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.