Halloween Crafts
Halloween craft ideas for kids
As their favorite holiday approaches, keep your little ghouls and goblins busy and out of the candy stash with these fun Halloween crafts that are easy to prepare and clean up.
Halloween Coloring Pages and Art Activities
If you’re looking for a quick way to get the kids’ creative juices going, why not take a minute or two to print out some Halloween coloring pages online? There is a wide variety of pages available for all age levels, and they cost no more than the price of the paper you’ll use to print them. And if you’re interested in adding some fun learning time into the mix, look for pages that feature learning activities such as word searches, math games, puzzles, matching activities and more.
For other great Halloween craft ideas, look for Halloween printables, including cut-out Halloween costumes, treat holders and decorations. These fun, easy-to-print activities require only crayons or markers, a pair of scissors and a glue stick. They’re a great way to keep the kids busy by letting them practice their creativity and hand-eye coordination, and you get to create some homemade Halloween decorations or trick-or-treating accessories at the same time.
More Halloween Crafts for Kids
Both boys and girls will love making their own Halloween critters out of pom-poms, pipe cleaners, felt, craft beads and baubles. To make spider crafts, use a pom-pom for the body and glue pipe cleaners to it for the legs. Add some beads for eyes (or use googly eyes for a more playful-looking spider) and any other features you can dream up. For a cute Halloween bat, again, you can use a pom-pom for a body, then cut out bat wings from felt and attach. Kids may also enjoy making jack-o’-lanterns or skulls from similar materials.
For other fun Halloween craft ideas, try using colored paper or paper bags to make hangable Halloween decor. Cut out a paper skeleton using a pattern online and hang it on the wall. You could make a pumpkin, skull, witch or cat by stuffing a paper bag with balls of scrap paper or newspaper and then decorating the exterior of the bag with pens, crayons and cut-out colored paper. You can also attach beads, sequins, pipe cleaners and fabric scraps for even more creative fun! Just provide your kids with some craft supplies and you’ll be amazed at what they create.
