Halloween

This article includes an original poem I wrote about Halloween as well as some Halloween history and some information about how the holiday is celebrated in Australia.

The global coronavirus pandemic that can cause COVID-19 has many people rethinking how they will celebrate Halloween in 2020. Learn more about ways you can safely celebrate Halloween while slowing the spread of the virus.

Learn how to make this spooky Halloween candy tray so that the kids can pick up their own bag of sweets on trick-or-treat night this year. This article includes step-by-step instructions with my own photos.

This article identifies questions you may want to consider when deciding whether you are going to let your children trick-or-treat during the pandemic.

Learn how to turn an empty Tide Pod detergent container (or similar container) into an adorable Halloween luminary using just a few simple, cheap supplies.

This article is an exploration of Halloween from it's Iron Age origin to its present-day popularity. Journey into the past and learn how trick-or-treating, dressing up in costume, and more of your favorite Halloween traditions came to be.

What should you do this Halloween season to stay safe and have fun?

Learn how to create your own one-of-a-kind party invitation "books" that will entice guests to attend your spooky soirée.

Spice up the season with these four unique DIY decor crafts! This article includes step-by-step instructions and photo galleries to guide you along as you make a witch hazel gnome, a spellbinding picture frame, a deathly hallows wreath, and a spooky tree.

Get in the spirit of Halloween with this beautiful spider-web picture frame craft. This article includes step-by-step instructions and process photos to help you along.

This article highlights five simple ways to maximize your children's safety if they plan to trick-or-treat during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Creating a candy hunt for your children instead of trick-or-treating allows them to find candy safely. However, between getting costumes together, hiding candy, and working, you may not have time to make clues. These ready-made clues will help make your candy hunt a snap to put together.

This article explains how to plan a socially-distant candy hunt for Halloween. Your children can collect candy in costume in their own home (or yard if you have one) this Halloween.

Some children have food allergies, dietary sensitivities, or picky taste, and others simply aren't fond of sweets. This can make Halloween tricky. The following is a list of the miscellaneous items I have made, grown in the garden, or accumulated at sales that can be offered to trick-or-treaters.

Take a look at what the annual haunted house exhibit looks like at the National Museum of Funeral History in Houston, Texas. Every year around Halloween, the museum opens its haunted house exhibit. It is spooky fun!

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.

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.

Learn how to make a Buddi doll for your 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.

Learn how to make a Superman/Clark Kent costume with these step-by-step instructions. Photos of the costume I made for my son are included to help you follow along with the process.

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

Learn how to make Pennywise the clown from the movie "IT" that terrorizes and kills the children. He is the perfect addition to a Halloween display. This article includes step-by-step instructions and original photos to help you make this scary decoration for Halloween.

So you can learn how to make this costume I have included 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.

I love Halloween—every year, I make new DIY decorations and publish tutorials so others can follow along. This tutorial includes instructions and accompanying images to help you create large, spooky eyeballs to include in your Halloween display.

Learn how to make an evil Annabelle doll for your Halloween display. I've included step-by-step instructions and original process photos. Annabelle is a doll possessed by an evil spirit that is featured in "The Conjuring" as well as the "Annabelle" movies.

Here's a Halloween black punch recipe that's easy to make and delicious to drink. It's one punch your party guests are sure to remember. I especially like the added frozen hand ice sculpture—it's a little bit gory, but it's a perfect accent for your Halloween party buffet table.

This Halloween, why not find the scariest places on the Internet and get your spook on?

Want to give non candy treats on Halloween? Here are some great ideas for non food treats, along with display and packaging ideas.

Having a list of cosplay suggestions comes in handy when trying to come up with a costume idea on short notice.

Learn how to repurpose an old light fixture into a spooky Halloween chandelier decoration.

I have lots of ideas about how to use temporary tattoos to create fabulous Halloween costume effects (a glam zombie, a cracked porcelain doll, a Día de los Muertos sugar skull, tribal queen, and more). I share them with you here.

Whether you're celebrating Halloween, creating a spooky haunted house scene for your next video, or just want to have some fun, these quick and easy PowerPoint animation ideas will give you chills and thrills!

It's the time for monsters, witches, and skeletons once again! Helping your little ones enjoy the Halloween season, creepy children's songs are a great activity for Halloween parties, school classrooms, and Trick or Treating.

Learn how to make a Halloween zombie door with step-by-step instructions and photos. This door from "The Walking Dead" can be part of your scary Halloween yard display this year.

Get ready for Halloween with these 7 creative and unique ideas for your home!

For my Halloween display, I made a Georgie skeleton and paper sailboat from the horror movie "IT." Learn how to do the same by following my step-by-step instructions and original photos so you can follow along and make a Georgie skeleton for your own front yard display.

I make all my own scary Halloween decorations for our front yard display. Learn how to make this 3D skull with blood and cobwebs. Here is a step-by-step guide with my own photos. It is easy to make and very effective to scare the kids out trick or treating.

Are you tired of boring pumpkins? Do you want to find a more creative way to decorate your pumpkins this year? Make your neighbors scream with envy and have the coolest pumpkins on the block with these awesome pumpkin decorating ideas.

If you don't want to give out candy on Halloween, here is a list of non-candy alternatives, including healthy choices, allergy-free treats, and toys for trick-or-treaters.

Learn how to make a scary DIY Halloween wreath for your front door. Here you'll find instructions and process photos for making a creepy wreath to scare the kids on trick-or-treat night.

Not everyone can watch horror movies. I love watching Halloween movies, but I hate horror movies. This list includes many good movies that can't be found in other Halloween movie lists.

The Day of the Dead and Halloween are two distinct holidays that fall two days apart on the calendar. Despite their similarities, they are celebrated in different places and in different ways.

Stumped for ideas on what you and your S.O. should be for Halloween this year? Sick of the same boring costumes at the store? Here are some ideas for couple's costumes you can make yourself!

When thinking of Halloween, you usually think about fancy dress parties, fireworks displays, and various other social observances, but for some, these activities don't seem quite so enticing.

Halloween, in its various forms, has been around for many centuries—especially in Northern Europe, where it originated. Here are ten fun facts that you might not know about the popular fall holiday.

Like to be scared? Below are reviews of five of the most heart-stopping narrative horror podcasts on the internet to get you in the mood for Halloween!

Halloween has changed as it crossed the Atlantic from Europe and is now fervently celebrated in North America. The following article explores 13 modern 20th-century songs that delve into the dark, but festive holiday.

This article outlines several easy Halloween costumes for adults that you can make quickly using some basic DIY materials.

A tutorial about how to create a Halloween image using an app (Over) on your mobile phone that features yourself. Time to wow your Facebook friends.

Homemade DIY outdoor Halloween decorations are sure to frighten all those kids out trick-or-treating. Here's a tutorial with instructions and photos to help you build your own wooden coffin for your skeleton.