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Halloween crafts for toddlers

10 things to make for Halloween, most searched first. Every one shows the level, the time and the cost before you start.

Painted pie pumpkin
Paint

Painted pie pumpkin

A real little pumpkin your toddler covers in color, then it sits on the porch all October.

Beginner20 minutes plus drying$4 to $8
Pumpkin washing station
Sensory play

Pumpkin washing station

A tub of soapy water, a few small pumpkins and a scrub brush, which is all a toddler needs for a happy half hour outside.

Beginner30 minutes$5 to $10
Witch's brew water bin
Sensory play

Witch's brew water bin

A tub of green potion, a big pot and a ladle, so your toddler can stir up something spooky.

Beginner30 minutes$0 to $5
Pumpkin squish bag
Sensory play

Pumpkin squish bag

A taped-up bag of orange gel your toddler can poke, squish and smoosh with zero mess to clean.

Beginner10 minutes$3 to $6
Spider web paper toss
Recycled

Spider web paper toss

A sticky tape web across a doorway that your toddler pelts with paper balls until it's full of bugs.

Beginner20 minutes$0 to $4
Handprint ghost
Paint

Handprint ghost

A spooky little ghost made from your toddler's white handprint on black paper, and a keepsake of how small that hand was this October.

Beginner10 minutes plus drying$0 to $4
Tissue paper plate pumpkin
Paper

Tissue paper plate pumpkin

A bright orange pumpkin made from scraps of tissue your toddler sticks on 1 piece at a time.

Beginner20 minutes plus drying$2 to $5
Toilet roll bats
Recycled

Toilet roll bats

Little black bats made from empty toilet paper tubes, ready to hang upside down in a window.

Beginner25 minutes plus drying$0 to $3
Sticky monster face
Paper

Sticky monster face

A monster built on sticky contact paper, where your toddler slaps on eyes, teeth and horns again and again.

Beginner20 minutes$3 to $6
Paper bag monster puppet
Paper

Paper bag monster puppet

A lunch bag that turns into a talking monster after your toddler sticks on the face.

Beginner20 minutes$2 to $4

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