From spooky-cute crafts to fun printable games, these Halloween crafts and activities for kids are packed with easy, screen-free fun for the whole month of October!
Halloween Crafts And Activities For Kids
Looking for fun Halloween crafts and activities for kids? You’ve come to the right place!
Halloween is one of my favorite times of year to craft with kids. There are so many fun themes to work with: pumpkins, ghosts, monsters, witches, bats and, of course, Frankenstein!
Over the years, we’ve created a HUGE collection of Halloween crafts, printable activities and games here at This Tiny Blue House. So, I thought it was finally time to bring all of our favorite Halloween crafts and activities together in one place.
Every single one of these Halloween crafts and activities in this collection was created by us!
You’ll find easy Halloween crafts, fine motor activities, name crafts, free printable Halloween games, coloring pages, templates and lots more.
Most of these ideas are geared toward preschool, kindergarten and elementary-aged kids. And, because we prefer Halloween fun that isn’t too scary, you’ll find plenty of friendly ghosts, silly monsters and cheerful pumpkins.
So, grab your craft supplies and get ready for some screen-free Halloween fun!
Halloween Crafts for Kids
These easy Halloween crafts for kids are perfect for crafting at home, in the classroom or at daycare during the month of October.
Most use simple supplies and many come with a free printable template to make prep quick and easy.
Fork Painted Frankenstein Craft
Our fork painted Frankenstein craft is one of our newest Halloween crafts!
Kids color their friendly Frankenstein before using a fork and paint to create his wonderfully messy hair. It’s such a fun process-art activity and a great way to sneak some fine motor practice into your Halloween crafting.
📚 Book pairing: Pair this craft with Frankenstein Doesn’t Wear Earmuffs! by John Loren for a silly and kid-friendly Frankenstein-themed story time.
Paper Plate Pumpkin Craft
Rip, glue, color and create with our paper plate pumpkin craft.
Made with a small paper plate and torn construction paper, this adorable pumpkin gives little hands lots of fine motor practice. We especially love how different every finished pumpkin looks!
📚 Book pairing: Too Many Pumpkins by Linda White is one of our favorite pumpkin books and a wonderful read-aloud to enjoy before making this craft.
Torn Paper Frankenstein Craft
Our torn paper Frankenstein craft is another fun fine motor Halloween activity.
Kids tear green construction paper into small pieces before gluing them onto our free Frankenstein template.
📚 Book pairing: Read Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich by Adam Rex for some silly monster fun before getting started.
Torn Paper Ghost Craft
This torn paper ghost craft is simple enough for preschoolers but fun for older kids too.
Tearing and gluing all those little pieces of white paper is also a great way to strengthen hand muscles and work on fine motor skills.
📚 Book pairing: How to Make Friends With a Ghost by Rebecca Green is a sweet, not-too-spooky story that pairs beautifully with this friendly ghost.
Halloween Suncatchers
Decorate your windows for Halloween with our colorful Halloween suncatchers.
Kids can make a jack-o’-lantern, ghost, bat or Frankenstein using tissue paper and contact paper. Hang them in a sunny window and watch them glow!
📚 Book pairing: Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson is a Halloween favorite filled with witches, animals and plenty of silly seasonal fun.
Paper Plate Candy Corn Craft
Our paper plate candy corn craft is a fun sensory and fine motor Halloween project for younger children.
Kids glue orange, yellow and white pom-poms onto a paper plate to create an adorable piece of candy corn.
📚 Book pairing: Pair this colorful Halloween craft with The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin by Joe Troiano for a sweet seasonal story about celebrating what makes us different.
- Perennial fall favorite children’s book and inspiration for the animated hit, “Spookley the Square Pumpkin,” that airs on Disney Junior.
- Delivers a special message of tolerance and kindness in a fun, accessible format.
- Hardcover Book
Handprint Ghost Craft
Trace a little hand and turn it into an adorable ghost with our handprint ghost craft.
It’s quick, easy and makes the sweetest Halloween keepsake.
📚 Book pairing: The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt by Riel Nason is a sweet ghost story with beautiful illustrations that’s perfect for younger children.
- Hardcover Book
Halloween Handprint Wreath
Our Halloween handprint wreath combines handprints with cute Halloween characters to create a colorful decoration kids will be proud to display.
We especially love this one for preschool and kindergarten-aged children.
📚 Book pairing: The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams is a classic interactive Halloween read-aloud that kids love.
Mummy Lacing Craft
Practice fine motor skills with our mummy lacing craft.
Kids weave yarn through the holes in our printable mummy template to create a friendly wrapped-up mummy. It’s a great choice for Halloween fine motor centers.
📚 Book pairing: There’s a Monster in Your Book by Tom Fletcher is an interactive, kid-friendly story that makes a fun companion to this mummy activity.
Easy Ghost Craft
Use construction paper and our free printable template to make this easy ghost craft.
It’s a simple cut-and-paste Halloween craft that’s perfect for younger children.
📚 Book pairing: How to Make Friends With a Ghost by Rebecca Green is a charming choice for keeping your ghost-themed crafting sweet rather than scary.
Easy Bat Craft
Our easy bat craft is a fun way to practice cutting, gluing and following directions while making an adorable Halloween bat.
📚 Book pairing: Stellaluna by Janell Cannon is a beautiful bat-themed picture book and a classic addition to any bat activity.
Easy Spider Craft
Create a not-so-spooky spider with our easy spider craft.
The folded paper legs give this little spider a fun 3D look kids love.
📚 Book pairing: The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle is a natural choice for pairing a little early learning with your Halloween spider crafting.
Easy Witch Craft
Our easy witch craft uses basic craft supplies and a free printable template to create a friendly Halloween witch.
Kids can customize their witch with their favorite colors.
📚 Book pairing: Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson is a funny and wonderfully kid-friendly witch story that’s always fun to read aloud.
Easy Vampire Craft
This easy vampire craft is much more cute than creepy!
Made with construction paper and our free printable vampire template, it’s a fun choice for preschool and early elementary-aged kids.
📚 Book pairing: Vampirina Ballerina by Anne Marie Pace is an adorable story about a little vampire with some very big ballet dreams.
Frankenstein Craft
Create a friendly green monster with our easy Frankenstein craft.
Kids can practice coloring, cutting and gluing while assembling their own Frankenstein.
📚 Book pairing: Frankenstein Doesn’t Wear Earmuffs! by John Loren keeps the Frankenstein theme silly, lighthearted and appropriate for young kids.
Halloween Cat Craft
Black cats are a Halloween classic!
Our Halloween cat craft uses our free printable template and construction paper to create an adorable black cat that’s perfect for October crafting.
📚 Book pairing: Splat the Cat: What Was That? by Rob Scotton is a fun Halloween-themed Splat story to read alongside this black cat craft.
Easy Pumpkin Craft
Our easy pumpkin craft is a simple paper craft that’s great for preschool and kindergarten kids.
Use our free template to make a cheerful pumpkin for your Halloween bulletin board or classroom display.
📚 Book pairing: It’s Pumpkin Day, Mouse! by Laura Numeroff is short, colorful and especially well suited to preschool-aged pumpkin fans.
Easy Cauldron Craft
Bubble, bubble!
Kids can create their own magical Halloween potion with our easy cauldron craft.
Complete with colorful slime, an eyeball and a bone, this one is always lots of fun.
📚 Book pairing: How to Catch a Witch by Alice Walstead adds some silly witch-themed fun to this bubbling cauldron craft.
Jack-O’-Lantern Craft
Mix and match the faces to make a silly, spooky or completely unique pumpkin with our Jack-O’-Lantern craft.
Kids can experiment with different combinations to create their own one-of-a-kind jack-o’-lantern.
📚 Book pairing: Pumpkin Jack by Will Hubbell is a wonderful pumpkin-themed story that follows what happens to a jack-o’-lantern after Halloween is over.
Witch Hat Craft
Give kids our free printable witch hat template and let them get creative.
Color it, paint it or decorate it with your favorite Halloween craft supplies.
📚 Book pairing: Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson is the perfect excuse to follow this witch hat craft with a fun witch-themed story time.
Halloween Name Crafts
Halloween name crafts are one of my favorite ways to combine seasonal fun with early literacy practice.
Kids get to color, cut and create while working on name recognition, letter identification and letter sequencing.
They’re especially fun for preschool and kindergarten classrooms because the finished projects make adorable Halloween bulletin board displays.
Halloween Candy Name Craft
Our Halloween candy name craft turns a jack-o’-lantern candy bucket into a fun literacy activity.
Kids add colorful pieces of candy containing the letters in their name.
📚 Book pairing: The Hallo-Wiener by Dav Pilkey is a funny Halloween story that’s a great addition to this playful candy-themed activity.
Mummy Name Craft
Get wrapped up in Halloween fun with our mummy name craft.
Kids create their own friendly mummy while practicing spelling their name.
📚 Book pairing: There’s a Monster in Your Book by Tom Fletcher is an interactive mummy story that’s especially fun for younger children.
Monster Name Craft
Let kids get creative with our monster name craft.
After coloring their silly monster, kids add letter circles to spell their name across its tummy.
📚 Book pairing: The Color Monster by Anna Llenas pairs colorful monsters with a wonderful story about recognizing and understanding emotions.
Ghost Name Craft
Our ghost name craft combines a friendly ghost, witch hat and personalized name activity into one cute Halloween project.
📚 Book pairing: The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt by Riel Nason is a sweet choice for a ghost-themed craft without anything frightening.
- Hardcover Book
Eyeball Name Craft
Our Halloween eyeball name craft is just the right amount of spooky!
Kids fill a mason jar with colorful eyeballs containing the letters in their name.
📚 Book pairing: Glad Monster, Sad Monster by Ed Emberley and Anne Miranda is a colorful monster story that works especially well with preschool and kindergarten Halloween activities.
Spider Web Name Craft
Spin up some Halloween fun with our spider web name craft.
Kids decorate their web before adding little spiders to spell out their name.
📚 Book pairing: The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle is one of our favorite spider-themed books for young children.
Haunted House Name Craft
Create your own spooky-but-friendly Halloween neighborhood with our haunted house name craft.
Kids decorate a haunted house and use little ghosts to spell their name.
📚 Book pairing: There’s a Ghost in This House by Oliver Jeffers is a beautifully illustrated and playful ghost story that’s especially fun during Halloween.
Witch Hat Name Craft
Our witch hat name craft is a fun Halloween literacy activity for young learners.
Kids decorate their hat before adding the letters in their name.
📚 Book pairing: Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson is one of our favorite witch-themed read-alouds and a natural fit for this craft.
Cauldron Name Craft
Bubble up some early literacy fun with our cauldron name craft.
Kids create their own colorful Halloween cauldron while practicing letter recognition and name spelling.
📚 Book pairing: How to Catch a Witch by Alice Walstead is a silly Halloween read-aloud to enjoy alongside this magical cauldron activity.
Pumpkin Name Craft
Our pumpkin name craft works beautifully for both fall and Halloween.
Kids create their own cheerful pumpkin while practicing the letters in their name.
📚 Book pairing: Too Many Pumpkins by Linda White is a wonderful fall picture book about turning an enormous pumpkin problem into something special.
Printable Halloween Activities & Games
Looking for something that requires very little prep?
These printable Halloween activities and games are perfect for classroom centers, Halloween parties, early finishers, quiet time or screen-free fun at home.
Just print and play!
Halloween Bingo
Our Halloween Bingo is one of my favorite Halloween party activities.
With 28 unique bingo cards, it’s a great option for classrooms, larger groups and family Halloween parties.
Halloween Scavenger Hunt
Send kids on a Halloween adventure with our free printable Halloween scavenger hunt.
The printable includes 12 Halloween-themed clues you can hide around the house for kids to follow until they reach their final surprise.
Halloween Bucket List
Make the most of spooky season with our Halloween bucket list for kids.
It’s filled with fun ideas families can check off together throughout October.
Halloween Color By Number
Our Halloween color by number is an easy way to combine Halloween fun with number and color recognition practice.
Kids use the color key to complete an adorable picture of a cat sitting inside a jack-o’-lantern.
Spooky Halloween I Spy
Search, count and color with our Spooky Halloween I Spy.
There are two printable versions, so you can pick the difficulty level that works best for your child or students.
Scary Monsters I Spy
How many monsters can you find?
Our Scary Monsters I Spy combines searching, counting and coloring in one fun Halloween printable activity.
Halloween Word Search
Search for Halloween-themed words hidden throughout our Halloween word search printable.
This is a great low-prep option for Halloween classroom parties, early finishers or quiet time at home.
Halloween Word Stamp Game
Our Halloween word stamp game puts a fun spin on the traditional word search.
Instead of circling letters, kids can use bingo or dot stampers to mark them as they find each Halloween word.
Halloween Costume Contest Ballots
Hosting a Halloween party?
Print our Halloween costume contest ballots and let everyone vote for their favorite costumes.
Halloween Coloring Pages & Templates
Sometimes the easiest activities are the ones kids enjoy the most!
Keep these printable Halloween coloring pages and templates handy for classroom early finishers, rainy October afternoons or anytime you need a quick screen-free Halloween activity.
Halloween Coloring Pages
Grab the crayons and print our Halloween coloring pages.
They’re filled with fun Halloween characters and designs kids can color at home or in the classroom.
Monster Coloring Pages
Our monster coloring pages are filled with silly monsters that are fun rather than frightening.
They’re a great choice for younger kids who want to join in the Halloween fun.
Free Printable Bat Templates
Our free printable bat templates come in a variety of sizes.
Use them for coloring, tracing, craft projects, classroom decorations, bulletin boards and more.
Printable Ghost Templates
Choose from six different designs in our collection of printable Halloween ghost templates.
Kids can color them, decorate them, turn them into puppets or use them to create their own Halloween crafts.
More Halloween Fun
I hope you’ve found a few new Halloween crafts and activities to try!
Whether you’re planning an October classroom activity, looking for a quick printable, working on fine motor skills or just want something fun and screen-free to do at home, there’s plenty here to keep little hands busy.
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We’re always creating new crafts and activities, and I’ll continue adding our newest Halloween projects to this collection.
And, if you make one of our Halloween crafts and activities, I’d love to see it!
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Happy Halloween and happy crafting! 🎃