Big scary list of Halloween crafts, recipes and tips

by Jen

Halloween is almost upon us. Time to get cracking with holiday-themed crafts and entertainment tips to make this the coolest holiday of the year!

Crafts

• Mr. & Mrs. Pumkin head – Zakkalife takes a Mr. Potato Head set and applies it to pumpkins.
• Halloween Paper Bag Bowls – serve your Halloween treats in papier-mâché recycled bag jack o’ lantern bowls.
• Make your own dry ice fog pumpkin – Why rent a dry ice machine for your party, when you can make this yourself on the cheap?
• Bat Leaf Prints – The Long Thread makes watercolor bat images by painting dried leaves and pressing them onto paper. Follow the link for details.
• Fishbowl Jack O’ Lantern Tutorial - Bella Dia shows you sstep by step how to turn a fishbowl into a convincing Jack O’ Lantern
• Decorate your home with scrim – Also from Bella Dia, a cheap, easy way to make your home look spooky. Excellent if you’re planning a party!
• Turn egg cartons into spiders, make your own ghostly popup greeting cards or let a balloon ghost hang around your home with these tutorials from Enchanted Learning.
• Egg cartons also make little ghost graveyards
• Make a Frankenstein out of the cardboard from a roll of toilet paper
• Want decor that’s even easier to make? Fire up your printer! (These make great door hangings)
• Last year, Real Simple published some great Halloween ideas, almost too late to be of any use – so here they are in plenty of time for this year.
• Light the way to your front door with luminaries made out of used tin cans
• Or maybe you’re hungry for some pumpkin mochi
• For kids who like bats and spiders, this page of crafts will keep them busy.
• Don’t forget to check TipNut’s Halloween section – she adds new stuff every year!
• And check out Bohemian Revolution’s previous posts on Halloween delights: Gourmet Eyeballs, Make your own Halloween Costume, and the unforgettable mirror disco ball costume.

Jack o’ lantern carving tips:

• Pumpkin Carving 101 is just what it sounds like. It takes you through choosing a pumpkin, collecting the tools you need, and then a number of different ways to create your design and get it carved just right.
• Ever-reliable Ehow has your basic instructions and safety tips.
• Carve a virtual pumpkin for practice (it actually almost feels like the real thing)
• Choose from lots of carving patterns
• If you’ve mastered the pumpkins and are bored now, try apples – Witch Apple Dolls

Recipes & Entertainment Tips

For the kids:

• Edible Mini Jack o’ Lanterns from Zakka life. Made out of clementines.
• Roast your pumpkin seeds – it’s easy to do, and they’re so yummy and relatively healthy!
• Pumpkin Spice Truffles – yummy and not-so-healthy

For the (supposed) grown-ups:

• Spooky Skittles Vodka. Using the Skittles Vodka tutorial from our sister site, Mix That Drink, serve these neon-colored concoctions in spooky lab flasks or potion bottles.
• Or get gummi candies in the shape of worms or anything gross or spooky and follow the Vodka Gummi Bears tutorial. Works great with rum, too!
• Delicious gourmet eyeballs that taste oddly Italian.

Can you tell I like Halloween?

Related posts:

1. Last minute Halloween links
2. Halloween tips from TipNut
3. 30+ Christmas crafts, recipes and tips
4. Make your own Halloween costume
5. Free easter crafts and recipes

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Posted in Crafts Tags: Halloween on October 26, 2009
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