Halloween Ideas
Are you looking for Halloween Ideas? Each year we plan costume ideas to make costumes, add decorations to our home, and make crafts for Halloween. Occasionally we will have a Halloween party. It’s a fun holiday to celebrate and make things for. We enjoy creating lists of ideas for Halloween that we see, want to make, and think you’ll enjoy! Here’s where you will find The Best Halloween Ideas.
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Halloween Ideas
(Note) We share Halloween costumes you can make in this post and our sewing section. Some of these costume ideas we shared are – Sew and NO sew costumes. We also have Pinterest boards packed with ideas. Did you try an idea? Or make something? Be sure to share it with us on social media by using the hashtag #dearcreatives @DearCreatives or post it on our Facebook page. Scroll down to see Halloween costume ideas.
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Halloween decorating ideas
Halloween Clay Pots Craft
Halloween Crafts – Clay Pots DIY Frankenstein, Pumpkin, and Bat. Transform clay pots into Halloween decor. Add candies and set them to your Halloween tables, or entryways, or gift them for a boo-gift. This is a fun and easy Halloween craft that anyone can do for adults, and teens, or use for a Halloween Craft for kids.
Halloween Party DIY
Halloween Party DIY + Monster Pop (popcorn) = one fun Halloween celebration or Monster-Themed Party! Let’s Get This Party Poppin’ – See how to decorate a tub, bucket, or bowl for treats…
DIY Halloween Treat Bags – Goodie Bags For Halloween
DIY Halloween Treat Bags – A ghost, pumpkin, and Frankenstein filled with snacks/treats for Halloween.
DIY Halloween Garland
Make a Banner For Halloween. This DIY Halloween Garland comes with pattern templates for a pumpkin, candy corn, ghost, bat, and witch hat (with two sizes to pick from). Cut them out, and make the banner for Halloween… (Just follow the step-by-step instructions in the post.
DIY Eyeball Wreath
Make this spooky Halloween Eyeball Wreath for hanging on your front door, in your home for decor, or just for a spooky movie viewing party. Quick, easy, and fun to make! The glow-in-the-dark paint is like the icing on the cake for spookiness.
DIY Chalkboard Sign “Trick or Treat”
DIY Chalkboard Sign – “Trick or Treat” –You will love making Halloween signs and other chalkboard art ideas. Get started with no experience needed we point you to tutorials and how to use transfers to create your designs!
Halloween Movies for Families
Are you looking for Halloween movies to watch? See our list of the best Halloween movies for families. We have movie picks for families with older kids, and younger kids, plus a few for toddlers.
Family Halloween Movies
Printable Halloween Movies List
Are you looking for Halloween movies to watch with the family? Grab this list of Halloween Movies and watch them all October and on Halloween!
The Unofficial Hocus Pocus Cookbook
This cookbook filled with recipes for the spooky season is inspired by none other than those Sanderson sisters in Hocus Pocus. Conjure up some fun in the kitchen. See our review, preview the book
, or buy it now!
Halloween Decorations Ideas
25+ Halloween Decoration(s) Ideas – Get a jump on your ideas for Halloween! Make DIY decorations that are fun, spooky, cute, creepy… Use these ideas to make for your home, dorm room decorations for Halloween, indoor decor, decorate your front porch, and decorate for Halloween parties and celebrations. Pop over to see them all!
Halloween Decor
20 Halloween Decor Ideas, DIY, and Crafts Enjoy making and decorating with any of these ideas for your home or Halloween celebrations.
Halloween Decorations Ideas
In this blog post, I shared my favorite Halloween decorations (indoors). I shopped, decorated, and have boo gift ideas. Watch the short video to the end to see it all put together for my Halloween decor.
25 Halloween Wreath Ideas
Do you want to make a Halloween wreath? Get inspired to make a wreath with these 25+ Halloween Wreaths to make for your home or front door.
34+ Halloween Decor Ideas 
34+ Halloween decor ideas to get you in the spirit!
Halloween Crafts
20+ Halloween Crafts To Make For Spooky Season
Applique T-Shirts
There are endless designs you can make by crafting Halloween applique T-shirts. Or use this tutorial for other seasonal T-shirts and designs. It’s a fun, easy hand sewing craft project.
BOO Pumpkin DIY
Boo Pumpkins DIY It is so easy to stencil. Grab faux pumpkins, twine, autumn leaves, and a pack of stencils. In 30 minutes you can stencil your pumpkins and decorate them for your home decor or a party.
Sugar Skulls DIY
How to Paint a Sugar Skull for Day of the Dead. Do you want to learn how to paint a skull or sugar skull for your pumpkins? This DIY will show you how to.
Halloween Mason Jars DIY
Halloween Mason Jars This project is super easy, and budget-friendly. (It’s an old post but, the DIY is something that can easily be made. Add candies, lollipops, pencils, flowers, or…
You might like to make your own felt or fabric pumpkins. We have found these DIYs and tutorials for sewing and no-sew pumpkins.
Fun Halloween Ideas
Easy Halloween DIY Party Favors Looking for fun ways to make treat bags for a party favor? Or send snail mail to a child? Try this easy DIY.
Halloween Printables Games
Halloween Printables Memory Game for Kids Little ones are so excited about Halloween that it’s easy to have activities that will keep them busy or use this free printable memory game at a Halloween class party.
Halloween Treat Bags DIY
Make Cute and Fun treat bags for Halloween with this DIY and Free Frankenstein Template! Halloween Treat Bags
Free Printables For Halloween
20 Free Halloween Printables Looking for more free printables for Halloween? Here are 20 more to pick from and use!
Be sure to see all our Halloween Printables!
Halloween Treat Ideas
Monster Cookies Plus Free Printable Cookie Toppers Make these cookies your own and print out the cookie toppers for your cookie sleeves. An easy way to give out cookies at class parties.
Double Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies
Double Stuffed Ice Cream Cookies Halloween Treats Looking for an easy treat to make these will be a hit, and have you out of the kitchen quick.
Caramel Apple Fall Treat Recipes
Easy to make caramel apples and caramel apple cupcakes. Grab these easy fall treat ideas. Perfect for your Halloween parties and celebrations.
Quick and Easy Halloween Cookies
5 Easy Halloween Cookies that are super easy to make for your parties, or to serve at home for treats to eat.
Are you looking for more recipes for Halloween?
- Find all our Treat Recipes. Or use the drop-down menu for more.
- Use the menu to find, cookie recipes, cupcake recipes, cakes, and desserts!
- Try these two Pinterest Boards Pumpkin Recipes and Apple Recipes.
Costume Ideas
Coraline Costume
- No-Sew Coraline Costume DIY and Coraline Makeup
Wirt Costume
Mime Costume
A mime costume is an easy-to-make, budget-friendly costume for Halloween. A costume for a mime can even be a last-minute Halloween Costume.
Last-Minute Halloween Costumes
Last-Minute Halloween Costumes you can put together with clothes from your closet. See all the 15+ Halloween characters dress up as. Where to buy the accessories to bring the costume to life and if needed where to buy last-minute costumes.
Little House on the Prairie Costume
- Little House on the Prairie Costume Part 1 & Tips
- Little House on The Prairie Costume Part 2 & Sewing Tips for Patterns
Anne of Green Gables Costume
- Anne of Green Gables Costume – Sewing patterns for making your own Anne of Green Gables Costume (girls, teens, women patterns), fabrics, how-to, and no-sew options too.
Evil Queen Costume
Harry Potter Costume Ideas
Wands to the ready! Harry Potter Costume Ideas
Burglar Costume DIY
This is a super easy costume to make. We have resources for a few DIYs when you go to put together your cat robber costume.
Scooby Doo Costumes
Scooby Doo Costumes for Velma, Daphne, Shaggy, Fred… Great for last-minute costumes, or Cosplay!
15 DIY Barbie Costumes
15 DIY Barbie Costume Ideas – DIY or Shop for the cutest Barbie for Halloween Costumes!
Kids Halloween Costume Ideas
25 Kid’s Halloween Costume Ideas – You will love picking from this list of easy costumes for kids to dress up as!
Are you looking for more costume ideas?
- The Best Halloween Craft Patterns to Sew
- Costume Ideas You’ll Love Picking From
- Artemis Costume and Quiver
- See 500 Costume Ideas on Pinterest we have them all in one spot!
Evil Queen Makeup
Evil Queen Makeup – Includes links to helpful products, and video tutorials…
Older posts with costume ideas
Are you looking for more costume ideas? You must follow this Costumes Pinterest Board!
Cute Halloween Dog Costumes
10+ Cute Halloween Dog Costumes – cute, funny, festive dog costume ideas. Don’t leave your family dogs out of the fun! Grab ideas for dressing up your dog with these Halloween dog costumes.
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Which of these Halloween Ideas will you try first?