Halloween Projects & Crafts

We've compiled our favorite Halloween kids' projects for you and your little goblins. Try your hand at making decoupage pumpkins, garlands, pasta skeletons, and even Halloween-themed piñatas!

When Should You Start Decorating for Halloween?

We asked holiday experts to suggest a timeline for putting up your pumpkins, ghosts, and other favorite fall decorations.

The Best Paints to Use When Decorating Pumpkins

From spray paints to acrylics, experts weigh in on the top tints to turn to for every Halloween gourd project.

31 of Our Best Outdoor Halloween Decoration Projects

Cast a spell over your entire neighborhood with these outdoor Halloween decorations, which are designed for front porches, backyards, sidewalks, and driveways.

Hanging Bats DIY

On Halloween, welcome trick-or-treaters in hair-raising style by turning your front porch into a bat cave. Best of all, these high-impact paper decorations are simple to make with our printable template.

Cheesecloth Spirits

More Halloween Projects & Crafts

Chicken Costume

Why did the chicken cross the road? To go trick-or-treating, of course. This funny costume is made from two tickly feather boas, ordinary kitchen gloves, tights, and a pilot's cap that's crowned with a felt comb. Under the plumage, two leotards are stuffed with batting for extra plumpness.

Our Best Halloween Crafts to Decorate (and Spookify) the Inside of Your Home

Using crafty essentials like hot glue and shears, you can create essentials like cobwebs and other visual effects for tabletops, bookcases, and lighting fixtures.