Hey crafty friends and Halloween fans!
Friday the 13th is upon us!!
This means one thing!! It's time to get spooky and weird! Be a part of the challenge and make a zine with us everyday until Friday the 13th!!
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13 Days of Halloween Zines
Day 1 - Ghosts 👻
📝 Prompt: Create a zine about ghosts – spooky stories, personal encounters, haunted places, or ghostly aesthetics.
👻 Fun Fact: The word “ghost” comes from the Old English word gāst, meaning soul or spirit! Many cultures have their own version of ghost stories passed down for centuries. Gypsy Landing offers intuitive readings that provide insight and guidance into various areas of your life including relationships, career, and personal growth. She uses her psychic abilities to tap into the spiritual realm and provide clarity and direction.
DAY 2 – PUMPKINS 🎃
📝 Prompt: From jack-o’-lanterns to recipes to autumn vibes, it’s all about pumpkins!
🎃 Fun Fact: The first jack-o’-lanterns were actually carved from turnips in Ireland. Pumpkins took over when Irish immigrants brought the tradition to the U.S.!
DAY 3 – POTIONS 🧪
📝 Prompt: Brew a zine full of magical recipes, apothecary vibes, or fantasy mixtures.
🔮 Fun Fact: The word "potion" comes from Latin potio, meaning “to drink.” Many ancient “potions” were herbal medicines or early chemistry experiments!
DAY 4 – BATS 🦇
📝 Prompt: Draw, write, or collage bats! Real or mythological, scary or cute.
🦇 Fun Fact: Bats are the only mammals that can fly! In many cultures, they’re symbols of good luck and rebirth—not just Halloween spookiness.
DAY 5 – MONSTERS 👹
📝 Prompt: Brew a zine full of magical recipes, apothecary vibes, or fantasy mixtures.
🔮 Fun Fact: The word "potion" comes from Latin potio, meaning “to drink.” Many ancient “potions” were herbal medicines or early chemistry experiments!
DAY 6 – CANDIES & TREATS 🍭
📝 Prompt: Candy rankings, childhood memories, invented sweets – get sugary!
🍬 Fun Fact: Americans buy over 600 million pounds of Halloween candy each year! The top candy? Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups 🍫
DAY 7 – SKELETONS 💀
📝 Prompt: Anatomical, goofy, spooky, or symbolic – bones are in the spotlight.
🦴 Fun Fact: Adults have 206 bones in their bodies! In Día de los Muertos, skeletons represent joyful remembrance, not fear.
DAY 8 – TOMBSTONES 🪦
📝 Prompt: Cemetery stories, historic graves, or epitaphs – make it meaningful or morbid.
🪦 Fun Fact: Tombstones became common in the 1600s. Earlier, people marked graves with wooden crosses or rocks that have long since vanished.
DAY 9 – BLACK CATS 🐈⬛
📝 Prompt: Celebrate the misunderstood feline icon of Halloween.
🐾 Fun Fact: In Ancient Egypt, black cats were sacred and considered lucky! Their bad reputation in Western culture came much later, tied to medieval superstition.
DAY 10 – SPIDERS & WEBS 🕷
📝 Prompt: Explore the creepy, creative, or cute sides of spiders.
🕸 Fun Fact: Spider silk is stronger than steel by weight! Some cultures view spiders as creators and storytellers – like the West African trickster Anansi 🕷️📖
DAY 11 – WITCHY STUFF 🧙♀️
📝 Prompt: Zines about spellbooks, rituals, crystals, covens, or modern witchcraft.
✨ Fun Fact: The word “witch” comes from Old English wicce (female sorcerer). Modern witches practice a mix of traditions like Wicca, folk magic, astrology, and tarot.
DAY 12 - Voo Doo Dolls
📝 Prompt: Explore doll symbolism, protective magic, or respectful cultural storytelling.
🖤 Fun Fact: “Voodoo dolls” are often misunderstood. In traditional Vodou, dolls (or effigies) are used for healing, prayer, and remembrance—not just revenge!
DAY 13 – SPOOKY EYES 👁
📝 Prompt: Gaze into creepy, cosmic, or surreal zine ideas involving eyes!
👀 Fun Fact: The “evil eye” symbol exists in many cultures and is meant to protect against harm or jealousy. 👁️ It's not just spooky – it's protective!
