Kids CraftsNo. 1694 · The 2026 edition
Spooktacular Halloween Crafts
Get ready to craft your creepiest Halloween decorations!
Our own summary of the original — the full post and photos live at tidymom.net.
Explore a collection of DIY Halloween projects including treat jars, bags, wreaths, and spider crafts to make your holiday spooktacular.
About this
A roundup post from TidyMom's weekly "I'm Lovin' It" linky party that spotlights reader-submitted Halloween crafts, treats, and decor ideas. It presents nine Halloween projects from other blogs, plus a look at the host's own recent posts, then invites readers to link up their own creations through Sunday evening. It works as inspiration rather than a full step-by-step how-to.
The plan
- through Sunday evening — Link up your own projects, recipes and crafts to the "I'm Lovin' It Party" through Sunday evening, or return next week to link up again
- Visit the featured blogs to see their Halloween projects in full
- If reading via email or a reader, click through to the web to see all of the linked projects
- Include a link back to https://TidyMom.net when participating
- each week — Featured posts are the host's picks from the previous week's link ups, so share your best ideas each week
- Note that photos submitted to the linky party grant rights to display them with proper credit on this site and other sites the host writes for
Decoration ideas
- DIY Candy Corn Wreath tutorial (from Real Advice Gal)
- Candy Corn Lima Bean wreath (from Made With Happy)
- Paper Plate Spider Craft (from Glue Sticks and Gumdrops)
- Skelton Bar at a Murder Mystery Dinner Party (from Giggles Galore)
Food & drink
- DIY Halloween Treat Jar and Printable (from The Idea Room)
- DIY Halloween Treat Bags (from Thirty Handmade Days)
- DIY Halloween Snack Cup tutorial (from I Dig Pinterest)
- Halloween Lunchbox Pudding Snack + printable (from Craving Some Creativity)
- Have a Nice Bite Treat Bags + printable (from Carrie Elle)
- Blood Clot Jello Cups (shared by Kids Activity Blog in the comments)
Activities
- Make paper plate spiders as a Halloween craft
- Make li'l pipe cleaner spiders with kids (mentioned by a commenter)
- Host a murder mystery dinner party with a skeleton bar
More photos
Photos hosted by tidymom.net.