Have you started working on a pumpkin craft for the current craft challenge? You have one more week to think up a pumpkin project and submit it to be published here. If you are looking for a little inspiration, here are some pumpkin related crafts that are already posted:

• Bottle Cap Pumpkin Magnet Craft
• Clay Pot Pumpkin Bell Craft
• Halloween Pumpkin Lanterns
• Happy Jack-O-Lantern Felt Tote Bag
• Iris Folding Pumpkin Craft
• Jack-O-Lantern Pencil Topper Craft

Now, are you ready to submit your own pumpkin project? You can share your simple ideas and tips using the comments feature on this blog post, but to get your project possibly featured in the next Make-It-Over Monday blog post, please submit it using this simple form. If you make the project you are submitting, take a picture of it and submit the photo. Some of the submitted ideas will be shared in the next Make-It-Over Monday blog post. Preference will be given to those projects that are submitted with photos. You can look through projects submitted for past challenges if you want some inspiration.

If you have questions or comments about this craft challenge, use the comment feature below. Suggestions regarding this feature? Again, use the comments feature to post your suggestions; and, thanks for playing along. If you want a reminder when Make-It-Over challenges are posted, sign up for the Family Crafts newsletter.

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This week you can make angry birds, paint with ice cubes, make a Halloween game, and much more!

• Halloween Tie Dyed Luminaries - These instructions, shared by Sassy Gal, will teach you how to create a fancy luminary using coffee filters and an empty drink container.

• Favorite Things Collage Craft - People of all ages and abilities can enjoy creating collages. If you are looking for some inspiration, why not choose one of your favorite things as a theme.

• Candy Corn Jar Craft - Learn how to decorate a glass jar with a candy corn design.

• How to Make a Pin the Nose on the Jack O Lantern Game - With a few simple tools, you can design a pin the nose on the Jack O Lantern game to add more fun to your Halloween party.

• Angry Birds Magnet Craft - You can use these craft instructions to create a fun magnet that looks like all of your favorite Angry Birds characters. Have every member of the family make their own magnet!

• How to Make Leaf Paint Prints - This great how-to-video will teach you how to make prints using leaves.

• Apple Bookmark Craft - Learn how you can make a fun bookmark that features apple stickers!

Enjoy, and remember, if you complete any of these crafts, take a few moments to send me a picture and it can be featured here too!

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This Countdown Calendars book might be my most favorite craft book to date! I enjoy making a variety of calendars and I enjoy sewing, and this book (compare prices) combines both of those hobbies together.

What I like best is that it offers a variety of calendar ideas; after all, how many Christmas countdown calendars does one person need? While it does give you several options for Christmas time, it also shares patterns for making countdown calendars for Halloween, Valentine's Day, and even Father's Day. It also goes a step further and provides you inspiration for making calendars to help you cont down to a wedding, a vacation, and much more... Read My Entire Review

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Try some of these crafty science projects. With some of these projects, it is obvious what sort of science concepts they teach; but, with others, there are small science lessons hidden in many crafts where you wouldn't expect them, like when you experiment with different clay recipes or try your hand at tie-dye crafts. While doing many craft projects, you can get your child's mind working overtime simply by asking them simple questions about the process and also let them ask questions.

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