Homemade Halloween

This ghostly guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to create a Halloween that's both chilling and thrilling for the whole family. The first of three helpful sections, Dandy Disguises, explains the construction of basic costume elements, such as hats, capes, and masks to turn kids into a variety of creatures, from Dracula to caped superheroes. Best of all, every costume can be made in three steps or less with no sewing required—just a glue gun is needed to complete each look. The second section, Ghoulish Gatherings, suggests creative ideas to transform a happy home into the spookiest house on the block. Festive party games, classic magic tricks, party recipes, and pumpkin carving patterns are included, as well as a final section of patterns and construction tips for making haunted noisemakers, giant door decorations, and garden tombstones. A colorful jack-o-lantern photo gallery with Halloween history and trivia accompanies hilarious information about some very wacky Halloween traditions.