Top Halloween Craft Projects and DIY
6 Comments By Eran Abramson on October 24th, 2008 in DIY (Do It Yourself)Halloween Craft projects, DIY and effects are sometimes what makes this scary time a winner or a dead loser. With Halloween just around the corner, different kids (and adults) are getting ready to dress up in their Halloween costumes and claim their rightful treats. As we bring out all the scary decorations, gather up the cobwebs from the attic, and attempt to chill our guests with our acting skills, there are many ways to add a little more to the Halloween theme.
Below is a Halloween Craft Projects, DIY and Effects Collection so you can add weird, odd and scary themes to your home and/or costume. We know there are many more, so let us know by comments the ones you think should be shared with the rest of the tricksters. If carving funny or geeky Pumpkin Faces is more up your alley, you can check out the Pumpkin Faces Collection with 34 Geeky and Amazing Halloween craft for great inspiration.
1 A Peeking Goblin
Another cool project from Instructables of a Goblin doll peeking out at its surrounding. It may freak out more than a few people, since you can see only half of it and wondering what it is hiding.
2 Scary Window Projection
Scare the children before they even arrive at your doorstep with Mark Gervais scary videos. If you hook it up to a projector and shine on your window, you could save a lot of money by children being scared of even asking for the treats.
3 Smiling Mac Pumpkins
Does Steve Jobs make Halloween Craft? He didn’t create this smiling Mac O Lanterns, but he would love to have the Mac Jack O Lantern Mod at his window, combining Halloween with the old Mac computers.
4 Motion Activated Spider
Similar to the motion sensor driveway light, this hack will release a spider at your guests. When the children pop up to your doorsteps in an attempt to give you the goosebumps, a spider will come down from its hidden spot to shock the not so innocent bystanders.
Instructables provided the directions to make this cool Halloween DIY along with images and what exact motion sensor they used.
By the way, you do not have to be a fear of spider for this little guy to scare you.
4 Live Severed Hand
It’s alive! This severed hand is alive! A neat DIY from MAKE will make everyone at the table scream with fear when the severed hand passes along the salt. Provide your parents (or kids) a traumatic good craft time with this DIY.
5 Classic Ghosts
You may be lazy or simply old school, whatever the reason is, you could always take some old sheets, cut out some eyes and make a Halloween Toga Party. Originally at FFFFound, I am not sure if these are kids, adults or perhaps actual modern ghosts.
6 Monster In A Box
Insert fear into the innocent by making a Monster In A Box from CindyBob. No need to pay for an actor, keep your kids locked up in a box, or kidnapping a complete stranger, for this DIY makes the box alive. Distract people with the noise and ruckus that the box makes.
This DIY does work with High Voltage, so it means that you must be careful making it, so no one gets hurt.
7 Glowing Jack O Lantern Eyes
If the other Jack O Lantern were not up your alley, this Evil Mad Scientist DIY provides another choice. It is a way to give your pumpkin creation some glowing eyes, feeding it with life.
8 Dracula Guitar Picks
These are great Halloween Dracula Guitar Picks seen at FoolishGadgets. You can rock out some Black Sabbath Tunes that will go perfect for the evil and dark theme of Halloween.
9 Freaky Halloween Eyes Are Watching
The house is dark, is there anyone home? The only thing you see are a set of eyes watching you, moving as if they are floating. Oh wait, that is a trick, it is a homemade projects from Daughtrey. The video shows these eyes in use, and the site explains how to make them for this Halloween.
10 The Robotic Snap-O-Lantern
Many Jack-o-lanterns are around, but we have to integrate technology and Internet to keep up with the times. This Robot Jack O Lantern DIY is fun to scare anyone who comes near it. Just be careful not to snap any little creatures fingers with it.
11 Pincushion Severed Hand
No one would want to find this severed hand lying around. Craftzine presented this handmade hand dressed up and ready to dropped on your unsuspecting guests.
12 Halloween Contacts For Daily Use
If you want to scare your co-workers and not just your neighbors or kids, then these contact lenses from CoastalContacts are sure to make your Boss treat you differently.Some are completely unnatural but will make people view you differently wondering what kind of a person would wear them.
13 A Witch’s Spellbook
You can always chant curses at yoru enemies, but this spellbook may have them take you seriously. It is freakish, ghoulish, and illustrates many soul’s agonies on the cover. Shadowmanor explain how to make it from scratch, but do not provide actual working spells inside.
14 Pumpkin Canoe
You may decide to go on a trip to stay away from the Witches, Goblins, Vampires or Werewolves but still want to keep the Halloween spirit afloat. This Neatorama Pumpkin Canoe is a way to roll down the river and show to the world you still have the haunting spirit.
15 Drunk Pumpkins
A good friend Laurie sent this one to warn me about Halloween drinking. It is simply fun to make regular Jack O Lanterns just as well, and this creative piece deserves a spot.
16 Many Pumpkin Faces
A great gallery of different carved pumpkins can be found at PumpkinWay to inspire you to go out and carve more than just one pumpkin.
17 The True Scarecrow
Not only to scare crows, this Scarecrow could give nightmares to little children and make your house the most feared on the block. SpookyBlue explain how to make one, so you do not have to dress up as one all by yourself.
18 Spiderman Web Gun for Cobwebs
A recent Halloween DIY that shows how to modify a Hot Glue Gun to Make your own Halloween Cobweb Decoration. It is a perfect way to make as much cobwebs as you wish, and the pattern looks amazing.
19 Watermelon Brain
A cool recent Halloween craft from BoingBoing which creates a good looking Brain out of a Watermelon. Always fun to gross friends, family and guests with different body parts.
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October 27th, 2008 at 8:43 am
link to motion activated spider:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Motion_Activated_Halloween_Spider/
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This is awesome! Thanks for putting this together!
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