Simple Samhain Crafts For All Ages

Simple Samhain Crafts For All Ages October 22, 2016

Simple Samhain crafts photo by Lilith Dorsey. All rights reserved.
Simple Samhain crafts photo by Lilith Dorsey. All rights reserved.

The Samhain season is here, the most wonderful time of year. I almost titled this post Simple Samhain Crafts for humans of all ages and dogs… no just kidding. You can however, see from the pictures that everyone got in on the fun. These are easy diy crafts to make for Samhain, more commonly known as Halloween. Please join us in celebrating #31daysofsamhain and let’s get crafty.

  • Tea Lites– This is a really simple craft that anyone can make. You only need two items- washi tape and tea lites. Here are your simple instructions. Put washi tape on tea lites. Done. There are plenty of holiday themed washi tapes out there. I managed to get some with blood, lace, candelabras, and skulls. You can see some examples in the photo above. We have been using them on our ancestor shrine and during our rituals to give a simple tea lite that something special.
  • Samhain Fairies– Last year at this time I posted about how to make Samhain fairies and they were a big hit
    Samhain fairy family portrait. Photo by Lilith Dorsey all rights reserved.
    Samhain fairy family portrait. Photo by Lilith Dorsey all rights reserved.

    with my family, my godkids, and my readers. Some of you even sent pictures of your creations and they were great. It simply involves small skeletons, some butterflies or bats, and some hot glue. For full detailed instructions please see my post Make Your Own Flying Dead For Samhain.

  • Dark Fairy House– This is a less traditional take on carving a pumpkin and can be fun for everyone from 1-100. It seemed like a logical idea that our Samhain fairies would have a home, something much more dark and delightful than your average pumpkin.

First we started with a pumpkin, and painted it black. You could just as easily use a dark colored gourd and skip the painting altogether. Second, we scooped out the pumpkin, and cut

Dark fairy house step by step photo by Lilith Dorsey. All rights reserved.
Dark fairy house step by step photo by Lilith Dorsey. All rights reserved.

off the top. Third we took some crayons in all different colors. We were going for a rainbow effect, and did the best we could (did I mention the dog and the toddler.)

The young ones will love this next step. Smash the crayons into bits with a hammer. We used separate bags for each color. This step is best done outside. Arrange the crayons bits on top of the pumpkin. Use a hairdryer and carefully melt the crayons on the top of the pumpkin. Be careful the hot air will want to blow the crayons everywhere. But you should be able to control it and get a wonderful melted effect. Decorate the inside of the dark fairy house with Samhain fairy furnishings- namely moss, twigs, acorns, anything you like.

Lastly enjoy !!! Please share photos with me here or on social media if you make any of these projects, and don’t forget to have a wonderful Samhain.


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