Make · Ages 5 to 10
Halloween crafts for kids
9 things to make for Halloween, most searched first. Every one shows the level, the time and the cost before you start.
Milk jug ghost lanterns
Empty milk jugs get spooky faces and a battery tea light, and turn into glowing ghosts for the porch.
Shoebox haunted house
A spooky little haunted house built inside a shoebox, with cut windows, paper ghosts and a flashlight glow.
Popsicle stick mummies
Wrap a craft stick in white yarn, add googly eyes, and you've got a pocket-size mummy puppet.
Paper bag pumpkins
Stuff a lunch bag with newspaper, twist the top into a stem, paint it orange, and it stands on the table like a real pumpkin.
DIY scratch art paper
Color paper with bright crayon, cover it in black, then scratch a drawing that shines through like neon.
Yarn pom-pom monsters
Wrap yarn around a fork to make fluffy pom-poms, then turn them into silly little monsters.
Monster corner bookmarks
Folded paper bookmarks that hug the corner of a page, with a monster face that looks like it's chomping the book.
Paper plate spiders
A big black paper plate spider with bendy accordion legs that bounce when you hang it from the ceiling.
Toilet roll bats
Black toilet paper roll bats with folded paper wings that you can hang upside down from a shelf.
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