DIY Halloween Candy Jars

Halloween is all about candy, crafting and trick or treating. If you are making a gift basket – a candy jar is a great addition. You can easily make your own with just a few supplies and kids will love helping out.

Make a Halloween candy jar with a Terra Cotta Pot, saucer, a glass bowl and wooden knob. It’s great fun to make with the kids and it’s ideal for decorating and showing off your spoils from trick or treating. What’s more – it’s cheap to make.

1. Shiny Black

This project is easy and cheap. You need clay pots, a bowl from the dollar store, and black spray paint. First, paint the pot and let it dry. Then, decorate them with stickers, like skulls or witches. Glue the lids together and add ribbon for decoration. Finally, fill the pots with gumballs or eyeballs from the dollar store. You can mix the colored eyeballs for a creepy look.

2. Trio

Make these clay pot gumballs with a terra cotta pot and saucer, glass bowl, knob, washer, wing nut, penny, black vinyl or paint, black, yellow and orange spray paint, and strong glue. First, choose a glass bowl and find a pot that fits it at the store. Try different sizes until you find the right one. Then, spray paint the pot and saucer with black glossy paint. Let it dry. Use a strong glue like E6000 to attach the glass bowl to the bottom of the pot. Add a knob to the bottom of the saucer for the lid. For extra details, glue a washer, penny, and wing nut to the pot. If you want, you can also add black vinyl for the gumball slot.

3. Black & Orange

Black and orange are traditional colors to use for Halloween crafts. You can use a decal or paint for the Jack O Lantern face and glue on some plastic spiders to complete the look.