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Kids Halloween crafts are a great way to entertain kids in the lead up to Halloween. As Halloween gets closer, kids get more and more excited so keeping their hands with crafts is a great way to keep them occupied. The things they make can often be used as decorations so that they end being functional as well as fun to make. There are loads of ideas on the internet or you can try a few of the following suggestions.

Of one of the favorite kids Halloween crafts is to create ghosts that can be hung inside or outside as Halloween decorations. One clever way to make ghosts used wax paper, black card and glitter. You need to cut two ghost shapes out of the wax paper. To do this fold a sheet of wax paper in half and draw the ghost shape. Then cut out the two sheets at once. Lay one of them on clean white paper and then add the eyes and mouth cut from black card. Next sprinkle it with glitter. The other ghost is then laid over the first one matching the edges and a sheet of clean white paper is laid on this. Iron this gently on a medium heat so that the wax papers meld together. Your ghost can then be hung up or it can be shredded before it is hung up. These look especially good hanging in a window where the glitter catches the sunlight.

If you want the kids to get involved in creating Halloween crafts, you won’t want to have to spend a fortune on materials. There is a simple way to create ghosts that only requires a box of large tissues and table tennis balls. Just put a ball in the center of a tissue and wrap it over the tissue tying it up with a band. The ball will be the ghost head and the rest of the tissue will be its tail. Now use a marker to draw its eyes a mouth and you have a mini tissue ghost. Make several to hang around the house. Each one can have a different expression by giving each different eyes and a different mouth.

Balloon ghosts can also be made in a similar manner to the tissue ghosts above. This time use a white balloon that has been slightly inflated and a plastic grocery bag. Cut the handles from the bag and the wrap it over the white balloon. Tie it at the bottom of the balloon and then decorate the face with a black marker. These ones can be hung outside and look good hung from trees or shrubs where they can sway in a gentle breeze.

There are many different kids Halloween crafts that you can get the kids doing. Many activities don’t require special equipment and are low cost or free to create. It is also fun to get the whole family involved and best of all the kids will be very proud of their creations when they are used to decorate your home for Halloween.

The latest trends in the Halloween costumes are often inspired by pop-culture and movies, so expect to see many incredible block buster characters and pop stars during 2010 Halloween. With the Halloween celebration just around the corner, being a blue Na’Vi warrior from the fantastic “Avatar” blockbuster, will be the hottest and fashionable costume of 2010. For this special occasion you should dress up in an Avatar Halloween Costume, and start the amazing journey through a fantasy world. Choosing a Neytiri costume or a Jack Sully Costume, will make you feel as being part of the epic movie. If you felt love at first side with the “Avatar” movie and you become a real fan of the enchanting Na’Vi world, this is the perfect moment to choose an Avatar Halloween Costume.

The story of Na’Vi warriors begins in a fantasy and daydreaming planet, called Pandora. The Na’Vi aliens were represented as a tall, blue-skinned race, with tiger stripes on their skin and with big warm golden eyes. Their faces had iridescent spots, making them special and unique humanoid individuals. They also had many similar characteristic with felines: cat-like noses and ears. The story discovered a real success in the Hollywood industry in December 2009, making it one of the most famous epic sci-fi movies from history.

The 2010 Halloween season brings in our attention a large number of costumes inspired by the fantasy movie. The variety of Avatar Halloween Costumes made them available in all size, fitting even the most unusual requirements from both women and men. If you desire to create your unique Avatar costume, you will be able to purchase from the market a wide variety of fabrics and designs matching the movie style. You will also find a large variety of non toxic blue paint for a more authentic Avatar look.

Wearing a Neytiri costume will transform you in a fascinating heroin and an extraordinary warrior. The Princess heroine costume is composed from a blue striped body suite, similar with the Na’Vi ones, the loincloth, two sets of multicolored beads for the wrist, the apron and as a symbolic element of warriors, an arm gauntlet. As all the Na’Vi inhabitants had tails, vital for their existence, the Avatar Halloween Costumes are also including in the blue body suite a cat-like tale.

Another great choice is the Jack Sally costume, the main protagonist of the famous “Avatar”. If you ever desired to be a significant hero, who saved a fantasy planet from extinction and found a real family among the Na’Vi inhabitants, the ideal costume for you is certainly the Jack Sally costume. The fantasy costume includes a tan jacket, with a black shirt and blue Na’Vi skin-like sleeves. Many stores are commercializing the complete Jack Sally Costume with an incredible realist mask of the hero.

These fantastic costumes are in the top trends of 2010 Halloween. You cannot mistake by choosing an Avatar Halloween Costume. If you want to experience a fantasy new world this magic Halloween, your best choice is to head to Pandora costumed in your unique Avatar.

Which Halloween costumes are best is a matter of personal taste, certainly. But year after year, the ones below continue to be hugely popular.

Superheroes and Villains

Whether it’s the Joker thanks to a recent Batman movie or the latest TV show, superheroes and the villains they conquer are always near the top of any list.

It’s not just the associations with popular characters that does the trick, though. Just think of all the cool makeup possibilities with someone like the Joker. He’s gone through several variations from TV and films from the past 50 years. Superhero masks offer an outstanding way to avoid that trouble, though. Pop it on and you’re ready to party.

And, one of the best things about this category is it works for both genders and all ages. Whether the wearer is male or female, one or 100, a superhero or villain costume fits, in every sense of the word.

Celebrities

Celebrities like Hannah Montana are a close relative to superheroes. These days, they’re treated like ones, anyway. Lots of tweeners love the fashion options that come with picking her, but there are lots of other choices, too.

For the older crowd, celebrities from the past are often a big hit. They bring a little nostalgia to the party that can produce big laughs. Anyone remember John Travolta’s white suit in that disco movie… what was the name? Oh, yeah, Saturday Night Fever. Who could forget!

Sexy

Of course, if you happen to be an adult, sexy is always a hit. Naughty Librarian is right up there with the all-time favorites. Cool Cop works for the guys (or gals) every time.

The possibilities are endless, not least because what is sexy to one Halloweener is a big yawn to someone else. That means you have lots to choose from without worrying about whether someone else is going to show up at the party with the same outfit.

Fantasy and Fairy Tales

For kids and fans, this category continues to be a crowd pleaser. That crowd starts with the parents, but the Halloweener get just as much fun from them.

Fairy Tale Princess has been the choice of the little princess in the house forever. But add a frog to the mix for the little (or big) guy who goes with her and you have a winning combination.

An Alice in Wonderland theme opens up tons of possibilities. There’s Alice herself, of course. But Tweedledum and Tweedledee are a perfect pair. The White Rabbit is easy and comfortable on a Fall night.

Easy Choices

Things that are easy to wear, easy to move around in, easy to assemble are always big hits. Togas are the classic example, pun intended. But Doctors and Nurses are a perennial favorite because all you really need is a white lab coat or dress and a stethoscope.

The trick in this category is to not make the costume so generic that no one can tell what the character represents. Putting on a pair of glasses, holding a book, and mussing up your hair may be your idea of Einstein, but it doesn’t work for most people.

With hundreds of variations to choose from in these categories you can’t go wrong.