Just Halloween Crafts

This is a quick and easy craft to make a simple hanging decoration or garland using tissue paper. It's so quick and easy that kids can learn to make this too. They will need to know how to fold concertina or accordion style, how to cut with scissors and how to tie a double knot. Many age 7+ children will have some or all of the skills to create this easy Halloween tissue paper garland. We choose to make this using black and orange tissue paper for the Fall season.  Black and a nice pumpkin orange fit with our theme well but you may want to choose ghostly white, grays, purples, monster greens, blood reds or other colors that work with your own choice of decorations around the home.

Here's some easy to make and fun ideas for Halloween party snacks and appetizers to satisfy savory cravings. I know from previous experience how hard it often is to get some sensible ideas and inspiration for savory food. Not everyone has a sweet tooth. Last year, I hunted for savory Halloween snack and appetizer ideas but ended up having to rustle up my own. So this spook-time season, you won't have to look to the exact same extent that I did seeing as there are already suggestions here for you to use. With this particular fun time of year, you can definitely get away with relying on the presentation of the food. You don't have to learn a ton of new recipes because you can easily buy in items and just present them in a manner which will suit the season.

This detailed photo tutorial is going to show you how to make your own Disney villain inspired bracelet with a real Maleficent evil fairy theme from Sleeping Beauty. The fun rubber band bracelet design combines two cool crafts that both adults and kids can enjoy by using Rainbow Loom bands and fused Perler or Hama Beads. The colored rubber bands make up really a nice stretchy wrist bracelet to wear and the beads are used to create a large charm that resembles the evil Queen Maleficent's face. Or you can also make a longer pattern with the bands to make up a necklace or something else like a keychain instead. This is a great craft opportunity for both adults and children to work together on a project with something that is fun to make and fairly easy. My daughter and I really had fun making this and she loved wearing it when she dressed up as this character for Halloween. Enjoy the tutorial.

Disney's version of Sleeping Beauty contains one of the most magnificent villains ever created and that is, of course, the complex character Maleficent. My daughter really enjoyed this movie as well and she was keen on having an easy pattern and design that she could make up by using her fused Perler beads, so I made a Maleficent Perler bead pattern which you can enjoy using too with this simple to follow photo tutorial. This small design makes a finished project which measures around 2.5 x 2 inches. That is a good size for a bag charm, a necklace pendent, a keychain, an embellishment for a handmade card or gift tag or a large, oversize bracelet charm.

If you're looking for a perfect sized container to hold dips for a Halloween party or occasion, large orange fruit are just the perfect shape and size to use and they can easily be carved to look just like a small version of a Jack O' Lantern too. These DIY mini pumpkin dip bowls are much more inexpensive to use than real pumpkins and means you can use many different ones for all your snacks and appetizers. Luckily making this mini pot or dip bowl is fairly easy to do and makes for a fun DIY job. First, you need 1 large orange for each dip that you’re going to have. I made my containers on the actual day of the party, but you could make them the day before and then store them in the refrigerator.

Wands are super fun projects that you can easily make yourself and the bonus is that you can customize them to really coordinate with a little girl's princess costume or outfit for dress up play and Halloween. This step by step tutorial shows you how to make a yarn wrapped princess wand which I think is better than the standard ribbon wrapped ones we always tend to see and it's easier to neatly wrap the yarn around the wood too. To make a really gorgeous looking design, I used some variegated yarn which changes color from raspberry pink to candy to pale and then cream. It really gives a beautiful effect to use a yarn which changes color or why not try a solid shade that has flecks of glitter or sparkle in.

Some truly eerie cupcakes to use for your Halloween treats are ones that are sure to give your friends and visitors a bit of an evil eye before they tuck in! I am, of course, talking about ones that have prominent eyeballs stuck on top. Luckily Halloween eyeball cupcakes are nice and easy to make and they look great for those zombie themed parties and events too. You'll discover how to make these gruesome but ghoulishly good treats right here. These creepy little delights are perfect for all spooky parties and occasions. If you'd love to freak out your guests a lot more then think about using some bloodshot eye toppers or some that glow rather eerily in the dark. You need to watch out for the cakes that are quite literally watching you.

Pumpkins make a really cute motif for the Fall season. You can turn this widely recognized design into a really cute little pumpkin trick or treat bag that kids can carry around this Halloween. This is an easy and inexpensive sewing project made using craft felt and you can either sew it by hand or use a sewing machine which is quicker and makes stronger seams to hold all the candy or loot. If you're new to sewing and wondering whether you will be able to make a bag - you can. This is a simple, beginner project so more experienced sewers will find it a breeze. You can make this pattern as small or large as you like.

Making a zombie themed cupcake is a hauntingly good idea to use for Halloween and other spooky occasions. Perhaps just because you're a fan of The Walking Dead even. You can get a fiendishly good feast of ideas and inspiration on decorating these zombie cakes here on this page with some simple instructions and images to view. You don't need to spend all your time baking because these are easy to cook up in a flash.  Alternatively, try the no-bake version by simply purchasing some ready made little cakes in chocolate or vanilla and then decorating them using the gory ideas shown below.