In the spirit of Halloween and #tbt, I wanted to share our Halloween crafts that are now decorating our dining room walls.  Many are a throwback to my kids crafts that they made in years past. I save special art projects in a big plastic tub that is stored under my daughter’s bed, and rummage through it as the seasons change for decorations.

The kids helped me arrange their crafts (my son’s on the right; my daughter’s on the left) and most of them ended up on our dining room wall.  Here they are in their glory:

From top: all of the crafts together, spider web plate, pumpkin on a paper plate, bat handprint craft.

While I don’t have step by step instructions, I think many of the pictures are self-explanatory, but to help you out, here are some notes:

• The ghosts are probably the oldest projects that we have. The kids made them using marbles dipped in paint and rolling them around over the ghost cut out in a tub. I have an old wash bin that I like to use for such projects.
• I LOVE the hand print bats! My son and daughter each have some, and we hung more up on our dining room chandelier.
• The spider on the purple plate was a craft that a room mom prepared for a 4K Halloween party. She wove most of the “web” together on the plate and had the black pom pom spider pre-attached to a piece of a plastic straw.  There wasn’t much for the kids to complete at the party (maybe just string the spider on the web, and then tape the web on the back).
• The pumpkin & candy corn pieces are super easy – just cut up your squares & let your kids glue away.

What are your favorite Halloween crafts? How do you save and display your kid’s old artwork?