Spooky season is here! Now is a great time to celebrate the season with your loved ones. Here are five DIY projects you can do at home with your family!

Starting with something simple to decorate the house, you can create glitter glue spider webs! 

Image from Happiness is Homemade

You only need is patience and three other materials, namely: Elmer’s School Glue, Assorted Glitter, and Plastic Page Protector Sheets (or large plastic bags or sheets).

First you’re gonna use the glue to draw a large spider web on top of the plastic page protector. After that, you sprinkle glitter all over. Let it dry for approximately 16 to 20 hours before carefully removing the spider web from the plastic sheet. The center will likely still be wet, so flip the spider web over, and allow the remaining glue to dry for another 4 to 6 hours.

After waiting, voila! You’ve got yourself ready glitter spider webs to decorate your home.

If glitter isn’t your thing, you could also try making homemade glow in the dark slime. 

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This easy slime recipe is sure to be a fun activity for your kids to do that will keep them occupied for hours!

• Elmer’s glue (4 oz)
• 1/2 tbsp baking soda
• 1 tsp contact lens solution
• 1 tbsp glow in the dark powder

Pour glue in a bowl.

Add baking soda and glow in the dark powder; stir until well combined.

Pour in contact lens solution and stir until slime begins to form. Remove from bowl and work the slime with your hands until the consistency is right. Add a couple drops of contact lens solution, if needed.

If you want to step up your Halloween game a bit, you could also try creating spooky spider soap. The instructions from happinessishomemade.com is quick and can make an entire batch of soap!

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According to their website, it’s no problem to do. You will need:

• Clear Glycerin Soap Base
• Silicone Soap Mold
• Plastic Spiders (use scissors to clip off the ring loop)
• Soap Coloring (I used Lime Green and Lilac)
• Fragrance Oil of Choice
• 4-cup Pyrex Measuring Cup

I use about 1 lb (or half of the block) of soap base at a time which makes four large 4-ounce soaps. For these spider soaps I divided the block into half and made each half a different fragrance and color. I used blueberry fragrance oil for the purple soaps and pear fragrance for the green soaps, but you can use whatever scent and color combinations that you desire.

The block of glycerin soap base is soft, and it cuts easily with a kitchen knife. I slice the soap base into cubes, place them inside the 4-cup Pyrex measuring cup, and melt in the microwave. Melt in 20-30 second increments, stirring well after each microwave session, to ensure that the soap is completely melted. For 1 lb of soap, I generally microwave for 30 seconds, stir, microwave for another 30 seconds, stir again, and microwave a final time for 20 seconds.

When the soap is completely melted, stir in a few drops of soap color and fragrance oil.  Add a plastic spider to the soap molds.  Pour the melted soap into the molds, and allow to sit undisturbed until completely cool. Note: the cooling process can take anywhere from 30 minutes to 3 hours depending on temperature and humidity levels.

When the soap has cooled completely, pop it out of the molds, and enjoy!

If you want to whip up Halloween snacks, we also found easy desserts for you to make.

The Spider web chocolate cake from Delish is easy to make. You will need:

• 1 box chocolate cake, plus ingredients called for
• 1/2 c. unsalted butter, softened
• 1 c. confectioners' sugar
• 7 1/2 oz. jar marshmallow crème
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• pinch of kosher salt
• 3/4 c. heavy cream
• 1 1/2 c. semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 tube store-bought vanilla icing

Butter and flour two 9” cake pans. Prepare cake batter according to package instructions.

Bake according to package instructions and let cool.

Once cool, place first cake on a platter.

Make frosting: In a large bowl using a hand mixer, combine butter, confectioners’ sugar, marshmallow crème, vanilla extract, and salt and beat until fluffy and combined.

Top with second cake.

Make ganache: In a small saucepan, heat heavy cream just until it bubbles. Place chocolate chips in a heatproof bowl and pour over heavy cream. Let stand 2 minutes, then whisk until chocolate is completely combined.

Pour ganache over cake. Frost a spiral of frosting on top of ganache and use a toothpick to draw cobwebs.

If you’d rather make cookies, we also found an awesome Cyclops Crinkle Cookies recipe from TheAnthonyKitchen.com. You will need:

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 1 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 4 large eggs room temperature
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter melted and cooled
• 3/4 cup white chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup confectioners powdered sugar
• 2 1 ounce packages bloody candy eye decals

Preheat the oven to 325° and have ready a cookie sheet lined with either parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.  

In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and sea salt. Set aside until ready to use. 

Add the sugar and eggs to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, and mix on medium-high speed for 3-4 minutes, until pale yellow and noticeably thicker. If you do not have a stand mixer, use a large bowl and a handheld mixer. Reduce the speed of the mixer to low and add in the vanilla, followed by streaming in the melted and cooled butter.

With the mixer still on low, gradually add in the dry ingredients. Add the white chocolate chips and mix once more.  Have ready a small bowl of confectioners sugar. Scoop out 2 tablespoons worth of dough and roll into a ball. 

Roll the dough ball in the powdered sugar and transfer to the baking sheet, placing each dough ball about 2" apart. Place a candy eye decal in the center of each dough ball and press gently to adhere. Bake for 13-15 minutes. Serve and enjoy! 

Makes about 30 cookies