Halloween Crafts for Kids

Simple, fun Halloween projects that children can enjoy with a grown-up nearby. These kids' crafts use everyday materials like paper, card, yarn and felt, and most can be finished in a single afternoon.

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Halloween Food

Edible Halloween Crafts Kids Can Make (and Eat)

Eight edible Halloween crafts kids can make and eat: banana ghosts, clementine pumpkins, cracker spiders, pretzel broomsticks and more, with safety tips.

Felt and Fabric Crafts

Felt Halloween Finger Puppets: Ghost, Pumpkin, Bat and Cat

Make felt Halloween finger puppets with simple shapes: a ghost, pumpkin, bat, black cat and witch. Sewn or glued, with sizing tips and easy stitches.

Decorations

Glow-in-the-Dark Halloween Crafts: 6 Easy Projects

Six easy glow-in-the-dark Halloween crafts, from glowing ghost jars to spooky eyes in the bushes, plus tips to make glow paint shine brighter.

Crafts for Kids

Paper Plate Halloween Masks Kids Can Make

Make paper plate Halloween masks with kids: a pumpkin, black cat, bat, ghost and friendly monster, with simple steps and tips for safe eye holes.

Crafts for Kids

Painted Halloween Rocks: Easy Designs and Tips That Last

Paint Halloween rocks that last: how to pick and prep stones, the best paints and sealers, and easy pumpkin, ghost, monster and spider designs for all ages.

Crafts for Kids

Halloween Sensory Bin Ideas for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Seven Halloween sensory bin ideas for toddlers and preschoolers, from pumpkin oats to a spider web rescue, with fillers, safety tips and easy clean-up advice.

Crafts for Kids

Egg Carton Halloween Crafts: Bats, Spiders and Little Monsters

Turn cardboard egg cartons into bats, spiders, monsters and a pumpkin garland. Easy Halloween crafts for kids with simple steps and a supply list.

Crafts for Kids

How to Make Coffee Filter Ghosts: Easy Kids Craft

Learn how to make coffee filter ghosts: an easy, low-cost Halloween craft for kids, plus ideas for ghost garlands, glowing ghosts and window decorations.

Crafts for Kids

How to Host a Halloween Craft Party for Kids

How to host a Halloween craft party for kids: planning, easy craft stations, a sample schedule, spooky snacks, safety tips and take-home favors.

Pumpkins

No-Carve Pumpkin Decorating Ideas for Halloween

Easy no-carve pumpkin decorating ideas for Halloween: painted faces, decoupage, push pins, yarn and foam monsters. Safe for kids and longer-lasting.

Crafts for Kids

Salt Dough Halloween Ornaments: Recipe and Ideas

Make salt dough Halloween ornaments with a simple 3-ingredient recipe. Includes baking and air-drying times, painting tips and spooky decoration ideas.

Crafts for Kids

Toilet Paper Roll Halloween Crafts for Kids

Easy toilet paper roll Halloween crafts for kids: bats, mummies, black cats, monsters, owls and glowing eyes, made from cardboard tubes and simple supplies.

Craft Tutorial

How to Make a Perler Bead Spider Web Pattern

Make a Perler bead spider web on a hexagon pegboard: lay three spokes, add two rings of beads, then iron. Hang it as decor or use it as a cupcake topper.

Craft Tutorial

How to Make a Zombie Cookies Recipe for Halloween

A zombie cookies recipe for Halloween: gruesome zombie feet cookies with marbled fondant skin and festering sores for spooky themed parties.

Crafts for Kids

Pirate Origami Projects and Paper Crafts

Pirate origami projects and paper crafts for Halloween and pirate parties: fold paper ships, boats, treasure chests, parrots and more.

Craft Tutorial

Halloween Perler Bead Patterns and Ideas

Six easy Halloween Perler bead patterns: a jack-o'-lantern, an eyeball, a skull, a spider web, candy corn and a witch owl, with tips for ironing fused beads.

Craft Tutorial

How to Make Paper Spider Webs Kids Craft

How to make a paper spider web: fold a paper circle, cut narrow notches along the edges and open it out. Easy Halloween craft for kids aged 3 and up.

Crafts for Kids

Very Easy to Make Pirate Cupcakes

How to make very easy and quick pirate cupcakes for a pirate-themed Halloween party or birthday, with simple decorating ideas anyone can follow.

Crafts for Kids

Harry Potter Coloring Pages Online Free Printables

A list of websites with free Harry Potter coloring pages to print and color in: a relaxing activity for kids and Potter fans before Halloween.

Craft Kits

Halloween Foam Craft Kits for Kids

Halloween foam craft kits for kids: monster magnets, pumpkin sticker sets and a foam haunted house, plus what to look for in a kit and how to make your own.

Craft Kits

Fun Halloween Craft Kits for Kids to Enjoy

Fun Halloween craft kits for kids to enjoy indoors, with ideas for different ages and tips on picking kits that keep children busy and creative.

Costume Accessories

Mask Craft Kits for Kids this Halloween

Mask craft kits for kids this Halloween: ideas for making and decorating fun costume masks, with tips on choosing kits for different ages.

Craft Tutorial

Bat Pom Pom Craft Tutorial and Free Template

Make a cute bat pom pom with this craft tutorial and free printable wing template. A quick and easy yarn pom pom decoration for Halloween.

Craft Tutorial

Red Devil Pom Poms for Halloween

Make a little red devil pom pom for Halloween with horns, a forked tail and a trident. A cute yarn craft to display or hang as a decoration.

Craft Tutorial

How to Make Paper Fans for Decorations

How to make round paper fans for hanging decorations. An easy paper craft for kids and adults, from small fans to large party backdrops.

Banners and Garlands

Easy Halloween Tissue Paper Garland Tutorial

A quick and easy tissue paper garland tutorial for Halloween. Simple enough for kids to make, with tips for colors, folding and hanging your garland.

Costume Accessories

Maleficent Rainbow Loom Bands Bracelet Tutorial

Photo tutorial: make a Maleficent bracelet from Rainbow Loom bands with a fused Perler bead charm. A fun villain craft for kids and adults.

Craft Tutorial

Magnificent Maleficent Perler Bead Pattern

A Maleficent Perler bead pattern inspired by Sleeping Beauty's famous villain, with a chart and tips for making fused bead keyrings, magnets and decor.

Craft Tutorial

How to Make Spider Pom Poms

How to make a large freestanding yarn pom pom spider for Halloween: a cute, furry tarantula-style plush pet that kids can help to make.

Craft Tutorial

Spiderweb Paper Craft for Young Kids

An easy spiderweb paper craft for young kids: cut, fold and decorate paper cobwebs to make fun, creepy Halloween decorations at home or in class.

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