Halloween Costumes and Crafts

Costumes

Honeybee

You will need to make the body, hat, and wings. Wear with a black turtleneck and leggings.

Wings-to make wings you will need

• 2 wire clothes hangers (the cheaper ones are easier to bend)
• 2 pairs black or grey pantyhose
• black electrical tape
• elastic and thread

Straighten out the hangers. Cut each one into two pieces, one slightly longer than the other. Bend each section into a circle shape, and twist ends together. Cover ends with electrical tape. Cover each circle with pantyhose, and sew closed. For each wing, use one larger and one smaller circle. Position so the circles overlap slightly. Attach by sewing where the wires overlap. Sew the two wings together.Attach elastic loops for the arms to go through.

Body-to make body you will need

• yellow t-shirt (one size bigger than normally worn)
• Presto stick-on felt, 3 sheets

Cut stripes out of the felt and apply to the shirt.

Antenna Hat-to make hat you will need

• one hat with a turned up brim (sailor hats work well).
  either yellow or black. If you can't find one, you can dye a white one.
• two black pipecleaners
• two 1-inch yellow or gold pom-pons

Twist each pipecleaner around a pencil to make a spiral. Hot glue a pom-pon to the end od each. Sew one onto each side of the hat.

Ghoul

This is a very easy Last minute costume. Inexpensive too! My sister won a contest with this one a few years back.
Picture coming soon!

You will need

• two old sheets
• Rit dye in black and olive
• white and black face makeup

First you need to dye the sheet(s). Combine the two colors of dye together to make a really ugly green. After the sheets are dyed, tear one into long strips. With the other, tear a strip in the middle for a neckhole, then use scissors to make the edges jagged and frayed. Wash the strips several times so the edges fray well. Dress completely in back. Cover your face with white makeup, and dark circles around your eyes. Put the second sheet on like a poncho. Tie the strips around your legs, letting the ends hang and drag the ground. Tie a few more around your head, hands, etc. Make sure you walk like the "undead"!

Coming soon!
Fairy Princess, Bat, Dirty Laundry

Crafts for Kids

Pom-pom Spiders
Paint small styrofoam balls black, then add pipecleaner legs and glue on googly eyes.

Paper Bag Pumpkins
Using a small brown paper lunch sack, fill it halfway with crumpled newspaper. Twist top shut and fasten with a green pipecleaner. Paint rounded bottom part orange, and the top part green for a stem. Add a face with pint, brown paper or felt.

Lollipop Ghosts
Cover a Tootsie-pop or Blow-pop with a white Kleenex. Tie around the stick to make the neck. Add eyes with a black marker.

Pumpkin Candleholders
You need a small jar with the lid. Baby food jars are excellent. Tear orange tissue paper into small pieces. Thin out white glue with a few drops of water. Dip the paper into the glue and apply to the outside of the jar to cover. Let dry. Paint the lid green. Let dry. Add a face on the outside of the jar with black paint or permanent marker. Set a small votive candle in the jar and put lid on. When have candle lit, leave off lid.

For more Halloween ideas,
check out my Halloween and Fall party pages!

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Last updated 10/04/99