DIY: Halloween Crafts for Kids and Adults

Halloween is a time for trick or treating with the kids and fabulous costumes. Don't celebrate Halloween? Don't worry because you can still have a fabulous time at home creating costumes that can be used for different occasions throughout the year. You get the drift... it doesn't matter if you love or hate Halloween; don't miss this opportunity to have family time with the kids! Fall crafts are perfect during the Halloween season for everyone.

Budget Friendly Halloween or Fall Crafts

Pumpkin Carving

First, and foremost, one of the most celebrated crafts during Halloween is pumpkin carving. This is a great DIY Halloween Craft with the kids. It's easy and everyone will have a ton of fun being together while you create fabulous outside pumpkins.

If you are budgeting your money, no doubt getting your pumpkin at a deal is the best option. Stores like Wal-Mart have their pumpkins under $5, and they aren't small pumpkins either. Or you could check for local pumpkin patches to get larger pumpkins at a great deal. Either way, check around before you pay for the pumpkins. It could be a life-savor.

Whether you decide to actually carve out the pumpkin or use magic markers let the kids decide how they want to decorate their pumpkins. Halloween can be enjoyed by the entire family, whether you celebrate Halloween or not.

Caramel Apples Fall Craft

Apples remind us all of the fall. These caramel apples are easy and a fun way to spend time with the family. This is one snack you can feel good about giving to your family. The Apples are extremely nutritious, and the caramels just had a ton of oozy flavor!

Facts about Apples

Did you know that there are 25 to 30 different kinds of wild apples to choose from? That means you have variety as you pick the apples for your caramel apples. If you haven't picked your apples off of apple trees, you don't know what you're missing. Get out and do some apple picking this fall season for a wonderful fall afternoon.

What you need:

Apples

Bag of caramels

Directions:

Bring a pot of water to boil. Place a glass bowl on top of the pot. Now you want to add your caramels to the glass bowl with about a teaspoon of water. Stir constantly until your caramels are melted completely. I like to cut up apples so they are easier to dip in the caramel. Dip your apple strips and set them aside to dry.

Mini Scarecrow Fall Craft

Do you want a Scarecrow to decorate your front lawn for fall and Halloween? If so, you've come to the right place. Scarecrows are an easy way to decorate without spending a lot of money. Get the while family together to make a family of Scarecrow's! These are quick easy and tons of fun!

Facts about Scarecrow's

Did you know that farmers still use Scarecrow's to scare away crows to protect their crops? The custom was created to protect the cornfields rather than actually scarring the crows. But farmer's quickly realized that these scarecrows did, in fact, scare the crows away.

What you need:

1 small broom

1 bead (wooden is fine)

I small pumpkin

Tacky Glue

Hanger or fishing line

Autumn ribbon for scarf

Fall Felt pieces

Hair Fluff or yarn

Face paint

Mini bird

Straw hat

Directions:

This scarecrow craft is very easy to create. First you want to carve out the mini pumpkin as this is the scarecrow's head. Give the pumpkin eyes, face, mouth, as well as cutting out the neck. This is where the broom will sit. Now sit the small pumpkin on the broom and secure with tacky glue.

Now use a large pillow case that is stuffed and place the broom inside the pillowcase. This will be the body of the scarecrow. You can mush and push around till you get the body of the scarecrow the way you want it. Use the yarn to make a belt at the scarecrow's waist to separate the upper body from the lower body. Now place the straw hat on top of the pumpkin and secure with tacky glue. Add the bird on top of the straw hat and secure with tacky glue. Now that your scarecrow is created, you want to secure. Lean this scarecrow up against a wall for best results.

Sources:

Caramel Apples

Scarecrow Facts