Here’s a great collection of easy Halloween crafts including pumpkins, bats, spiders and lanterns.
Easy Halloween crafts for children
These creative projects are wonderful Halloween crafts for children at home, in school or in community groups.
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 crafts for all ages that use simple materials
:: pumpkin crafts, bat crafts, and spider crafts
:: ways to make Halloween lanterns
:: crafts to practice following a sequence of instructions
:: crafts to develop scissor skills
:: crafts that explore marbling, printing, doodling, splatter painting, pipette painting, and drawing
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.
Easy Halloween crafts for kids
Easy pumpkin craft for scissor skills
Here’s a cute and easy pumpkin craft for preschool that is great for practising scissor skills.
Doodle-style easy pumpkin art lesson for kids
Here’s an easy pumpkin art lesson that anyone can try – we’re doodling!
Pumpkin marbling with shaving foam
Marbling with shaving foam is a fun art technique that’s easy to do and looks unique every time. Try it to make these gorgeous marble pumpkins for an easy Halloween art project for kids.
Easy pumpkin suncatcher craft
Here’s an easy pumpkin suncatcher craft that’s simple to make and so pretty. It’s a great, simple pumpkin craft for toddlers and preschoolers, and perfect for a group.
Splatter painting with pumpkin and bat templates
For a super fun Halloween art project try splatter painting with pumpkin and bat templates to create negative space silhouettes.
Simple pumpkin art project using pipette painting technique
If you’re looking for a simple pumpkin art project for Halloween, use this pipette painting technique – it’s gorgeous!
Easy pumpkin suncatcher craft with printable template
Here’s an easy pumpkin suncatcher craft with a printable pumpkin template that’s simple to make and so pretty. It’s a great, simple pumpkin craft for toddlers and preschoolers, and perfect for a group.
Halloween lantern craft made from paper
This Halloween lantern craft made from paper is perfect for families, classes and groups. It uses very simple materials and each child can create their own unique design.
How to make an easy spider craft
Here’s a simple spider craft for preschool that’s great for Halloween craft or nursery rhyme fun.
Pumpkin decorating art party
For an alternative to a traditional Halloween party, try a pumpkin decorating art party!
Paper lanterns
How to make paper lanterns from willow.
How to make Halloween yarn pumpkins
This Halloween pumpkin craft is certainly messy play and great fun for children who love to get their hands into everything.
Glow in the dark Halloween lanterns craft
These glow in the dark Halloween lanterns are easy to make and look fantastic when they are lit up.
Yarn wrapped spider craft
This ever so cute, not really scary yarn wrapped spider is easy to make and offers a great fine motor skills work out for little fingers.
How to make a paper Halloween house with printable folding guide
This lesson on how to fold a paper house offers a printable folding guide. The Halloween house makes a super decoration, and use you also use it as a Halloween play set or a social story for Halloween trick-or-treating etiquette.
Witch’s cat art project
Learn about pattern and line in art and draw a cat in the style of Laurel Burch. Includes a free pattern and line art handout printable.
Yayoi Kusama pumpkin art project
Let’s learn about the Japanese artist, Yayoi Kusama, and create pumpkin art inspired by her famous dots.
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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