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Spooky DIY Halloween Crafts with Epsom Salt

Spooky DIY Halloween Crafts with Epsom Salt

Spooky DIY Halloween Crafts with Epsom Salt

Halloween is around the corner, and it’s officially spooky season! Between planning costumes and carving pumpkins, Halloween is a great time to spend time together as a family and try out some low-hassle, budget friendly crafts to keep the kids busy and in high spirits this season.  

Thankfully, craft time doesn’t have to come at a high cost or inconvenience. Epsom salts, a common household staple, do the trick to bring your haunted hand-made creations to life.  

  • Jack-O-Lantern Luminaries: Want to add some dimension to the pumpkin display on your front stoop this Halloween? Add in some homemade luminaries to brighten up your décor: 
    • Simply mix a generous amount of Epsom salt in a bowl with 10 drops of orange food coloring and mix until the salt is evenly coated with orange. 
    • Then, add glue or Modge Podge to the outside of a mason jar before rolling the jar in the Epsom salts.  
    • While that dries, cut your preferred Halloween-inspired design from black felt, and glue on the jar once dry.  
    • Light a candle inside the jar before displaying to add an ominous flair!  


  • Candy Corn Bath Salts: Whether you’re looking to find something to help you wind down before bed or seeking a fun way to boost excitement around your kiddos’ bath time, making candy corn bath salts is a great solution.   
    • Take three resealable sandwich bags and fill them with 1 cup of Epsom salt in each.  
    • Add 3 drops of yellow food coloring and lemon essential oil to one of the bags, and 3 drops of orange food coloring and orange essential oil to another.  
    • Add an essential oil of your choice to the third bag (we recommend bergamot). 
    • Shake all bags to distribute color and scent evenly.  
    • In a mason jar, first pour the white/uncolored Epsom salt in the bottom, then the orange in the middle, and finally the yellow on top! 
    • Store in a cool, dry place and use at leisure.  


  • Bone-Chilling Bath Bombs: Make your kids go “googly” over these monster-inspired, easy bath bomb creations that will have them looking forward to clean-up time. 
    • Combine 1 cup baking soda, ½ cup citric acid, ½ cup Epsom salt, ½ cup cornstarch, a couple drops of your favorite essential oil, 2 tsp. coconut oil, and light green mica powder or green food coloring to a bowl and mix.  
    • Take a spherical ornament mold and pack in the mixture to both sides. 
    • Add googly eyes by sliding them into the outer edges of the mold so they are visible from the outside.  
    • Close the ornament and allow it to sit for several hours or refrigerate for 2 hours.  
    • Gently open the ornament to remove your bone-chilling bath bomb! 


Add these Halloween-inspired, creepy creations to your to-dos this season for unforgettable fun with the whole family.  

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