These are the newest entries from Tip Junkie readers for the 1st Annual DIY Halloween  Trick or Treat Contest.   You can start voting now and it’s not too late to enter to win!  We have ONE WEEK LEFT! {giddy}

Click here for the details on how to win and how to vote for the  Trick or Treat Halloween Contest ~ Win $200! right here on Tip Junkie.com

• How to enter a contest on Tip Junkie
• How to vote for a contestant on Tip Junkie

It’s a fun way to be inspired on yummy Halloween themed party food, DIY party decorations, paper crafts, party favors, and all things Halloween!  I’m all about giving YOU a chance to win $200 bucks for sharing your fabulous DIY Halloween ideas. {squeal}

* Tip Junkie is also hosting a handmade and semi-handmade Halloween Costume Contest $100, for details click here.

Trick or Treat Halloween Contest

Everyone is invited to enter Tip Junkie’s handmade Trick or Treat Halloween Contest, no blog is required. {giddy} Tip Junkie members {that’s YOU!} will vote for the THREE winners; $200 Grand Prize and two $50 Visa Gift Cards to spend however you wish. {high fives}

Deadline: Entries will be accepted through Friday, October 19th, midnight CST!

Newest Contest Entries ~ Time to Vote!

Crafty Food

1.  Creepy Cheesecake Cone Recipe ~ Kids will love these classic monster Creepy Cupcake Cones and they are easy to make! The kids can even help make their own monster cone!

2.  Halloween Chocolate Candy and Lollipops Recipe ~Here is a quick and easy recipe to make safe Halloween chocolate candy and lollipops for your child with food allergies. These sweet treats are perfect for a classroom treat or to share with the entire family.

3.   Pumpkin Shaped Pancakes ~ Here’s some easy to make Pumpkin Shaped Pancakes! You simply separate your pancake mix into separate bowls. Add a drop of food dye. Pour the batter into a squeeze bottle. Then use those squeeze bottles to draw out your pumpkin pancakes!

4.  Hoot Nibbles:  Cardamom Shortbread Cookies ~ In keeping with the quick satiation of Rachel’s sweet tooth, she’s become a collector of cookie recipes. These are perfect for Halloween!

5.  Halloween Marshmallow Pop Cupcakes ~ This halloween, enjoy 2 treats in a single package… a marshmallow pop and a cupcake!
Also, follow Cake Whizes step by step instructions to transform marshmallow pops into Frankenstein and Jack O’ Lantern!

6.  Candy Corn Chex Mix ~ This is not your ordinary Chex mix, it’s full of little candy corn candies, and coated in white chocolate.  Yummy!

7.  Pumpkin Patch Lunch ~ This lunch would be perfect after a day at the pumpkin patch! A simple ham and cheese quesadilla with some veggies on the side all presented in a fun and creative way!

Free Printables

8.  Monster Munch Mix with Free Printable Gift Tags ~ Monster Munch Mix – Fun for Halloween Gift Giving. Easy mix for fun and fast Halloween Treats.  Printable tags make it super cute. Also Snack-size Ziplock bag toppers to use for class take homes.

9.  Halloween Hershey Kiss Printable ~ FREE download of HALLOWEEN Hershey Kiss circle printables. Print onto adhesive paper and adhere to the bottom of Hershey Kisses for super easy Halloween treats and classroom favors.

10.  Halloween I Spy Printable ~ Enjoy some added fun to your Trick-or-Treating with these fun I Spy Halloween Printables! Look for the listed items as you & your children are trick-or-treating!

11.  Happy Halloween Peeps ~ Put together these cute little gift bags filled with HErsery Kisses, Halloween Peeps and a free label for yours, classmates or use as party favors. Kids can help you make these!

12.  Halloween Countdown Interchangeable Magnet Frame ~ Here is a  Halloween Countdown printable that is inserted into a frame. The frame decor (spiders & banner) is attached with magnets so that you can change the decor for the next holiday or season! One frame, so many different decorating options. This Halloween Countdown is just one of them. PS, write on the glass each day with a chalk marker.

Halloween Tutorials

13.  Baby’s First Halloween Onesie ~ Nothing is more special than celebrating baby’s first holidays with family and friends, and what better way to mark the occasion than with a cute personalized baby onesie.

14.  Decoupage Metal Bucket ~ Turn Target $2.50 metal buckets into something fabulous by decoupaging them with fabric. These covered buckets are perfect for holiday gift giving or for Halloween treat buckets. This is an easy and inexpensive way to dress up metal buckets.

15.  How to Make Halloween Magnets ~ This is a super easy tutorial!   Angie made Halloween magnets from erasers she bought at Dollar Tree. They are cute and cheap home decoration, or gift ideas. Spookify your fridge, hand them out in lieu of candy, or give them as favors at a hosted Halloween party. Fun!

DIY Decorating

16.  Zombie Treat Table ~ Zombies aren’t always scary, they can be a little silly and fun! This zombie treat table is full of easy to make treats and free printables. It would be the perfect addition to any Halloween party.

17.  DIY Tootsie Pop Turkey Pumpkin ~ This Tootsie Pop turkey pumpkin was an easy, fun fall project that you can display from Halloween through Thanksgiving. The best part is that it can be re-used as a decoration each year since it is made out of one of those craft (foam) pumpkins that you can pick up at Michaels. Plus, by not using a real pumpkin — no sticky sticks for the lollipops!

18.  Pumpkin Topiary with Lights ~ Pumpkin Topiary with Lights for use indoors or your Fall/Halloween Front Porch! This project features 3 sizes of faux pumpkins, each with light holes for just the perfect amount of light to shine through! Embellish your topiary with berry garland, faux fall leaves, or ribbon. Perfect for Halloween and the entire Fall season!

19.  Jack-o-Lantern Jar Candle Remake ~ You can upcycle what would ordinarily be trash into a cute jack-o-lantern decoration! This is a project to reuse old jar candles, big and small. It gives tips to removing the wax, getting the labels off the jar candle, and painting the jar candle itself.

Activities for Kids

20.  Tips for a Black Light Party ~ Here are five tips, learned through trial and error, for throwing a great glow-in-the-dark party.

It’s not too late to enter your own past ideas.
Deadline: Entries will be accepted through Friday, October 19th, midnight CST!

You can view other Halloween Contest Trick or Treat Entries here!

If you love these Halloween crafts – then you’ll find a THOUSAND more just as creative over on the Tip Junkie Halloween site!

How To Crafts:

• 23 Spirit of Halloween Crafts
• 18 Crafty Halloween Bat Templates
• 20 Spooky Things to Do for Halloween {free printable}

Thanks Ladies. I just adore these tutorials! Feel free to grab my “I was featured on Tip Junkie” blog button. You earned it! {knuckle bumps}

Also, don’t forget to check out the Tip Junkie Facebook page for even more crafts, activities for kids, creative ideas, and free tutorials. It’s a great place to ask questions on how to make things or for specific tutorials that you are looking for. I’ll be happy to find them for ya!

Creating Memories that Endure,

Laurie

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