Children’s Halloween Crafts

Here’s a bunch of Halloween crafts for kids in attendance! We have some volunteers in our community who are offering to lead some of these. Would you like to help? Please email jeffreypetermach@gmail.com.

1. Moving Spider –
   https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/445504588154473981/
   a. Construction paper circles
   b. Hole punch
   c. Small zip ties (8 per spider)
   d. Googly eyes (2 per spider)
   e. Straw to make spider move (1 per child)
2. Treat Filled Pumpkin – https://onelittleproject.com/tissue-paper-pumpkin-favours/
   a. Orange tissue paper
   b. Green electrical tape or similar
   c. Sweets
3. Paper Spider Webs – https://onelittleproject.com/paper-spiderwebs/
   a. White paper
   b. Safety scissors
   c. Pipe cleaners (optional if you want to add spiders)
4. Spider Headbands –
   https://www.fantasticfunandlearning.com/s-is-for-spider-spider-headband-craft.html
   a. Black construction paper
   b. Tape
   c. Googly eyes of various sizes
   d. Glue sticks
5. Zombie Rock Painting –
   https://www.simpleeverydaymom.com/zombie-halloween-painted-rocks-for-kids/
   a. Rocks of various sizes painted with neon green acrylic
   paint
   b. Felt tips of various colours – Sharpie works best
6. Balloon and String Pumpkin –
   a. Small balloons
   b. Orange yarn
   c. Scissors

d. Green and brown pipe cleaners
e. Glue (like Elmer’s PVA)

7. Yarn Wrapped Mummy – https://iheartcraftythings.com/yarn-wrapped-mummy-craft.html
   a. Black card cut into people shapes
   b. White Yarn
   c. Googly Eyes (2 per mummy)
   d. Glue sticks
8. Hand Print Spiders –
   https://ipinnedit.wordpress.com/2012/10/19/handprint-spider-halloween-craft/
   a. Orange construction paper
   b. Black paint
   c. Googly eyes
   d. Baby Wipes to clean hands afterwards
9. Flapping Bat – https://onelittleproject.com/flapping-bat-craft/
   a. Black construction paper
   b. Bat template
   c. Plastic straws (this won’t work with paper straws)
   d. Googly eyes
   e. Scissors
   f. Glue sticks
10. Flying Bat Straw Rockets –
    https://buggyandbuddy.com/flying-bat-straw-rockets/
    a. Bat templates printed out
    b. Straws
    c. Crayons (or the same Sharpies from above)
    d. Scissors
    e. Tape
11. Moving Skeleton –
    a. Printed off templates of skeleton
    b. Split pins
    c. Safety scissors
12. Bat Silhoutte – https://www.easypeasyandfun.com/bat-silhouette-halloween-art/
    a. Black construction paper
    b. Bat templates

c. Yellow and orange oil pastels
d. Baby wipes to clean hands afterwards

13. Flying Bat Craft – https://nontoygifts.com/paper-plate-flying-bat-craft/
    a. Bat template
    b. Paper plates (yellow)
    c. Yellow paint (if you can’t find yellow paper plates)
    d. Wooden lolly sticks
    e. Glue sticks
    f. Googly eyes
14. Pumpkin Book Craft –
    https://www.apieceofrainbow.com/20-creative-pumpkin-ideas/
    a. Old paperback books (you can get these for free if thrift
    shops are overwhelmed with them, which they often are)
    b. Paperclips
    c. Orange watercolour paint
    d. Paintbrushes (wide end)
    e. Small sticks for the stems
    f. Baby wipes to wash hands afterwards
    g. Rocking Black Cat –
    https://www.artycraftykids.com/craft/rocking-paper-
    plate-black-cat/Paper plates
    h. Black paint
    i. White Sharpie
    j. Googly eyes or white, pink, yellow construction paper or
    template from website
    k. Black construction paper for ears and tail
    l. Glue sticks
15. Paper Strip Pumpkins –
    https://i.pinimg.com/originals/cf/b7/30/cfb730251de9d0a5da0105832eb298da.jpg
    a. Orange construction paper cut into strips
    b. Green construction paper
    c. Hole Punch
    d. Split pins
    e. Green pipe cleaners – optional
16. Cotton Bud Skeleton

a. Black construction paper
b. Cotton buds
c. White construction paper
d. Black felt tip (sharpie)
e. Scissors
f. Glue sticks

17. Spider Web Art – https://letslassothemoon.com/spider-web-art-project/
    a. White crayons or wax crayons
    b. White construction paper
    c. Water colour paint
    d. Paint brushes
    e. Tub of water to rinse brushes between colours
18. Gingerbread Skeletons
    a. Gingerbread men cookies
    b. White water icing
    c. Black water icing
    d. Piping bags
    e. Safety scissors
19. Halloween Glass Lanterns –
    https://lecoindemel.com/upcycled-halloween-lanterns-10-minute-crafts/
    a. Clean empty glass jars
    b. Orange tissue paper
    c. Elmer’s Glue (PVA)
    d. Paintbrushes
    e. Baby wipes for washing hands afterwards
    f. Halloween shapes cut from black construction paper
20. Pine Cone Spiders
    a. Pine cones (can be painted black, but I think just as
    effective in brown) –
    https://www.livecrafteat.com/craft/spooky-spiders-easy-halloween-craft-kids/
    b. Brown or black pipe cleaners
    c. Small coloured pompoms
    d. Googly eyes
    e. Glue stick