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Fun and Savvy Halloween Activities

Posted: 10/24/2012 5:29 pm

Moms know that Halloween isn't just one night -- it's an official season. Capture the fun of the season by spending time with your kids creating crafts, costumes and delicious recipes you can all enjoy together. Get inspired with our 19 Fun Halloween Activities.

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Meringue Ghosts
BOO! Kids will love these easy-to-make spooky spirits that are ghostly sweet and a fun Halloween treat to eat.

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Superhero Cape
Soar to the rescue this Halloween and be the mastermind behind this superhero costume that your child will enjoy making with you.

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Water Jug Pumpkins
Forget carving -- light up the graveyard with these magic pumpkin lanterns.

Don't be afraid! Get in the Halloween spirit with the rest of these 19 Fun Halloween Activities.

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  • Chef Boyar-adorable

    At just 10-months-old, Zadie cooked gourmet candy for all of the trick-or-treaters in Brooklyn.

  • Batman, Batman And... Batman

    ...No one wanted to be Robin. Charlie, age 2, Will, 3.5 months and Jack, age 5.

  • Travel Gnome

    Gnomeo, just lookin for Juliet. Max, age 2.5

  • Elephant

    Charlotte, age 1 here, says elephant's are the "best animals ever."

  • Cinderella

    We're guessing she found her prince charming (or at least a whole bunch of candy) that night. Cordelia, age 4.

  • The King Has Entered The Building

    Yep, we're all shook up over this. Eli, 4.5 months.

  • Angelina Ballerina

    Emmie, age 2 here, worked off that candy with some plies and pirouettes.

  • Ming Ming

    If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck... OK it's just the cutest duck ever. Henry, age 1.

  • Lions and Tigers And Bears...

    Oh my precious! Benjamin, 8 months.

  • Who knew dragons could be so cute?

    Connor, Age 5 months.

  • Fairy Princess

    The belle of the ball. Holland, Age 5.

  • Homemade Wall-E

    Jude, age 4, was too creative for any store-bought costume. Way to go, Mom!

  • All Aboard!

    Cooper, conductor of the cute train.

  • Panda

  • Puppy

  • Circus Strongman

  • Circus Strongman

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/sgtpuma"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="/images/profile/user_placeholder.gif" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/sgtpuma">sgtpuma</a>:<br />See the 9 month old break out of these chains!

  • Cute enough to eat!

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Lindsey_Robertson"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://external.ak.fbcdn.net/safe_image.php?logo&d=a82ee74251ac1cc80e35e7d122c840a4&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprofile.ak.fbcdn.net%2Fv227%2F326%2F0%2Fq27000036_5158.jpg&v=5" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Lindsey_Robertson">Lindsey Robertson</a>:<br />Back before he got to pick his own costumes.

  • Lil' Obama

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Sarah_Len"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://external.ak.fbcdn.net/safe_image.php?logo&d=3fe7cee2f05931a7f6fdb37f73c24d89&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprofile.ak.fbcdn.net%2Fv227%2F1665%2F32%2Fq1207603076_5743.jpg&v=5" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Sarah_Len">Sarah Len</a>:<br />3 year old Abel Michael dressed as Barack Obama. Instead of saying, "trick or treat" he says "vote for change".

  • The "Donald"

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/lambrettagirl"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="/images/profile/user_placeholder.gif" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/lambrettagirl">lambrettagirl</a>:<br />First Halloween dressed as the "Donald" (actually a little girl under that suit).

  • Mrs. Sarah Palin

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/kristinpaige"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="/images/profile/user_placeholder.gif" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/kristinpaige">kristinpaige</a>:<br />A politician already!

  • My little quarterback!

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/jaysens_mom"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="/images/profile/user_placeholder.gif" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/jaysens_mom">jaysens mom</a>:<br />You should have seen the wittle football :D

  • WALL-E

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Martelo"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="/images/profile/user_placeholder.gif" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Martelo">Martelo</a>:<br />Dad spent way too much time making this costume.

  • Yoda

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/monkeymom2007"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="/images/profile/user_placeholder.gif" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/monkeymom2007">monkeymom2007</a>:<br />This was my son at 7 1/2 months old.

  • Baby Einstein

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Kimmbie"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="/images/profile/user_placeholder.gif" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Kimmbie">Kimmbie</a>:<br />Our daughter's hair has a mind of it's own sometimes, so last year I decided to showcase it.

  • There's no place like gnome!

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/cleverindie"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/profiles/720277-tiny.png?20091012171700" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/cleverindie">cleverindie</a>:<br />A Garden Gnome!

  • Cannibals

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/danieldss"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="/images/profile/user_placeholder.gif" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/danieldss">danieldss</a>:<br />Our 3-month old was so cute we could just eat him!

  • Twister!

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/hlosurdo"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="/images/profile/user_placeholder.gif" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/hlosurdo">hlosurdo</a>:<br />...we're not in Kansas anymore!

  • Baby Borat

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/imenzitouni"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="/images/profile/user_placeholder.gif" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/imenzitouni">imenzitouni</a>:<br />Yekche Mech! Baby Borat wishes you a khappy khalloween! Tchincoui!

  • Red Macaw

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/merripan"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="/images/profile/user_placeholder.gif" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/merripan">merripan</a>:<br />Our daughter loves her daddy dressing up as a pirate alot! So, her first halloween, we dressed her up as his parrot! Made the whole costume from scratch, based on a jumper pattern.

  • Love him tender

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/pdxmama"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="/images/profile/user_placeholder.gif" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/pdxmama">pdxmama</a>:<br />You only have so dress your kid up however you want before they become the wiser. This is our sweet baby Elvis.

  • Dr. Lance from Yo Gabba Gabba

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/JLHarbin"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="/images/profile/user_placeholder.gif" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/JLHarbin">JLHarbin</a>:<br />Target has now come out with a line of toys for Yo Gabba Gabba but this entire outfit was lovingly made by hand.

  • george washington

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Dona_Kim_Teare"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://external.ak.fbcdn.net/safe_image.php?logo&d=7d3c8e598772dfa468efb0d735e5e61e&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprofile.ak.fbcdn.net%2Fv229%2F1176%2F29%2Fq1103658428_8588.jpg&v=5" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Dona_Kim_Teare">Dona Kim Teare</a>:<br />ziggy as george washington.

  • Thing 1 and Thing 2

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Danny_Mahaffey"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://external.ak.fbcdn.net/safe_image.php?logo&d=fe38677abe4765136a7c81dcdd127afd&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprofile.ak.fbcdn.net%2Fv229%2F242%2F3%2Fq1523740878_6432.jpg&v=5" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Danny_Mahaffey">Danny Mahaffey</a>:<br />I thought since I had twins that it would be funny to dress them up as thing one and thing two from the cat in the hat.

  • Elvis Lives

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/jennytx"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="/images/profile/user_placeholder.gif" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/jennytx">jennytx</a>:<br />It's good to be the King.

  • The Weatherman

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Brigette_Conway"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://external.ak.fbcdn.net/safe_image.php?logo&d=6876acfb7863378464a8c15af2f6e664&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprofile.ak.fbcdn.net%2Fv224%2F1602%2F110%2Fq1356996913_1891.jpg&v=5" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Brigette_Conway">Brigette Conway</a>:<br />When asked what he wanted to be for Halloween, my 6 year old son responded, "A weatherman!" Well, who doesn't. This is the costume we came up with.

  • Chip Chippendale

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/bdubs01"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="/images/profile/user_placeholder.gif" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/bdubs01">bdubs01</a>:<br />He spent a lot of time in the gym getting ready for Halloween!

  • Ketchup

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/reneehiggs"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/profiles/768213-tiny.png?20091015175545" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/reneehiggs">reneehiggs</a>:<br />My favorite vegetable or is it a fruit? Heinz gave persmission for the creation of this costume.

  • Halloween Turtle

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Ryan_Skinnell"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="/images/profile/user_placeholder.gif" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Ryan_Skinnell">Ryan Skinnell</a>:<br />She doesn't look very happy.

  • Go Dodgers!

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/OzzysGirl"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="/images/profile/user_placeholder.gif" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/OzzysGirl">OzzysGirl</a>:<br />Gotta start the indoctrination young! Go Dodgers!

  • Oompa Loompa

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Alysha_Lawson_Wallace"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://external.ak.fbcdn.net/safe_image.php?logo&d=06410c578fad4ba829dd7f47b6be728a&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprofile.ak.fbcdn.net%2Fprofile6%2F375%2F54%2Fq1010956050_1840.jpg&v=5" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Alysha_Lawson_Wallace">Alysha Lawson Wallace</a>:<br />Willy Wonka's oompa loompa's live on!

  • Jedi Orion

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/DangerousTalk"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/profiles/594594-tiny.png?20090525170712" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/DangerousTalk">DangerousTalk</a>:<br />My 3 month old son Orion dressed a Jedi Knight for Wizard World Philly (complete with Lightsaber)

  • Tigger!

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Dan_Lyons"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="/images/profile/user_placeholder.gif" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Dan_Lyons">Dan Lyons</a>:<br />Who knew Tigger could be so cute!

  • Stay Puft Marshmallow Man

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/LN"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="/images/profile/user_placeholder.gif" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/LN">LN</a>:<br />my daughter was such a chub, my sister insisted on making her this costume. she had a hard time keeping her arms down she was so stuffed!

  • The Fridge and Stove

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/July_rose"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/profiles/542146-2-tiny.png?20091020150336" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/July_rose">July rose</a>:<br />I made my nieces these refrigerator and stove costumes when they were little.

  • Crybaby Andy Rooney

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Lady__Madonna"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="/images/profile/user_placeholder.gif" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Lady__Madonna">Lady Madonna</a>:<br />from 60 Minutes

  • H1N1 Virus

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/grapho"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="/images/profile/user_placeholder.gif" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/grapho">grapho</a>:<br />this what is like our version of the H1N1 virus

  • Oompa Loompa & Willy Wonka

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Heidi_D"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="/images/profile/user_placeholder.gif" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Heidi_D">Heidi D</a>:<br />We are only mildly obsessed with the original film.

  • Little Vampire

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/jena132"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="/images/profile/user_placeholder.gif" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/jena132">jena132</a>:<br />This is my daughter's first halloween...Nana wasn't too happy that her cute little girl was a vampire.

  • Santa

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Anna_Haas"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://external.ak.fbcdn.net/safe_image.php?logo&d=c3f73bf37b8f896977b60ad9b20ac1b5&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprofile.ak.fbcdn.net%2Fv229%2F1698%2F103%2Fq1602163628_1249.jpg&v=5" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Anna_Haas">Anna Haas</a>:<br />Santa making his list early this year. Gifts only to those who give up the candy!

  • The Fire Ant and the Scuba Diver

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Jamilyn_Fussell"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://external.ak.fbcdn.net/safe_image.php?logo&d=9fea3c46a56e9aaa3a381e45a41e2890&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprofile.ak.fbcdn.net%2Fv224%2F1156%2F38%2Fq1105788713_1381.jpg&v=5" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Jamilyn_Fussell">Jamilyn Fussell</a>:<br />This little Fire Ant may look cute, but anyone who has been bitten by one, knows that in fact, they are wicked. His Scuba diving brither fashioned his breathing tanks with 2 liter bottles and a few suplies from the home improvement store.

 
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