Just Halloween Crafts

Part of the fun with the Halloween season is to be able to create your own fun outfits and costumes to wear. With the aid of some cool kits, kids can make up and design their own masks using a variety of crafting techniques and methods. Mask making can often be good as an individual activity for older children and also when used as part of a kids group activity. This craft can make a great Fall season boredom buster as a family make and craft day too.  These simple pieces of face wear can be very effective at transforming a child into the character they want to be and to dress up as. Here are some great ideas for sets that are readily available to buy that will suit both younger and older artistic and creative children.

Need to make a quick hood for a cloak or cape? Here's my DIY tutorial outlining how I made one when I was asked to make a hooded cloak in a hurry. The hardest part of making the cloak was constructing the hood for it and then attaching it onto the cape once done. This post will walk you through how to make a quick DIY costume hood without a pattern and then it will lead on to another article which will explain how you can sew it on to the cape.  It may be that you already have a plain cape like a black one which is often used at Halloween and you want to know how to make a hooded section for it. So this post with photos will explain what you need to do.