Happy Halloween! Looking for some fun Halloween activities for kids? From haunted houses to mummy candles, here are 10 fun Halloween crafts your kids will love to make – perfect for keeping little monsters happily occupied for hours.
Halloween is one of the most fun times of year to get crafty. After all, googly eyes are made for monsters, and black pipe cleaners are basically spider legs! Here are 10 fun crafts to inspire you this Halloween.
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#1. Halloween Paper Chains
Our Halloween paper chains are an easy and fun Halloween project to do with the kids.
Anything spooky goes – pumpkins, ghosts, bats and witches’ hats! They look great either hung on the walls, or across your windows.
#2. Halloween Candle Holder
Why not have a go at making our Halloween candle holders? The kids will love decorating the jars, and they look great when lit for Halloween night.
All you need to remember is to start collecting glass jars in the run-up to Halloween. Once you’ve made them, they’ll last from year to year.
#3. Bath Time Pumpkin Face Decorating
This bath-time project from Growingajeweledrose.com is a great way to entertain little ones in the bath around Halloween. Foam pieces magically stick to walls and windows when wet, and children can decorate their pumpkin faces again and again.
Image courtesy of Growingajeweledrose.com
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#4. Fun Fuzzy Spider Craft
Image: Paging Supermom
We loved these cute fuzzy spider crafts from Paging Supermom. They’re really quick to make, and all you need is black wool, pipe cleaners, googly eyes, scissors and some glue. Once you’ve made the spiders, you could make a spider’s web for them too, using just wool and a paper plate.
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#5. Hand Print Spider Cards
Image found on Pinterest
These hand print spider cards make great Halloween party invitations, or just lovely seasonal pictures. All you need is orange card or paper, black paint, a white paint marker, and googly eyes. When painting the hand, skip the thumbs so you end up with four legs on each side.
#6. Haunted House
Image: sarahjanestudios.com
Why not get the kids to make their own haunted house this Halloween? This project from sarahjanestudios.com even has a handy template for the house, which you can cut out and decorate with whatever spooky characters are peering out from the windows.
#7. Halloween Milk Jug Ghosts
Image: iSaveA2Z
We love these cute Halloween milk jug ghosts from iSaveAtoZ. They’re cheap and simple to make – just gather up some empty milk cartons in the run-up to Halloween, add some ghost faces and some fairy lights, and you’ve got your Halloween milk jug ghosts. Add a few stones to the base of each jug so they don’t blow over easily.
#8. Halloween Cone Girls
Image: Mrprintables
How cute are these Halloween paper cone girls from mrprintables.com? This printable file has six costumes – skeleton, mummy, spider woman, pumpkin, witch and candy cone – plus two cute little pets. First make the cone girls, then dress them up in their spooky costumes.
#9. Halloween Bunting
Image: organizeyourstuffnow.com
This Halloween bunting from organizeyourstuffnow.com makes a fun decoration for the holidays. Kids of all ages can get involved, and they’ll love decorating the bunting. It’s affordable too, as it’s made entirely from scrapbook paper – and the idea could easily be adapted for Easter or Christmas as well.
#10. Halloween Mummy Lights
Image: Hi Sugarplum
We love these mummy lights from Hi Sugarplum, and they look super easy to make. All you need are some glass jars or vases, gauze, and some googly eyes. Better still, you can reuse your glass jars afterwards, simply by fixing a fresh piece of gauze to the glass with tape.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What ages are these Halloween crafts suitable for?
Most of these crafts work well for a wide range of ages. Simpler ideas like the hand print spider cards or paper chains are great for toddlers and younger children with a little help, while projects like the haunted house template or milk jug ghosts suit older kids who enjoy more detailed cutting, folding and decorating.
Do I need special materials to get started?
No – most of these crafts use things you may already have at home, such as card, paint, googly eyes, pipe cleaners and glass jars. A few, like the milk jug ghosts or candle holders, are easiest if you start saving jars and cartons in the weeks before Halloween.
Can these crafts be adapted for a Halloween party?
Definitely. The hand print spider cards work well as party invitations, and the paper chains, bunting and mummy lights all double up nicely as Halloween party decorations.
Are these crafts messy?
A few involve paint or glue, so it’s worth covering the table and popping an apron on smaller crafters. Most, though, are fairly low-mess and easy to tidy up afterwards.
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