Everyone will love making these easy Halloween crafts for kids.
Kids love to craft, and they especially seem to love crafting for holidays.
Halloween crafts for kids is designed to give kids lots of ideas for making their own fun easy Halloween crafts.
Many of these are quick and easy and can be made from supplies you already have. Many also make use of recyclables.
Your young crafter can enjoy creating these Halloween crafts for kids with a minimum of adult help. Let them add their own unique creativity to these basic ideas.
Kids Pumpkin Crafts can be found here.
Use craft foam to make a Pet Vampire Bat Bracelet.
Paper Plate Vampire Bat Tutorial
Here’s a fun easy paper plate vampire bat for kids to make!
Haunting Halloween Notepads Tutorial
Easy to make haunting Halloween notepads can be used as favors, small gifts, or make and takes for kids.
Halloween Party Games
If you’re having a Halloween party, Williams Games Emporium has some fun ideas for Halloween kids games. There are lots of other entertaining ideas for kids there as well.
Easier Cleanup
Check out Kids Craft Tips for ways to make their crafting less messy and easier to clean up.
Halloween Garlands and Chains
No Bones About It Garland
Pick up some skeletons, skulls and other spooky Halloween items at the Dollar Store and intersperse them on a cord with letters that spell out a Halloween word – to make a no bones about it garland.
Halloween Cutting Patterns
Here are some fun and easy Halloween cutting patterns for kids who like to make paper chains.
For more paper cutting ideas, visit Tongs Paper Cutting.
Ghost Garland
Make a fun ghost garland with white muslin over newspaper balls. Or make tiny ghosts with kleenex over tiny newspaper balls.
Halloween Garlands
Easy to make Halloween garlands are bats, ghosts and candy corns, cut from folded paper.
Skeletons and Skull Halloween Crafts for Kids
With a black paper plate and Dollar Store skeletons, kids can make this cool boneyard wreath.
Newspaper squares glued to a paper plate and sprayed black form the wreath. Just add skulls and a lacy bow to finish a skull wreath.
Wrap a paper plate with black cloth and add a skull and skeletal hands to make a Day of the Dead Wreath.
Paper Skeleton
This has patterns for all the bones you’ll need to make a paper skeleton.
To make your skeleton sturdier, glue the paper bones onto cardboard. Or make him out of craft foam.
Using brads to connect the bones will make his joints moveable.
Plastispook Skeleton
Kids will love to put together Plastispooks. Just grab some plastic forks and spoons and start creating!
Chenille Skeleton
A very different sort of skeleton, kids can twist chenille stems together to make a poseable Chenille Skeleton. He can hang from anywhere!
Glue Resist Skeletons
Glue resist skeletons is an interesting technique for making ghostly looking skeletons.
Ghost Crafts
Recycle a milk jug into this fun ghost.
Ghost Finger Puppet from a Milk Jug
Use a recycled milk jug to make this Ghost Finger Puppet.
Create a cute Peek A Boo Ghost with craft foam and a recycled milk jug.
Recycle a milk jug to make a Spooky Ghost Pencil Topper.
Use an envelope to make a quick and easy Ghost Favor Bagalope.
Ghosts in the Graveyard
Kids can make this super cute ghosts in the graveyard with a cardboard egg carton, twigs and cotton balls.
Ghost on a Doorknob
You can make a ghost on a doorknob in any ghostly shape, on white card stock or craft foam. Draw the face with a black marker.
Glue Ghost Necklace
Kids can make a glue ghost necklace with white glue.
Huey, Dewey & Louie Ghosts
Or ghosts with duck feet! Very cute ghosts made with aluminum foil, cotton cloth and fabric stiffener.
Frosty Leaf Ghosts
Paint artificial leaves white and make a ghost face on the top point to make frosty leaf ghosts. Very easy and they look neat.
Spider Halloween Crafts for Kids
Create a Big Hairy Tarantula with a black plate and bowl, and black bumpy chenille.
Wrap black cloth around a paper plate and attach spiders all over for an Arachnophobia Wreath.
Hairy Halloween Spider
Make this quick hairy Halloween spider with black bump chenille stems and pom poms.
Jingle Bell Spider
Easy spider is made with bells, pipe cleaners and beads.
Spider Key Ring
This spider key ring will be easy for kids to make with pony beads. It could also be used on a zipper pull for a jacket or backpack.
Furry Spiders
Easy to make spiders to creep around your house.
Paper Plate Spiders
Paper plates, construction paper, black paint and glue will make these paper plate spiders that can hold a treat.
Egg Carton Light Up Spider
Use a battery tea light for this light up spider made with an egg carton and black pipe cleaners.
“Plastic” Gelatin Spiders
Kids will have fun creating these creepy crawlie “plastic” gelatin spiders. The recipe looks easy.
Spider Wand To make a spider wand, glue a spider to the top of a dowel that’s been painted black. It would be effective to add some gauzy fabric or ribbon to it.
Glow Stick Spiders
Using a styrofoam ball and glow sticks, kids can make these fun easy glow stick spiders that glow in the dark.
Spiderweb Art
Spiderweb art is an easy way to make a spider web with glue and rice on black construction paper.
Bottle Cap Spider
This bottle cap spider is intended to be used as a pincushion, but it could just be a spider.
Spider Candy Holder
Made with a paper plate painted back and pipe cleaner legs, this cute spider candy holder is easy to make.
Bat Halloween Crafts for Kids
Make this quick and easy Vampire Bat Pencil Topper as a party project.
Use felt or cardstoack to create a fun vampire bat napkin ring for your Halloween table.
Recycle a black foam vegetable container into a fun Bat Finger Puppet.
An easy and fun project for younger kids is this Bat on a Stick.
Halloween Bat Magnet
This easy, fun Halloween bat magnet uses black craft foam and a spring type clothespin.
Bat Pin
You can make several of these Bat Pins easily and quickly. You can wear it as a pin or attach it to your shoulder to be your pet bat!
Easy Clothespin Bat
Martha loves to decorate for Halloween, and she always has great Halloween crafts for kids ideas. This Clothespin Bat is very simple to do.
You could easily make a lot of them to hang all over your house!
Origami Bats
These quick bats are made with black construction paper.
Flying Bats
Construction paper and thread are the ingredients for flying bats that can hang from your ceiling fan!
Bats and Cats Napkin Rings
Cute, easy bats and cats napkins rings use cardboard tubes, black felt, craft paint, pom poms, and other craft bits.
Witches and Cats Halloween Crafts for Kids
Witch Spoon Puppet
You need a wooden spoon, paint, yarn and a bit of Halloween fabric to make this cute witch spoon puppet.
Witches Hats
Attach a pointed party hat to a paper plate and paint it black to make this easy witches hat.
Witch’s Cauldron
Easy to make witch’s cauldron that uses a Glad container, black paint and a black pipe cleaner.
Witches Broomstick Pen
Fun and easy witch broomstick pen using raffia, to share with your friends.
Wrap a black garland around styrofoam balls to make a cute Scaredy Cat.
Witchy Kitty
Substitute a styrofoam ball to make this Halloween kitty. Cut a slice off the bottom so it will sit flat, and paint it black. Finish according to the directions.
Scaredy Cat
Printable parts to make this Halloween cat. Print it on black cardstock or paint it black. Put the parts together with brads.
Lego Witch
Here’s a Lego witch to make for kids who can’t get enough of Legos.
Mummies and Graveyards
Wrap tea dyed cloth strips around a tin can to make a Mummified Can.
Mini Mummy
This mini mummy uses a ball, craft stick and gauze.
Origami Mummies
Fold these neat origami mummies with a sheet of white paper.
Movable Mummies
Because this mummy is made with pipe cleaners, it’s poseable. Kids will have fun making it, then finding ways to use it.
Mummy Noteholder
This magnetic backed Mummy made from a craft stick and a wooden clothespin can hold spooky messages on your refrigerator!
Paper Plate Mummy
A paper plate, constgruction paper, and glue are all that’s needed for kids to make this fun paper plate mummy.
Grave Ghoulies
This eerie Halloween project can be put together quickly and easily. Who wouldn’t love to see this ghoulish hand coming up out of their front yard!
More Fun Halloween Crafts for Kids
Create a fun Peek A Boo Frankie with craft foam.
Spooky Thumbprints
Using black ink and your thumbprint, you can make spiders, bats, cats and other spooky thumbprints critters.
Creepy Eyeball Magnets
Cut eyes from an old magazine and glue glass pebbles on top to magnify them. Clever and fun creepy eyeball magnets.
Frankenstein Noisemaker
Fun Frankenstein noisemaker for kids to make with paper plates.
Halloween Monster Gloves
Clever idea for for Halloween Monster gloves, by adding fake fur and felt fingernails to the back of gloves.
Spooky Spinners
These spooky spinners (pinwheels) are fun and easy for kids to make.
Cereal Box Halloween Stencils
Make cereal box Halloween stencils and use to stencil Tshirts, treat bags and anything else you can think of.
Fun Foam Pins
Easy fun foam pins also need felt scraps and a silver paint pen.
Halloween Bracelet
Great project for little girls, you can use card stock or craft foam, and pony beads to make a Halloween bracelet.
Halloween Pencil Tops
Use craft foam to make cute Halloween pencil tops.
Halloween Pins
Safety pins and pony beads are needed to make these fast and easy Halloween pins.
Halloween Peg People
Pegs (clothespins), paint and decorative paper are needed to make these Halloween peg people.
Cereal Box Monsters
Use cereal boxes, construction paper, egg cartons, glue and markers to make some creative cereal box monsters.
Halloween Village
Print out these houses and color them for Halloween. Make a few other spooky props and your Halloween village is done.
Paper Bag Tree
Great easy to make tree using a paper bag. Spray paint it black and use it in a spooky Halloween scene.
Halloween Snow Globe
Use a recycled jar and one of your kids toy figures (or buy a spooky one) to make a Halloween snow globe.
Halloween Crafts for Kids – Lights
Ghost String Lights
Use single serving milk bottles to make this clever ghost light string. kids need a little adult help with the light string.
Halloween Luminaries
Milk jug luminaries make great Halloween faces.
Halloween Cereal Box Luminaries
You will also need a wire hanger and red and yellow tissue paper to make the Halloween Cereal Box Luminaries.
Creepy Treats Kids Can Make
Lollipop Scarecrow
Cute scarecrow idea with a treat.
Tootsie Pop Spider
An easy spider for kids to make, using pipe cleaners and wiggly eyes.
More Easy Halloween Crafts for Kids
For other easy Halloween crafts ideas, see Easy Halloween Crafts, Halloween Crafts for Preschoolers, and Pumpkin Crafts.
Have fun with these great Halloween crafts for kids.
Noreen Doll
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