Halloween Crafts, Party Ideas, Recipes, and Info

The fascinating history and origin of Halloween. Trick or Treat, Jack-o-lanters, and Halloween itself.

Every year, my family gets together to celebrate Halloween. Here are seven of our favorite Halloween party games and activities with instructions and pictures.

Count down to Halloween with this list of 31 of the campiest scary movies ever made. All of these films are fun to watch and include just the right amount of gore.

This article includes step-by-step instructions for making a DIY Clark Kent/Superman costume. Photos of the costume I made for my son are included to help you follow along with the process.

Celebrate Halloween with this song list of spooktacular rock, pop, and country favorites. From haunting tales to fun sing-a-longs, this list includes both perennial favorites and lesser known tunes.

One of the spooky traditions of Halloween is to decorate the house full of haunts and tricks! Here are three DIY Halloween crafts that are easy to make.

I always wanted to have a go at knitting design, and one day decided to try. My design ethos is that with the simplest of knitted shapes (i.e. minimum shaping and a little imagination), you can produce some amazing creations. Here are instructions for how to knit your own Halloween mummy doll.

This article explores the origins of Halloween costumes as well as their social and religious significance throughout history.

This article includes step-by-step instructions and process photos to help you make your own DIY Woody Halloween costume. Woody is the cowboy toy from the "Toy Story" film franchise.

If you don't can't or don't want to carve a pumpkin, try these easy, inexpensive, and last-minute ideas for decorating real or artificial pumpkins. Get inspiration for what to do with your pumpkin. None of these ideas require carving or gutting a pumpkin.

Pennywise is the clown from the movie "IT" that terrorizes and kills the children, so he is a perfect addition to my Halloween display. Here are step-by-step instructions with photos to help you make your own Pennywise decoration for Halloween.

All over the world, humans celebrate the cycle of life: birth, adulthood, procreation, and death. However, death has always been of particular interest to people worldwide. How we deal with death is sometimes manifested through celebrations. This article will take a somewhat jaunty look at this.

I made a Buddi doll for my Halloween yard display this year. It is based on the character Chucky from the horror movie "Child's Play" (2019). I've included step-by-step instructions with photos so you can follow along and make your own.

Haunted houses can be elaborate commercial ones, homemade basement events, or even set up at a campground. Big or small, all haunted houses need fresh ideas to scare the guests. Here you'll find many ideas!

We, white people, feel entitled to don the garb of any and all cultures, but it's often inappropriate. Here's a list of racist Halloween costumes that we absolutely should not wear.

Every child's Halloween party should be full of imagination and fun. Here are some great, sometimes funny, sometimes creepy, Halloween games!