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Celebrate Halloween with fun tricks and treats courtesy of eHow. Find ghoulish recipes and tips throwing spooky parties. Want to win the pumpkin-carving contest or create the creepiest haunted house on the block? eHow can help. Pull together a last-minute princess or super hero costume and give advice on how to increase, or decrease, your candy consumption. Adults looking for more sizzle will find step-by-step guides to festive Halloween cocktails and costume ideas that run the gamut from repulsive to risqué.

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How to Avoid Autumn's Fattening Foods

By Sendblock

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As the autumn evening light wanes and the temperature drops, one of the joys of the season is the food. Temptation begins with leftover Halloween candy and continues well into the New Year. The secret to enjoying the food without putting on the ... more »

How to bake sweet and spicy pumpkin seeds

By Lolo-B

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Face it, we all love bringing in the Fall season with everything pumpkin. Pumpkin pie, pumpkin stew, carving pumpkins, and now, pumpkin seeds! Instead of discarding your pumpkin seeds this season, try this recipe, it's sure to be a winner!.. more »

How to be a Witch for Halloween

By jodihill

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Witches are one of the most popular costumes for the kids and even the adults. You can make the perfect witch with all the accessories.. more »

How to Be Joe Paterno for Halloween

By abbeyroad920

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Many people love to dress up as a celebrity for Halloween. Some people enjoy dressing up as sports personalities as well. A very easy Halloween costume idea is to dress up as Joe Paterno for Halloween. Here is how you can be Joe Pa for Halloween... more »

How to Build a Motion-Activated Coffin for Halloween

By eHow Holidays & Celebrations Editor

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Motion-activated coffins can set just the right mood for any creepy Halloween front yard or spook house. The coffin's lid opens when someone passes by the motion sensor. This Halloween prop does take some skill and time to create, but the people ... more »

How to Build Your Own Batman Costume

By eHow Holidays & Celebrations Editor

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Batman is the everyman superhero. He doesn't have superpowers, just the strength of his inventions and his own wit and intelligence. If you want to impress everyone this Halloween, build your own Batman costume. You'll be the toast of your own ... more »

How to Choose a Halloween Costume

By eHow Holidays & Celebrations Editor

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The choice of a Halloween costume can take hours, days or weeks. Some people start planning their costume up to a year before Halloween. The theme you choose for Halloween says a lot about you. Here are some issues to consider when choosing a ... more »

How to Cook a Whole Pumpkin

By eHow Holidays & Celebrations Editor

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Pumpkins are a fun part of Halloween. You can carve them, display them or you can even make them part of a holiday feast. If you cook a whole pumpkin, you can eat the seeds and use the flesh for baking... more »

How to Create a Baby Duck Costume

By Juliet Johnson Johnson

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You can take pajamas you already have for your baby and make a costume that will be remembered for years to come. Take the time and your infant will look gorgeous as a baby duck for Halloween in this easy to make costume... more »

How to Create a Clown Costume on a Budget

By HollyC

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Many people, both children and adults alike, dress as a clown when the Halloween season rolls around. Whether it is costume time or some other occasion such as a party or play, there are inexpensive ways that you can put together a clown costume. ... more »

How to Create a Devil Costume

By eHow Holidays & Celebrations Editor

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When Halloween is fast approaching and you or your little one need a costume, don't worry. Why not go the “old school” route and don a set of devil horns? Add a pitchfork and cape and you're ready for a fiendishly good time... more »

How to Create a Flash Photo Album for Halloween

By kena

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Halloween is coming! Looking for a special method to show off your photo albums? You've got that - Flash is the hottest way! Animation, Flash scene effects will make your flash album more attractive. But flash background knowledge is required. ... more »

How to Create a Flirty Dead Fairy Costume

By eHow Holidays & Celebrations Editor

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For most women, Halloween is the one time of the year they can be completely risque and either hide their identity behind a mask or not worry about it because every other woman is doing the same thing. So go out, be sexy and have fun masquerading ... more »

How to Create a Halloween Cemetery Cubicle

By Andrea E

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Halloween is a good time to add some excitement to the office. Vacations are finished and Thanksgiving is around the corner; it's time for some spooky fun! Make the days before Halloween exciting by decorating a cubicle as a cemetery, adding lots ... more »

How to Create a Hannah Montana Costume

By DS_RobinRa8799

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Hannah Montana is a hero to many little girls. She is cool, beautiful and in control. A part-time student and part-time rock star, Hannah Montana embodies the best of both worlds. If you have a preteen girl, chances are that will be her costume ... more »

How to Create a John Cena Costume

By eHow Holidays & Celebrations Editor

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Pro wrestler John Cena has had a number of images in his successful career, most notably a thug rapper and a Marine soldier. Either of his dress styles are easily recognized, so you can quickly create a John Cena costume that any wrestling fan ... more »

How to create a smoking pumpkin Jack O' Lantern with dry Ice?

By JIN1128

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This article describes a way to use dry ice to create a smoky pumpkin jack o'lantern for a spooky Halloween. The article will tell you how to turn an ordinary pumpkin carving into a special Halloween decoration that impresses family and friends. ... more »

How to Create a Stone Wall Facade for Your Halloween Haunted House

By Sharon Keith

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For many years with the help of other family members, I put on a haunted house in our garage for the grandkids during Halloween. Three years ago after my daughter moved to a neighborhood full of children, we moved it to her garage. The ... more »

How to Create a Wendy Darling Costume

By eHow Holidays & Celebrations Editor

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If you want to be darling this Halloween, you can be, literally. Dress as Wendy Darling, the girl who makes Tinkerbell jealous in Disney's animated classic "Peter Pan." Achieve the adorable look with a flowing dress and a few simple accessories... more »

How to Create Festive Containers for Halloween

By Kevin and Nichole Mclain

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An easy way to create festive containers for Halloween.. more »

How to Decide What to be for Halloween

By eHow Holidays & Celebrations Editor

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This Halloween, prevent that last-minute trip to the costume aisle in your frantic search for a clever disguise. Start your creative process early and decide what you want to be for a party, photo or trick-or-treat session so you'll have plenty ... more »

How to Decorate a Halloween Crime Scene Cubicle

By Andrea E

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Halloween at the office is a special time for grown-ups to become kids again. One of the best ways to express this is to decorate a cubicle for Halloween. Halloween decorations add to the fun atmosphere of this festive time of year. For a unique ... more »

How to Decorate a Halloween Pumpkin Patch Cubicle

By Andrea E

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Nothing says Halloween more than pumpkins and a pumpkin patch. And nothing is more fun than adding Halloween to the office. Wearing a costume is fun, but decorating a cubicle for Halloween adds extra atmosphere and enjoyment. Decorate a cubicle ... more »

How to Decorate a Pumpkin With Netting and Ribbon

By eHow Holidays & Celebrations Editor

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Impress trick-or-treaters with a new row of jack-o-lanterns this Halloween. Embellish your pumpkins with colorful ribbon, airy netting and an assortment of dazzling, dimensional and spooky accents. Your holiday decorations will haunt your ... more »

How to Decorate for Halloween Inexpensively with Found and Purchased Items

By Shayleia

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Halloween is one of the easiest Holiday's to throw a party for. There are lots of Halloween decorations on the market for purchase but some of the best decorations are made by you and your children. Search out the local thrift stores for ... more »