Witch Spells and Egg Carton Shells: Here are Two Easy Halloween Crafts

It's spooky season and we are all about having fun this Halloween with easy crafts you can do with the kids to celebrate. 

We did our bi-weekly crafting segment with Alex Worstell last Wednesday on News 15 Today and came up with two fun crafts you can do at home with the kids to decorate for your Halloween party or just to simply enjoy a fun crafting date with the kids. Check out our post from  Macaroni KID New Iberia Facebook page: 

Egg Carton Halloween Monsters 

I originally saw the craft on The Best Ideas for Kids and decided to put my own Macaroni KID twist on them. Here's what you need: 

Supplies:

• Egg carton 
• Paint and brushers 
• Markers 
• Scissors 
• Hot glue and/or Elmer's glue 
• Sticks/twigs from around the yard 
• Pipe cleaners, old buttons, macaroni noodles, or other small items from around the house 

Step-by-Step Instructions:

First, begin with cutting apart your egg carton. Cut out the entire egg shape free from the carton so you have 12 or 18 loose items to use. 

Next, decide what Halloween character you want to make. You can create all of the same kind, or make a bunch of different monsters to complete your display. 

Now, begin to paint your loose egg carton shapes. You can do one, two or three levels for your Halloween monsters. We did three for most of ours. If you are making a two or three tiered Halloween monster, I recommend painting all of your egg cartons at once and letting them dry before adding any other decorative items. 

While your egg carton shells are drying, decide what other items you want to add to your creation. We used twigs from around the yard to make a witch's broom, a macaroni noodle for a nose, and buttons to give our monsters some character. 

Once your egg carton shells are dry, begin to stack them on top of each other. You can also use Elmer's glue or hot glue to hold them in place. Now you can add other items to create a cape for Dracula, a broom for your witch, or a stem for your pumpkins. 

This craft is adaptable for children of all ages. For the littles, they can paint one tiered egg carton shells and make cute pumpkins or ghosts. 

Crafting with Alex Worstell on News 15 Today October 4, 2023 Image by Mia Barletto

We also had fun with Alex creating Spell Jars to add to our Halloween decor. You can watch a clip from the segment below: 

Spell Jars 

Creating these spell jars will add to your Halloween decorations around the house. The kids will enjoy coming up with kooky names for the spell jars as well as painting and decorating them. 

Supplies You'll Need:

• Empty, cleaned jar or bottles
• Paint and brushes 
• Hot glue and/or Modge Podge 
• Labels or paper 
• Glitter, sequins, or other small items from around the house 

Spell Jar Labels  Image by Tracie Ysaguire

Step-by-Step Instructions:

First, make sure your spell jars are cleaned and thoroughly dry. You can use any size jar you prefer like an old condiment jar of jelly or mayonnaise. We soaked our jars overnight to remove old glue and paper. 

Next, decide what your spell jar will be. We had fun and came up with a few names like Toad Nails, Spider Eyes, and Werewolf Fur for our labels. 

If you are going to add a paper label, you will want to Modge Podge the label on your jar before you decorate it. For your labels, you can create them online using Canva or another graphic design too. You can also just write the names of your spells on piece of construction paper and glue that to your jar. If you would like to use the labels we made for our jars, you can print them out by clicking here. 

Once your labels are dry and glued to your jar, you can now begin to decorate with paint, glitter, or other items you have. We used a few items like grass, google eyes, and small seashells to fill up our jars. 

We always have so much fun with these guys! 

We will be back in the studio for a Halloween party on News 15 Today for our next crafting segment with Alex Worstell. Join us Wednesday, October 18, 2023, from 7:00 am to 9:00 am as we continue to celebrate spooky season with fun Halloween crafts.

You can also catch the live stream of News 15 Today online. Or, catch up on all of our past crafting segments with News 15 Today on their You Tube Channel.