1. Baby Ghost

The Most Great Hallowen Decorations for Halloween Day 2011 Part 2

Don't forget these tenants -- the kind you can't evict. Our simple Baby Ghost's unique construction gives it a creepy sway.
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Materials

White pipe cleaner
About 16 inches of fishing line
Scissors
3 cotton balls

12-inch square of gauze
Black permanent marker or black acrylic paint
Masking tape

Instructions

Bend the pipe cleaner to create the ghost's shoulders.
Cut a 10-inch length of fishing line and tie one end around the middle of the shoulder piece. Assemble the rest of the pieces as shown, threading the line through the center of the gauze and clustering the cotton balls around the line under the gauze.
Tie the ghost's neck with the remaining line as shown. Trim the ends. Add a face with marker or paint. Hang with tape.

2. Ballplayer Pumpkin

Transform a pumpkin into a bubble-blowing major leaguer.

Materials

        * Pumpkin
        * Carving knife
        * White paper

        * Acrylic paint or markers
        * Pink balloon
        * Baseball cap

Instructions

Cut the pumpkin's top off and hollow out the shell
For eyes, carve holes in the shell and tack white paper behind them.
Use acrylic paints and colored markers to add hair and eye black below the eyes.
To make the gum bubble, blow up a small pink balloon and pull the knotted end through a small hole in the pumpkin's shell. Then add a baseball cap for the finishing touch.

3. Bat-o'-Lanterns

The Most Great Hallowen Decorations for Halloween Day 2011 Part 2

Stage a spooky scene by assembling a colony of these winged creatures made from miniature pumpkins and craft foam.

Materials

        * Black acrylic paint
        * Ornamental (miniature) pumpkins
        * Black and white craft foam
        * Wings,ears & eyes template
        * Hole punch
        * Glue dots
        * Black duct tape
        * Toothpicks
        * Wooden skewers

Instructions

Cover your work surface with a drop cloth or newspaper, then paint the pumpkins. Allow them to dry completely.
For each bat, choose a style of wings and eyes from the template.Then, trace and cut out two identical eyes from the white craft foam and use the hole punch to make pupils. Adhere the eyes to the pumpkin with glue dots
Cut a matching pairs of ears and wings from the black craft foam (our wings are about 6 inches long). Attach the ears by taping a toothpick to the back of each one, leaving about 1 1/2 inches of the toothpick exposed, then inserting it into the top of the pumpkin.
Finally, tape a skewer to the back of each wing, leaving a 2-inch point exposed, and push it in place.

4. Bats and Spiders

The Most Great Hallowen Decorations for Halloween Day 2011 Part 2

Conjure up miniature bats and spiders to live in the mansion and hang life-size versions in your doorway to greet visitors face-to-face.

Materials

        * Scissors
        * Black foam sheets
        * Glue
        * Googly eyes
        * Fishing line
        * Masking and Scotch tape
        * Tack (optional)

Instructions

Bats and Spiders - Step 1 Cut bat and spider shapes from the black foam sheets (design your own or click here to print out our pattern).
Glue on googly eyes and suspend the creatures with fishing line and tape. We suggest Scotch tape on the bodies and masking tape on the hanging surface. Another option is to poke 2 holes in the body with a tack, thread the line through, knot it in back, and use masking tape on the hanging surface only.

5. Black Magic Cat

This spooky kitty can actually slink through a closed window -- making him the perfect Halloween window decoration.

Materials

Black knit cap
1 pair of kids' or women's black socks
Child-size black tights (size 4-6 or 6-8)
1 black tube sock or kneesock
Polyester fiber stuffing
2 18-inch lengths of floral wire
Scissors
1 sheet of black felt

1 sheet of gray felt
Glue gun or double-sided tape
1 sheet of orange felt
Two 1-inch googly eyes
Mouse toy
Needle and thread
Duct tape

Instructions

To make the body, fill the cap, socks and tights with stuffing, leaving at least 2 1/2 inches of unstuffed fabric at the opening of each article. Twist the wires together and insert them into the tail (tube or kneesock). Fold under any extra.
Cut out 2 notched ears from the black felt. Then cut 2 small gray felt triangles and glue or tape them to the middle of each ear.
Cut whiskers and 12 claws from the gray felt and a triangular nose from the orange felt. Using the glue gun or double-sided tape, affix the ears, googly eyes, whiskers and nose to the top of the cap.
Sew the mouse toy to the cat's mouth. Attach the claws to the tips of the two shorter socks and the tights.
To assemble the cat, cut a strip of duct tape 6 inches longer than the width of the cap. Center the tape over the opening of the cap and, standing outside your double-hung window, secure the cap along the bottom edge of the top window (see illustration).
Next, tape the front paws along each side of the head. Tape the open end of the tail to the opening of the tights, between the legs. From inside the house, tape the body to the top of the lower window (see illustration). Let the legs and tail flop down over the tape. If you like, wedge a rolled-up sock between the legs and the tape to give more arch to the cat's back.

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The Most Great Hallowen Decorations for Halloween Day 2011 Part 2

1. Baby Ghost

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