Halloween is favorite holiday of children and some adults too, because they like all television programs, toys, and snacks connected with this holiday. But before the trick or treat and haunted houses; children also have the best time on this Halloween innovatively indulging themselves into crafts. Halloween topics such as ghosts and goblins, pumpkins and witches are interesting subjects for young children’s art projects. If you’re a parent who wants to entertain the kids or a teacher eager to bring some Halloween fun into the classroom, Halloween crafts are a perfect idea. This Halloween art guide has been designed to introduce twenty simple and spirited Halloween art projects that are both easy for children to make, and chock full of sheer thrilling fun! Have a spook-tacular crafting time in store with these fabulously fun children crafts that kids will be all excited to make using glue and scissors!
1. Paper Plate Ghosts
Materials:
- White paper plates
- White tissue paper
- Googly eyes
- Glue
- Black marker
How to Make:
This one is loads of fun and takes only about 5 minutes to do. To make your ghost just take a white paper plate and attach some white tissue paper strips at the base so your ghost looks like they are flowing. Attach two googly eyes and draw a scary or ridiculous mouth with a black marker. This is one of the easiest Halloween crafts that kids of all ages can do; it’s also traditional.
2. Handprint Spiders
Materials:
- Black construction paper
- White crayon
- Googly eyes
- Scissors
- Glue
How to Make:
Here is a great craft idea: have your child trace their hand on black paper using a white crayon. Trim them off neatly – these will be the spider’s legs! Place the handprints next to each other with thumbs touching, draw on eyes for a cute (or sinister looking!) spider and your spider is complete.
3. Pumpkin Paper Lanterns
Materials:
- Orange construction paper
- Black construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
How to Make:
This one is a bit more imaginative this is good for painting or things like that. Take an orange construction paper and fold it in half and then make cross cuts at the edge of the folded line. Cut, rip and fold it then put it backward, roll it again and fix the joinery. Using a pair of scissors make out black shapes of eyes, nose and mouth to make the lantern look like a pumpkin face. Hang it up for a quick Halloween feel immediately.
4. Toilet Paper Roll Bats
Materials:
- Toilet paper rolls
- Black color paint or black construction paper
- Googly eyes
- Scissors
- Glue
How to Make:
Don’t throw away the used toilet paper rolls just yet, there are more Halloween crafts to be created here! Cover the rolls with black paint, or attach black construction paper around the rolls. Draw bat wings with black paper and use a glue to stick them on the sides of the body. Last, stick on those googley eyes and, if you chose a face, draw a small mouth, maybe a smile, or if you chose some sort of monster, draw little fangs. You have your bat poised or draped, let’s say.
5. Popsicle Stick Scarecrows
Materials:
- Popsicle sticks
- Felt or colored paper
- Googly eyes
- Glue
- Markers
How to Make:
For this cool cute crafts, pick the popsicle sticks and lay them down side by side and glue one strip on the back to maintain the popsicle sticks in position. Trace and cut/embroider a hat out of felt and glue it on the scarecrow’s head, do the same with the clothes. Paste some googly eyes on him and then you can use markers to draw the remaining portion of the scarecrow’s face. This fun of craft is well suited for the autumn and Halloween seasons!
6. Pumpkin Paper Plate Craft
Materials:
- Paper plate
- Orange paint
- Black construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
How to Make:
Begin with a paper plate; before painting it orange. After it has dried you may make triangle shaped eyes from the black construction paper, a nose and a wide smiling mouth. Stick these on the plate, and that part of your jack-o’lantern face is set! It’s just so simple and efficient to incorporate Halloween into your interior immediately.
7. Q-tip Skeletons
Materials:
- Black construction paper
- Q-tips
- Glue
- White crayon or marker
How to Make:
Place several Q-tips on black paper in order to form the figure of a skeletal system which includes arms, legs and spine. Take one for the head or draw a circle with white crayon. Place glue and join the Q-tips, and your skeleton is only bones to start shaking! It’s effortless and clean and that’s a plus; it is a perfect moment for children to get to know the concept of bones while having fun.
8. Footprint Ghosts
Materials:
- Black construction paper
- White paint
- Googly eyes
- Glue
- Black marker
How to Make:
This is so simple, yet great fun; try painting footprints as ghosts! Have your child put the paint on the toe and foot and then make a fingerprint of sorts on some black paper. After the paint dry up, you can stick on the googly eyes and with the black permanent marker draw a ghostly mouth. These make for great keepsakes, and kids love there feet tickling the paint!
9. Pumpkin Patch Collage
Materials:
- Green construction paper
- Orange construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
How to Make:
Make Your Own Pumpkin Patch is your child’s special project. Draw and trace several pumpkins of varying sizes on a green sheet of an orange colored construction paper and glue the pumpkins. Therefore, you can add some vines leaves or even pumpkin face. What I really like about this craft is that it allows children to practice their scissor skills all the while making a rather cute Halloween theme.
10. Cupcake Liner Bats
Materials:
- Black cupcake liners
- Black construction paper
- Googly eyes
- Glue
- Scissors
How to Make:
It is always interesting to transform elements of a vehicle into other forms of transportation; cupcake liners turn out to be perfect as bat bodies. Take a black liner and fold it in half and take bat wings from black thin construction paper. Attach the wings on the liner also paste some google eyes. Either give them some strings and suspend them from the ceiling or place them on the Halloween table centerpiece. Simple, but spooky!
11. Witch Hat Headband
Materials:
- Black construction paper
- Glue
- Scissors
- Headband
How to Make:
Learn how to make a ordinary headband into a witch hat! Taking black paper, cutting a small cone as the hat and attaching a round base to it. Take the brim and sew it to the upper part of the headband: and, tadam, you’ve made a witch’s hat. You can actually embroider stars or glitters on it if you want it to be more special.
12. Spider Web Art with Yarn
Materials:
- Black construction paper
- White glue
- Yarn (white or black)
How to Make:
With glue, make drawings of spider web onto black paper. Then, trim segments of yarn and stick on glue lines to enhance the feature of webbing. You don’t even have to stop there, you can bring it home further by putting a small paper spider on it! This work on fine motor skills and looks very good when done by the kid/child/learner/student.
13. Monster Rocks
Materials:
- Smooth rocks
- Paint (various colors)
- Googly eyes
- Glue
- Markers
How to Make:
Take a several nice smooth stones then you will make these lovely monsters with them! Paint them in primary colors or Halloween colors, let the paint dry and then stick googly eyes on them. In your big picture or map, use markers to draw the mouths, the fangs or other part of the monster. Quite magnificent for Halloween presenting these monster rocks.
14. Paper Bag Mummies
Materials:
- Paper bag
- White paper or gauze strips
- Googly eyes
- Glue
How to Make:
First, encase a paper bag in white paper strips or gauze as practicing good hygiene is and old Egyptian tradition. Attach symmetrical googly eyes that can be seen through the between the strips. This paper bag mummies are very simple to make, and great campaign, Halloween puppet or for kids’ activities!
15. Painted Ghost Rocks
Materials:
- Smooth rocks
- White paint
- Black marker
How to Make:
As far as art projects are concerned this is an exciting deviation from simple painting of rocks! Paint the rocks white so that they air dry. Then draw typical shaped face, which can be funny or scary— all with a black marker. These ghost rocks are good for decorating your garden or leave them around the neighborhood for a prank!
16. Coffee Filter Bats
Materials:
- Black coffee filters
- Scissors
- Black construction paper
- Glue
How to Make:
Instantly transform a mundane coffee filter into the figurative ‘winged’ bat! The filter is then folded to half and bat wing shapes are then traced by cutting. Add body parts together with some eyes on a paper then your coffee filter bat is ready to fly! This craft is easy and a little times consuming but that makes it perfect if you have forgotten to plan your Halloween costumes.
17. Glowing Ghost Balloons
Materials:
- White balloons
- Black marker
- Glow sticks
How to Make:
For a glowing surprise, outline the white balloons with black marker in form of ghost faces. Next, take a glow stick, shake it and place it in the balloon then blow as inflating the balloon. Blow out the light and see your floating ghosts made of balloons dancing in the darkness. Absolutely awesome when celebrating Halloween at night.
18. Clothespin Witches
Materials:
- Clothespins
- Markers
- Felt (for hats)
- Googly eyes
- Glue
How to Make:
Paint just a basic clothespin to create your own witch! Using markers draw a face, for the eyes take googly eyes and for the hat take felt to make the small witch hat. These mini witches are a great idea to hang them or use in telling Halloween puppet show. It is also a fun way how to incorporate crafts into Halloween theme and decorations.
19. Egg Carton Bats
Materials:
- Egg cartons
- Black paint
- Googly eyes
- Glue
- Black construction paper
How to Make:
Take one egg toms; having slit it open and place black a paint its interior. It helps if you placed some small googly eyes to make it look more alive and animated. then using black construction papers, cut bat wings and glue them on the sides of the hat. You now have a cute little bat to hang or display as part of your Halloween decoration!
20. Monster Hand Puppets
Materials:
- Paper bags
- Markers
- Googly eyes
- Colored paper
- Glue
How to Make:
Make paper bags into monsters with help of colored markers, glue, and eyes and shaggy teeth made of colored paper. It will also allow you to make a whole set of different monster puppets and have a good Halloween puppet show. They are enjoyable to construct, and ten times as much enjoyment in gaming with.
All of these projects are kept very easy and fun and are all ideal for the preparation for halloween! More importantly, they provide a lot of chances in terms of style and individuality.
