worry about the finer details as they
will probably be lost when the apple dries. You can use whole cloves for
the eyes and rice grains for the teeth. Let the apples sit out in a warm
place for about 2 weeks. If you don't have 2 weeks, you can speed up the
drying by putting them into an oven on the lowest temperature for about
45 minutes and then to dry out naturally for the next 2 days or so. Once
dried, they shrink and deform into weird and scary looking faces.
Says Angie Maroevich, "You don't have to spend a fortune on commercial
Halloween supplies to have a great party.There are many inexpensive
alternatives laying around the house or at your local store you can use
to create a Halloween theme that will impress all your friends."
About The Author
Angie Maroevich is an arts and crafts enthusiast, business owner,
and athlete. Her arts and crafts articles and be found at
http://www.craft-ideas-guide.com.
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