The Nightmare Before Christmas Ideas 30 Crafts and Recipes (2024)

30 The Nightmare Before Christmas ideas for lovers of the Disney Movie. Parties, recipes, crafts, decorations, and all things Jack Skellington!

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In case you hadn’t noticed, I am a BIG The Nightmare Before Christmas fan. Jack Skellington and I are buddies, that’s for sure! I was at Disneyland with my family last week, and we went to Mickey’s Halloween Party. Ah-MAZE-ing!! This time of year The Haunted Mansion is decked out The Nightmare Before Christmas style, both inside and out. My boy and I went on it and I was in heaven, especially since the Dapper Dans (the Disneyland barbershop quartet) were floating on a foggy river in ghoulish makeup singing songs from the movie while we were waiting in line. Swoon. I wanted to get a picture with my boyfriend Jack, but the line was super long to meet him, and I had already maxed out my character line waiting tolerance on princesses and superheroes earlier in the day. 😉

Much to my dismay, The Nightmare Before Christmas ideas aresorely underrepresented in the world of crafts and tutorials. I looked and looked and LOOKED on both Google and Pinterest.

The 30 Nightmare Before Christmas ideas that I was able to find for you to check out.

There are plenty of The Nightmare Before Christmas products for sale on Etsy, but I wanted to include only free ideas and tutorials in this roundup.) I also made a Pinterest board withJack Skellington / The Nightmare Before Christmas Ideas — follow along to see any additional ideas that I find! Also, don’t forget to check out my post entitled, “The Top Ten Reasons Why I am Obsessed with Mickey’s Halloween Party.” Lots of pics of the park all decked out (including the Haunted Mansion) and the scoop on all of my favorite Halloween-y Disneyland fun!

Here’s to Jack Skellington fans everywhere! Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good FRIGHT!

The Nightmare Before Christmas Ideas | Fashion

Jack Skellington Mouse Ears Tutorial from Bombshell Bling

Simple Iron-On Vinyl Jack Skellington Shirt from Bombshell Bling

Jack Skellington Necklace from Bombshell Bling

Glow-in-the-Dark Nightmare Before Christmas Shoes from Bombshell Bling

Halloween Nail Art Design from All Day Chic

Jack Skellington Inspired Bow Tie from Disney Family

The Nightmare Before Christmas Inspired T-Shirts from Crafty Staci

Halloween Night Dress by Crystal Dekker

The Nightmare Before Christmas Ideas | Decorations

Life Size Jack the Pumpkin King from Running with Scissors

Jack Skellington Pillow from Crap I’ve Made

Jack Skellington Pumpkin Carving Template from Disney Family

DIY Jack Skellington Multi-Holiday Mug from Bombshell Bling

Jack Skellington Halloween String Garland from Disney Family

This is Halloween: The Nightmare Before Christmas Printable from Bombshell Bling

A Halloween Nightmare Party form Catch My Party

Oogie Boogie Monster from Disney Family

Jack Skellington Tote

Jack Skellington Door & Free Printable from Twin Dragonfly Designs

Nightmare Before Christmas TREE
(I AM DYING OVER THIS!!!! A reader sent me the link. You guys know me well. Go to the post to see the daylight pics as well. AMAZING.)

Black and White Striped Pumpkin from Brit + Co

Weekly Disney Style Affirmations: The Nightmare Before Christmas from Disney Style

FREE The Nightmare Before Christmas Printable from Bombshell Bling

Zero from The Nightmare Before Christmas from Instructables

“I am the Shadow” Oogie Boogie Cross Stitch from Instructables

Nightmare Before Christmas Jack Craft Pumpkin from Plucking Daisies

The Nightmare Before Christmas Ideas | Recipes

Jack Skellington Caramel Apples from Bombshell Bling

Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Ooey Gooey Jack Skellington Cookie Cake from Sweet Nothings in the Kitchen

Jack Skellington Cookie Pops from Disney Family

Jack Skellington Cupcakes from Confessions of a Cookbook Queen

Jack Skellington Surprise Cake from Bombshell Bling

Jack Skellington Bento Lunch from Bent On Better Lunches

Blackout Candy Apples from Lil Luna

Skeleton Cupcakes from Woman’s Day

How to Make a Jack Skellington Cookie from Suz Daily

The Nightmare Before Christmas Birthday Party from Polish the Stars

Jack Skellington Cupcakes from Disney Family

If you enjoyed this roundup of The Nightmare Before Christmas Ideas check out these Halloween roundups as well:

50 + Halloween Party Food Ideas

30+ Halloween Kid Craft Ideas

50 Kid-Friendly Halloween Food Ideas

Don’t forget to also follow along on my Pinterest Halloween board for Halloween inspiration from all over the web!

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Here’s one more post that you will love if you are planning to/dreaming about travel(ing) to Disneyland in October . . .

THE TOP TEN REASONS WHY I AM OBSESSED WITH MICKEY’S HALLOWEEN PARTY

Mickey’s Halloween Party is one of my FAVORITE things ever!! The park transforms, the villains come out to meet you, the Dapper Dans wear ghoul makeup and float down a misty river singing songs from The Nightmare Before Christmas, the ride The Haunted Mansion is transformed to be The Nightmare Before Christmas themed, there are special Halloween-y treats available around the park, and you can go trick or treating as you walk from ride to ride!!! *SWOON* If you are thinking about taking your family to “The Happiest Place on Earth” this Halloween season then you should check out the travel agency Get Away Today. They have vacation LAYAWAY PLANS! Isn’t that brilliant?! Paying off your vacay a bit at a time makes it so much more realistic and affordable! Check out their amazing discounts and packages, and be sure to use the coupon code BLING to get an additional $10 off of your booking!

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