Explore interesting art techniques including printing, marbling, and doodling with this collection of easy art lessons for Halloween.
Easy art lessons for Halloween
Here’s a great collection of art lessons for Halloween that teaches a variety of techniques themed around pumpkins, bats, and Halloween houses.
You can build a rich programme of learning with all our Halloween resources in our Festivals lesson plans and activities guide.
In this article you will find:
:: easy art lessons for all ages that use simple materials
:: a pumpkin marbling lesson
:: a pumpkin doodling and pattern lesson
:: a pumpkin and bat splatter painting lesson
:: a pumpkin pipette painting lesson
:: a Halloween house drawing lesson
:: a Yoyoi Kusama-inspired art lesson
:: a Laurel Burch-inspired art lesson
The Super Fun, Not Scary Halloween book
Save time and teach better by using The Super Fun, Not Scary, Halloween book.
You’ll get a complete set of lesson plans to learn about this festival and a collection of activities, arts, and crafts all planned for you: instant download, printables included, no prep needed, and all ad free.
See more details of the Super Fun, Not Scary, Halloween book here.
Ready-made Halloween Unit
If you’re a member of our Play Academy you can download a ready-made five day Halloween Unit and you’ll be ready to lead a week of fun and educational Halloween activities with your children.
This Unit is part of our Festivals specialist curriculum pathway, and is a part of a set of ready-made units you can use to teach your children about the festivals of the world all through the year. Based on the teaching philosophy of hands-on learning, the Play Academy festivals curriculum is engaging, effective and loved by children.
See more details of the Play Academy and choose your first Unit here.
Halloween-theme art lessons for children
Taking pumpkins as our theme we can explore a marbling lesson, pipette painting, and a doodling and pattern lesson
We can use negative space silhouettes and splatter painting to create bats or Jack o’lantern art.
We can use origami to fold a paper house and use drawing skills to turn it into a Halloween house.
This Yoyoi Kusama-inspired art lesson teaches children how to paint with glue.
This Laurel Burch-inspired lesson explore line and pattern to create witches’ cats.
You might also like to try our easy Halloween crafts including how to make paper pumpkins and willow lanterns.
More Halloween activities for children
For more great ideas to learn about and celebrate Halloween with your children, including pumpkin games and science experiments, see our full index of Halloween crafts and activities for children.
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