If you're tired of  using the same boring,  ho-hum Halloween decorations year after year, why not create your very own one-of-a-kind holiday decorations this holiday season?  

There are over 30  Halloween crafts and eerie activities for children listed below.  So gather up the kiddies and get ready to have a ball with the  following creepy crafts and eerie activities for children.

Note: Many of these projects require cutting or gluing – parental supervision is required.

Haunting Halloween Decorations:

• Plastic Spoon Witch – You’ll need green, purple, white, tan and black pieces of felt, a plastic spoon, googly eyes, pom-poms and chenille stick.
• Witch Apple Dolls – This project has been around forever! You’ll need a real apple, lemon juice, raisins, dried cranberries or garlic cloves and a Styrofoam cup.
• Paint Stick Scarecrow – How cute is this! This fun project requires a paint stick, toothpick, old blue jeans scrap, patterned material like an old bandanna or boxers, buttons, raffia or moss and acrylic paint.
• Huey, Dewey and Louie Ghosts – This Halloween project is just way too cute! Aluminum foil, empty jars or drinking glasses, fabric stiffener, googly eyes, glue dots, orange adhesive-back felt, pipe cleaners and metal washers are required.
• Glue Ghosts – This creepy craft idea from Kaboose.com uses white glue, googly eyes, felt, buttons and pom-poms.
• Gus and Jacques Paper Mice – This Disney craft calls for black scrapbook paper, red pompoms, paper dots and faux gems, red yarn, googly eyes and removable glue dots.
• Tin Can Black Cat – Besides an empty can, you’ll need a variety of colored felt pieces, black acrylic paint and acrylic sealer spray.
• Pumpkin Yarn Bug – This is as cute as a bug in a rug!   To make this little bug,  you'll need orange yarn, cardboard and tacky glue.  
• Pipe Cleaner Spiders – This little craft idea is pretty simple and takes less than an hour. You’ll need pipe cleaners, double-sided tape, googly eyes – the stick-on kind, four-hole buttons and a faux spider web.
• Skeleton Decoration – Print this coloring skeleton using card stock and follow directions.
• Ariel’s Sea Spiders – Here’s another spider-ific idea for the youngsters. You’ll need small pony beads and pipe cleaners.
• Tin Can Luminaries – You’ll need to create your own design with this Halloween decoration – no templates are included.
• Spooky Luminaries – Make these luminaries from HERSHEY’S out of paper bags.
• Candy Corn Jar – These would make cute party favors or gifts too!
• Window Clings – You’ll need adhesive paper and clear plastic repositionable plastic film for this window decoration.
• Halloween Signs – Download and print these 3 fun Halloween signs and post on your door, from the folks at HERSHEYS.

Bootiful Halloween Wearables:

• Belle’s Halloween Charm Bracelet – Ahh, what little girl doesn’t love charm bracelets? You’ll need thin craft or jeweler’s wire, pony beads, scrapbook paper and beading elastic.
• HERSHEY’S Halloween Pins – These are plain adorable, in a frightening kind of way!
• Halloween Pins – Make this little pin or broach using black and orange ribbon, mini-broom, candy corn and brooch pin.
• Black Cat Hat – This black hat printable is just too cute.
• Evil Queen Mask – Make this mask from Disney using card stock or scrap book paper, glue dots and faux gems.
• Winnie the Pooh Mask – This Pooh mask is perfect for little ones.
• Mickie and Minnie Ears – Ahh, too cute! This fun craft uses black felt, 2 black headbands and pretty polka-dot ribbon. You’ll need scissors and a hot glue gun too.
• Iron-On – Besides a tee-shirt, scissors and an iron, you’ll need iron-on transfer paper for ink jet printers for this Halloween project.
• Trick or Treat Flashlight – Although the kids don’t actually wear a flashlight, it’s a safe and smart idea to always take one with them during their Trick or Treat trek. Decorating the flashlight makes perfect sense, right? Besides the flashlight, you’ll need acrylic paint in a variety of colors, clear glaze paint medium, water-based varnish, all-purpose sealer or paint medium and some glitter.

Ghoulish Pumpkin Stencils and Stickers:

• Pumpkin Stickers – Scissors and sticker paper are required for this spooky sticker project.
• Pumpkin Carving Patterns – There are more than 30 different pumpkin templates for children on DLTK-Holidays. Some patterns are elaborate, some are simply designs.
• HERSHEY’S Trick or Treats Stencils - HERSHEY’s Trick or Treats Pumpkin Stencils – The famous chocolate company is offering 30 free stencils in three different difficulty levels – easy, intermediate and advanced.
• BHG Stencils – You’ll need to register before you can check out these fun and free silly-face pumpkin stencils from Better Homes and Gardens.
• Zombie Pumpkins – There are over 200 ghoulish pumpkin templates available on Zombie Pumpkins. Just a few of the famous characters include Chucky, Cinderella, Cujo, Bart the Fly and even President Barack Obama. Registration is required, which is not free.
• Pumpkin Stencils – Readers Digest offers 12 free pumpkin carving stencils. Designs include cats whiskers, Casper and Darth Vader. Step-by-step instructions are also included.
• Disney Character Stencils – Select from six different Disney character stencils.

Creepy Halloween Printables:

• Disney Haunted Mansion Bookmark – Just follow the directions to make this printable bookmark from Disney.
• Witch Paper Doll
• Goofy Pumpkins – Print, color and cut out these printables to create your one-of-a-kind pumpkin.
• Ghost Paper Craft – This simple craft is for the little ones. You’ll need big googly eyes, paper, glue and scissors.
• Frankenstein Door Hanger – Print out the template and follow directions.
• Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas – Make this Sally paper doll.

For more fun Halloween ideas, be sure to check out Halloween Recipes: Creepy Treats and Scary Snack Ideas and Celebrate Halloween with 15 Creepy Movies.  Have a happy and safe Halloween!