Art & Craft,Fall,Fine & Gross motor,Halloween,Holiday,Seasonal,Sensory Activities 15+ Fun and Easy Halloween Craft Ideas for Kids

15+ Fun and Easy Halloween Craft Ideas for Kids



Who doesn’t love Halloween?? Halloween is the perfect time for spooky, hands-on arts and crafts, experiments, and activities in the classroom. These fun and easy 15+ Halloween Craft and Activities for kids are just the perfect things to do in the month of October with your little ones. If you love these, I bet you can’t miss my 25+ Fall Leaf Art and Craft ideas.

Whether you do these Easy Halloween games and activities at home with your kids or in the classroom during a fall festival, your preschoolers and kindergartners will be talking about them for months. You can also consider doing these 15+ Pumpkin Art and Craft Ideas for Fall. Also Take a look at the fun and easy Halloween science experiments  to get your classroom into the Halloween spirit this fall. Check out these amazing and fun Halloween craft ideas for kids. They are perfect for homeschooling parents, teachers in the classroom, kindergarten fall festivals, preschool activities, and so much more! Also do not miss to have a look at my most popular Handprint Crafts templates for the whole year round!

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Puffy Ghost Fork Art for Halloween

Looking for a simple craft that kids will have so much fun creating. This Puffy Ghost Fork Art for Halloween can get a little messy, but what’s learning without a mess? Grab these simple supplies from the dollar store or craft store and invite kids to make their own ghost in the classroom.

Supplies Required:

  • Shaving cream
  • liquid glue
  • plastic fork
  • Tempura paint
  • googly eyes
  • black construction paper

Puffy Ghost Fork Art for Halloween: How to

Add a dollop of shaving cream to a black piece of paper. Drizzle some glue over the shaving cream, along with a little bit of white paint. Use a plastic fork to mix the concoction together and then spread it out on the paper to look like a ghost. Once everything is spread out how you want it, add googly eyes and a black mouth. You have an adorable ghost to decorate your classroom walls for October!

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Bat Craft in a Bag

If you want a mess-free craft for Halloween, check out this bat in a bag. It’s a great sensory activity for those young toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarten students who are practicing their fine motor skills. This is a fantastic activity for special needs students who don’t like to get their hands messy! This FREE Bat Template makes it super easy and fun!

Supplies Required:

  • Bat template
  • plastic gallon bag
  • paint in a variety of colors

Bat Craft in a Bag: How to

Cut out a bat from some white construction paper. Place the bat inside a plastic bag and drops of colored paint. I like to use a rainbow of colors to watch them all mix together. Seal the bag tight and let your kids smear the paint around with their fingers to make a colorful bat. Hang the bats from strings around the room or in the windows for a fun fall display.

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Silhouette Ghost Art

Invite kids to create their own adorable ghost silhouette craft using some simple materials. They will work on fine motor skills as they dot an outline around each ghost. Add this activity to fine motor centers in your preschool or kindergarten classroom this fall. Try this Ghost craft with this super cute FREE Ghost Template.


Supplies Required:

  • black construction paper
  • white construction paper
  • white paint
  • marker
  • tape
  • pom poms
  • clothespin
  • googly eyes

Silhouette Ghost Art: How to

Begin by cutting out three ghost shapes from your white construction paper. Tape them onto your black paper anywhere you want. Use a pom pom attached to a clothespin to dab white paint around the outline of the ghosts. Then, add different colors to the outside of each ghost to add color. Once dry, remove the ghost shapes, revealing the black paper underneath. Glue on googly eyes and a ghost mouth, and you’re done! This is the perfect fine motor activity for a Halloween party for kids of all ages.

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Silhouette Bat Fingerprint Craft

This Bat Silhouette Sensory fingerprint paper plate craft is the simplest Halloween craft ever! Your preschoolers and kindergartners would love making such an amaizng and easy craft for the month of October. This Bat Halloween craft can get a little messy, but what’s learning without a mess? Grab some simple supplies from the dollar store or craft store and invite kids to make their own Bat in the classroom. This FREE Bat Template makes it super easy and fun!

Supplies Required:

  • paper plate
  • fall color paints
  • black construction paper
  • glue
  • scissors
  •  FREE Bat Template

Silhouette Bat Fingerprint Craft: How to

Begin by cutting out Bat from the template on a black construction paper. Next take a paper plate and start dipping your finger in paint and dabbing on the plate. Take fall colors one by one to almost cover the plate by those tiny fingerprints. Once dry, take the Bat shape and glue it onto the paper plate and there you go! A beautiful Halloween Master piece is ready for adorn your classroom or hallway in the season of fall!

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Puffy Bat Silhouette Sensory painting

This Puffy Silhouette Sensory art is a super fun messy art project for your preschoolers and kindergartners for the month of October. This Halloween craft can get a little messy, but what’s learning without a mess? Grab these simple supplies from the dollar store or craft store and invite kids to make their own ghost in the classroom. This FREE Bat Template makes it super easy and fun!

Supplies Required:

black construction paperwhite paintschool gluesponge brushBAT Template

Puffy Bat Silhouette Art: How to

Begin by cutting out the Bat shapes from the template by folding the paper into halves. Tape the cut out Bat onto your black paper in the center. Add a dollop of shaving cream to a black piece of paper around the bat cut out. Drizzle some glue over the shaving cream, along with a little bit of orange paint. Use a sponge brush or plastic fork to mix the concoction together and then spread it out on around the Bat cut out. Once everything is spread out how you want it, remove the bat cutout. You have an spooky Bat Silhouette ready for display!https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=476&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FZippiKidsCorner%2Fvideos%2F1006640333236157%2F&show_text=false&width=476&t=0

Fingerprint Silhouette Ghost Art

Fingerprint crafts are always fun to make. This Halloween Fingerprint Silhouette Ghost Art would be loved by your little ones. It’s a great Halloween art project and would make beautiful bulletin board decoration for the month of October. This Halloween ghost craft is as simple as can be and is super low-prep. Grab this FREE Ghost Template to get going on this cute Halloween craft!

Supplies Required:

white paperGhost template tapeorange and black paint

Fingerprint Silhouette Ghost Art: How to

Begin by cutting out the Ghost shapes from the Ghost template. Tape the cut out Ghost onto your white paper in the center. Dip your finger in orange and black paint and start to dab your fingers around the Ghost cut out and all over the paper. Repeat the process with the black paint. Once you complete the dabbing of orange and black paint, remove the Ghost template.Check out the video here:
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Frankenstein Handprint Craft

Your students will love creating this cute Frankenstein handprint craft! Using their own hands, they can create Frankenstein’s scary head. This Halloween craft perfect for creating at home or the classroom. This craft project requires no paint and is sure to get you in the spooky spirit.

Supplies Required:

black construction papergreen construction papergoogly eyesglueblack markerscissors

Frankenstein Handprint Craft: How to

Start with making an outline of the hand of the student onto a Black construction paper. Cut it out. Next use green construction paper to just cut out the palm section of the hand. Once done, cut the top of the palm into zig zags. Stick the green construction paper onto the black handprint cut out. Add the googly eyes and draw nose mouth and scars. Lastly, cutout rectangular pieces of black construction paper and stick it at the side of the head to look like nails. Yipee, you just created a super cute Franky head!Check out the video here:
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Bat Silhouette Marbling Craft

Marbling process art is one of the most favorites of my kids. It’s a lil messy but too much fun! This Bat Silhouette marbling craft is just perfect for the month of October. Kids will have a blast rolling those spooky Halloween balls to create this Bat masterpiece. This FREE Bat Template makes it super easy and fun!

Supplies Required:

black construction paperyellow construction paperwhite painttapeHalloween Balls/MarblesBAT Template

Bat Silhouette Marbling Craft: How to

For this Halloween Bat craft you would need a box or a container which could hold the paper I used the lid of a tin foil container. It worked well! Then cutout the Bat shape from the template by folding the paper into halves. Tape the cut out Bat onto your black paper in the center. Add white paint drops all over the paper. Add marbles or spooky Halloween balls and let the fun begin! This Bat marbling craft is great for hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills. Kids will have a blast rolling balls across the container without toppling them out! Check out the video here:https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=476&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FZippiKidsCorner%2Fvideos%2F1983214711880535%2F&show_text=false&width=476&t=0

 Halloween Hat Craft 

This Halloween Hat Craft for October is awesome because it is customizable with student names. Just type their name into the template and print it onto colored cardstock. Choose between a bat, witch hat, spider, and Frankenstein template. The best part is that this easy craft can be personalized! Check them out now!

Supplies Required:

  • Hat templates
  • glue
  • scissors

Halloween Name Hat Craft: How to

Cut out the Halloween templates and let kids piece together the eyes, mouths, spider legs, and more! Print a variety of templates so kids can choose which one they like. There’s also an option to print the template with dotted lines so they can practice writing their own name.

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Mummy Ghost Craft 

Mummy ghost is a super cute craft for the Halloween month. To add to the twist add the face of the child to this craft, it’s turns into an an adorable cute Mummy! This Halloween Mummy ghost craft would be loved by your little ones. It’s a great Halloween fine motor activity and would make beautiful bulletin board decoration for the month of October. This Halloween craft is as simple as can be and is super low-prep. Grab this FREE Ghost Template to get going on this cute Halloween Mummy ghost craft!

Supplies Required:

  • black Construction paper
  • paper/Masking Tape
  • googly eyes
  • glue
  • Ghost template 

Mummy Ghost Craft: How to

To begin with print the ghost template on black construction paper and cut it out. Next keep it on to a white paper and start to put tape on it forming random lines on the mummy. One you are done covering up most of the black construction paper, you choose from either making it a Mummy ghost with a child’s face or just gluing googly eyes on it. Whatever you choose it looks super adorable both ways! Your mummy ghost is almost ready but you’ve got to cut out the black construction paper along with the tape to get rid of the white base paper, which was just to make our task of attaching tape easier!

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Bat Silhouette Side walk chalk Art for kids

Who says that Sidewalk chalks are only for Summer?? Kids will love creating this Bat Silhouette sidewalk chalk craft on a piece of black construction paper. They will work on fine motor skills as they color outside around the bat template. Add this activity to fine motor centers in your preschool or kindergarten classroom this fall. This FREE Bat Template makes it super easy and fun!

Supplies Required:

black construction paperorange sidewalk chalktapeBAT Template

Silhouette Bat Art: How to

Begin by cutting out the Bat shape from the template by folding the paper into halves. Tape the cut out Bat onto your black paper in the center. Begin drawing strokes outward with sidewalk chalk. Keep repeating till you completely cover the edges of the Bat cut out. Once you are done, remove the bat cut out and here’s your Bat Silhouette is ready!Check out the video here:

Halloween Handprint Name Puzzle

This Halloween Handprint name puzzle craft activity is not only fun but functional. Once complete, this puzzle can be used over and over to practice name recognition and spelling. It’s a super simple puzzle that kids will take pride in creating!

Supplies Required:

  • popsicle sticks
  • tape
  • orange paint
  • paintbrush
  • sharpie marker
  • green marker

Halloween Handprint Name Puzzle: How to

Line up popsicle sticks and tape them together on the backside. Then, use orange paint to place your child’s handprint on the front, with fingers facing down. Once the paint is dry, add a green stem, black eyes and mouth, and the child’s name on the bottom. Note: use as many popsicle sticks as there are letters in the child’s name. If the child’s name is Ariyah, use 6 craft sticks. Remove the tape, and kids can assemble their puzzle over and over!

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Easy Spider Craft for Preschoolers

This Spider craft for Halloween makes a super cute Bulletin board decor for the classroom. With the adorable faces of little ones on the spiders, nothing can beat the  cuteness of this simple Halloween Spider craft for the little ones.

Supplies Required:

  • Black construction paper
  • orange construction paper
  • pipe cleaners
  • Tape
  • googly eyes

Easy Spider Craft  : How to

Spiders are one of the most important Halloween crafts. This Spider craft for Halloween is super easy to make. It’s super low prep and looks adorable once completed. First you need to cut two circles of black construction paper and place them over an orange construction paper. Take 4 black pipe cleaners and cut them into half to make 8 spider legs. Bend the pipe cleaners and glue them on orange construction paper looking as spider legs. On top on them place the black circles. Place the picture of the child as the head of the spider and two googly eyes on top! Tada…Here are the cutest Spiders ready to groove! 

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Halloween Handprint Keepsake Art

Spooky season is upon us and these Halloween Handprint templates give your students an opportunity to be creative while also creating positive hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills. There are eight adorably spooky designs for your students to choose from. Check them out now!

Supplies Required:

Halloween Handprint Name Puzzle: How to

This Halloween handprint craft keepsake art is a super fun Halloween project to be sent home to parents as a memory to be cherished forever! This handprint craft is super low prep, you just need to choose a template for each student and print. Apply paint to the hands of kids and let them make a handprint as per the given template. And boom, a beautiful keepsake is ready! For durability I recommend either to Laminate the art or frame it in dollar tree frames.

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