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Get your kids in the mood for Halloween

Get your kids in the mood for Halloween

It's time for spooky fun with bats, ghosts and goblins, vampires, and witches galore! Get your kids in the mood with these easy and not too messy craft projects.

Movable Bat Paper Doll - Easy Peasy and Fun
This fun little craft has movable bat wings. All you need are some popsicle sticks, googly eyes, brads and some string. This is easy to make and your kids will have a blast.

Mummy Mason Jar Luminaries - A Little Claireification
Light up your Halloween! Mason jars, gauze bandage tape, googly eyes, and a little flameless votive candle and boom! Instant glowing decorations for your spooky night together.

Vampire Corner Bookmarks - The Printables Fairy
The readers in your family are gonna fan-ghoul over this one. Just a little colored paper and some imagination and you will have a spooky place holder for your latest read.

Ghost Blow Straw Craft - Crafty Morning
Have fun with straws and a some paint. Even the littlest one can do this craft. Just be sure to protect your workspace, it could get messy. Have fun!

Flying Witches - Kids Craft Room
This one will keep your kids entertained for a while. Grab the paper cups, colored paper and string and put together your own witch to fly around the house.

Handprint Spiders in a DIY Lacing Card Web - Mom Endeavors
This craft is super-easy and great fun for kids. All you need is some paper plates, string, paint and enthusiastic kids. When they are done, you can hang them up around the house for even more spooky fun.

Get your kids out into nature before they even begin to create. Gather up pinecones, grab some felt and googly eyes (who doesn't love googly eyes?) and get to work. These fun little bats are too cute and can hang right next to the spiderwebs above for an added haunting touch.

Halloween Slime Recipe - Frogs, Snails, and Puppy Dog Tails
What kid doesn't want to play with slime. Although this is a little messier, it's still tons of fun for kids. Just think sensory fun... Use those googly eyes from the craft above, glitter glue and some starch. Plus, little tiny spiders add a festive touch. Mix this up and let your kids have at it. Plus, it will last through several playtimes.

Coffee Filter Bats - One Little Project
Your kids will go batty for this craft. Plus, you can clip them to almost anything. Clothespins, coffee filters, and washable markers make this craft fun and easy. Bonus: you can use up all those googly eyes you bought.

Halloween Paper Craft in 3D - Little Bins For Little Hands
This project doubles as a cool STEAM project! Your older kids will really love this one. They explore depth, space, negative shapes and more.

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