Fake crime scene tape
Stakes
Soil
Fake blood
Plastic skeleton
How to make it:
Lay plastic skeleton on ground and partially cover with soil.
Splatter fake blood around.
Hammer a stake into each corner of your crime scene.
Drape ‘Crime Scene’ tape around stakes.
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Extreme Pumpkins
6. Pumpkin Victim
What you’ll need:
Large pumpkin
Old clothing
Newspaper or straw
Hatchet
Plastic hand
How to make it:
Carve pumpkin into vicious-looking jack-o’-lantern.
Stuff clothing with newspaper or straw and lay out so the neck of the shirt is in the mouth of the jack-o’-lantern.
Place the hatchet in the plastic hand in the sleeve near the pumpkin to give the impression that the victim tried to defend himself.
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Listotic
7. Bats!
What you’ll need:
Black craft foam
Fishing line
Scissors or craft knife
Fake eyes
Holepunch
How to make them:
Trace outline of bat onto craft foam and cut out.
Stick eyes to bat.
Punch hole in bat.
Tie bats to trees with fishing line.
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Kid’s Kubby
8. Glass Jar Lights
What you’ll need:
Glass jars
Acrylic paint
Sponge
Paintbrush
Black Sharpie
How to make them:
Paint base coat inside jars with sponge and wait for it to dry.
Once it has dried, add details to the outside with either a Sharpie or paint.
Insert a tea-light candle or you can use a string of lights to illuminate multiple jars.
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Celebrations
9. Halloween Doormat
What you’ll need:
Plain doormat
Adhesive stencil film
Multi-purpose heat tool or X-ACTO knife
Black acrylic paint
Stencil brush
How to make it:
Print out “BOO” letters. Place adhesive stencil paper on top of each letter and cut around the letter using an X-ACTO knife or multipurpose heat tool to create a stencil.
Peal adhesive backing off of the stencils and adhere to the doormat.
Use a stencil brush to add two to three coats of paint. Allow to dry before peeling off stencils.
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Fun Holiday Crafts
10. Spider Egg Sacks
What you’ll need:
Small glow-sticks
Balloons
Stockings
How to make them:
Put small glowsticks in balloons.
Fill the balloons with water.
Slide the balloons into stockings and hang them from your trees.
