Spooky Halloween Crafts for Kids to Make Now

By Grandma Sandy | October 9, 2024

Grandma Sandy is on vacation, returning Wednesday, November 6. In the meantime, each week, we’ll feature a curated collection of the best of “Call Me Grandma!” In today’s post, we’re highlighting some of our favorite Halloween Crafts for Kids.

Pumpkins are turned into jack-o-lanterns by drawing faces with markers. Seen in a Tokyo hotel, this idea can be replicated at home.
Halloween display in a Tokyo hotel lobby. Wonderful jack-o-lantern artwork done with pens.

I remember when Halloween wasn’t such a big deal except in the U.S. Today, the whole world seems to be into it and why not? Another day of fun and frivolity that can be enjoyed by all.

We were in Tokyo one Halloween and the decorations in the hotels and public areas were quite clever.

The display above from a Tokyo hotel lobby in 2014 illustrates an easy way for kids to create a jack-o-lantern safely and without a mess. Just draw faces with indelible markers. For the glitter bits glue on glitter cardstock pieces.

Make a Halloween Diorama

View from a peephole: Scary scene inside a shoebox. It's a fun Halloween craft project for kids.
Make a Halloween scene in a shoebox. Here’s the view from our peephole.

For a creative Halloween craft for kids, make a diorama from a shoebox. With tissue paper ghosts and gnarled branches, set the stage for a spooky Halloween.

Make Spooky Cheesecloth Ghosts

Here's one of the fun Halloween crafts for kids to make: These ghosts are fashioned from cheesecloth, white glue, and black felt scraps.
These ghosts, made from cheesecloth, are a fascinating Halloween craft for kids.

These ghosts are made by soaking cheesecloth in diluted white glue and draping over a bottle or other household container. Use the ghosts as table decorations. Or string them from the top of their heads, and hang as a garland.

Make a Halloween Costume

Use an orange sweatshirt and make a leaf headpiece out of felt for a pumpkin costume.

This one is for an adult to make. You simply buy an orange sweatshirt and make a felt leaf cap. Kids could get involved by drawing a jack-o-lantern face with fabric markers. Ink will adhere best on cotton and other natural fabrics.

If you use a Sharpie, set the ink by ironing with a hot DRY iron at the hottest setting that’s safe for the fabric. First, put a white cotton throwaway cloth over the inked areas before pressing; do not slide iron back and forth because that will smear the ink. Iron for one to five minutes, as needed.

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