Brainwaves weekly: Halloween crafts

I wanted to make some inexpensive Halloween goodie-bags. So I bought some medical gloves. Then, I filled each glove with sweets and I tied them with a bow. They made the perfect creepy party favours for my guests. Lynne Newton, Spennymoor, Co. Durham

I wanted a spooky lamp for Halloween. I found some expandable twigs that you would use to prop up plants in the garden, then decorated them with a set of spooky battery-operated lights. After adding some decorations, including bats and gruesome eyeballs, I popped a tray of chocolate at the bottom — ready for any trick or treaters.Tina Williams, Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent

My son Charlie wanted to hold a sparkler, but I was worried he'd burn himself. So, I stuck the stem of the sparkler into the end of a chunky carrot and Charlie held that instead. It kept the sparks further away from him and stopped him burning his fingers on the metal once the sparkler had burnt out.Rebecca Jepps, Shillington, Herts

I wanted to serve up a gruesome Halloween dinner for my son. So I bought a small pumpkin from the supermarket and carved a face into it. Then, I put the pumpkin head with some chips on a platter. For the final touch, I squirted loads of ketchup so it looked like it was coming out of the pumpkin's mouth. He loved his grisly meal!Sian Salsbury, Sandwell, W Mids

Bird seed was always getting stuck down the sides of the dome-shaped stopper at the base of my feeder. So, I cut the bottom off a water bottle to create a small cup, which I inserted into the feeder to sit at the bottom. Now it catches the seeds and stops them falling down the sides of the stopper — and I've recycled some plastic too! Iris Bain, Ashingdon, Essex

I had a large collection of old T-shirts that were decorated with skulls and other spooky patterns. I couldn't bear to part with them, so I decided to transform them into a quilt. I cut the T-shirts into squares and sewed them all together. Then I added a furry throw to the back to make it even cosier.Maria Cowie, Cross Gates, Leeds