Waiting for an anticipated holiday to arrive can be very difficult for small children.
A Halloween countdown calendar is a perfect way to help your child see how many days are left until this spooky night.
Here are some ideas for calendars you can make, but any advent calendar idea could be adapted to make a Halloween calendar.
Printable Halloween Advent Calendar
If you don’t have much time, make this printable Halloween advent calendar that uses witches hats.
Halloween Countdown Calendar
Sew orange felt numbers on black felt pockets – which you sew onto Halloween fabric for this Halloween Countdown Calendar. Make a very cute little white ghost to move from pocket to pocket as the days go by. Very cute!
Other versions with other characters to move!
Halloween Countdown Calendar
Here’s a really cute Halloween countdown calendar to count the days to Halloween. It’s made with felt.
Halloween Countdown Calendar
Stitch a felt Halloween countdown calendar with felt pockets to hold treats.
Felt Halloween Countdown
Stitch little felt bags in Halloween colors and with Halloween designs. Add handles for hanging and your felt Halloween countdown calendar is done.
Halloween Book Countdown
Read a Halloween book a day until Halloween. If you don’t have enough, borrow a few from the library.
Halloween Countdown Tree
This clever Halloween countdown tree uses an artificial tree set in a plastic pumpkin. Numbers are on paper Halloween tags that hang on the tree.
Halloween Perpetual Calendar
I love this Halloween perpetual calendar that is made with wood blocks, and decorated in Halloween colors.
Block Halloween Countdown Calendar
Use 3 blocks to make a Halloween countdown calendar. Turn the blocks to change the numbers each day.
Halloween Countdown Tree
This project would make a great Halloween Countdown tree. You could even replace the bags with Halloween ornaments as you remove them for the treats.
Or you could put a Halloween ornament in each bag as the treat, to hang each day.
Halloween Anticipation Calendar
Very cute way to do a Halloween countdown calendar. Magnets are glued on the bottom of small boxes – painted and decorated by you. Paint a cookie sheet black for the boxes to attach to. Kids will love using it!
Another Box Halloween Countdown
Halloween Advent Calendar
Mod Podge decorative paper to a cookie sheet and create squares. Add a number and candy to each square for a Halloween advent calendar.
Halloween Countdown Calendar
Craft this Halloween countdown calendar with a non-aluminum cookie sheet, buttons and Halloween paper.
Magnetic Countdown to Halloween
Craft a magnetic countdown to Halloween by stitching felt circles with numbers, and adding magnets.
Halloween Countdown Calendar
For this Halloween countdown calendar you need a cookie sheet, magnets and Halloween embellishments.
Halloween Countdown
Use decorated circles with Halloween designs on the front and magnets on the back, to make a Halloween countdown with a magnet board.
Halloween Countdown Calendar
Made with decorated envelopes in a large frame, this Halloween countdown calendar counts the last 13 days before Halloween.
Halloween Countdown Calendar
Using pre-made favor boxes which you decorate with Halloween paper, you create a stack of boxes with a small gift or candy in each one for this Halloween Countdown Calendar.
Halloween Countdown
This Halloween countdown calendar is made with patterned papers, ribbons and buttons.
31 Halloween Crafts to Countdown to Halloween
Use these 31 Halloween crafts – one each day – to countdown to Halloween.
Ghost Countdown to Halloween
Make 31 ghosts and write an activity on the back of each one. Each day choose a ghost and do that activity for this ghost countdown to Halloween.
Halloween Activity Countdown Calendar
Put numbered Halloween paper pockets on a board and slip a Halloween related activity in each one to make a Halloween Activity countdown calendar.
Halloween Calendar Countdown
Using cardboard, scrapbook paper, rickrack, and a bit of yarn this Halloween Calendar Countdown will be easily put together.
Candy Halloween Countdown
For a candy Halloween countdown, tie candy pieces in a long string and cut off a piece each day until Halloween.
Halloween Countdown Chain
This Halloween countdown chain is made as a paper chain pumpkin man. I like the idea of first writing an activity on each link, to be done when that link is removed.
Halloween Countdown Chain
This Halloween countdown chain is made with fabric loops that button, but you could use velcro instead. Or make one with Halloween designer paper.
Printable Spooky House Countdown Calendar
Print a spooky house Halloween countdown calendar with little doors to open.
Halloween Countdown
For a Halloween countdown, print a page of pumpkins and color one each day until Halloween.
Halloween Countdown Calendar
This small stand-up Halloween countdown calendar has decorated pages you flip each day until Halloween.
Noreen Doll
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