Get ready for Halloween with these fun and spooky crafts for kids!
1. Paper Roll Bat
Supplies:
- Toilet paper roll (or paper towel roll cut down)
- Black construction paper
- White paint
- Paintbrush
- Scissors
- Black marker
- Glue
Directions:
- Line your toilet paper roll up with your black construction paper. Have an adult help cut out a piece of the paper to fit around your roll.
- Glue that piece of black construction paper around your toilet paper roll.
- Using your leftover black construction paper, draw and then cut out two wings for your bat.
- Use glue to attach one wing to each side of your toilet paper roll.
- Take your white paint and paint a face for your bat.
2. Paper Plate Pumpkin Mask
Supplies:
- 1 Paper plate
- Orange and green paint
- Paintbrush
- 2 Popsicle sticks
- Black construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Pencil
Directions:
- Draw two circles for eyes on the paper plate then, with an adult's help, carefully cut them out with scissors.
- Paint the entire front of the paper plate with orange paint. Let dry.
- Paint one of your popsicle sticks with green paint. Let dry.
- Glue one of your popsicle sticks to the top of your pumpkin mask.
- Have an adult help cut out a mouth and nose from the black construction paper. Then, glue them to the mask.
- Glue or tape the second popsicle stick to the bottom of your mask. Let dry. Then enjoy your mask!
3. Hanging Bats
Supplies:
- Black construction paper or craft foam
- Scissors
- Hole punch
- Glue
- Googly eyes
- String, yarn, or fishing line
- Pencil
- Bat template (Create your own or search for one online.)
Directions:
- Download and print out a bat template. Fold it in half, then cut it out. Using a pencil, trace the bat shape onto a piece of black construction paper then cut it out. (Have an adult help with the cutting.)
- Glue two googly eyes to the bat’s face.
- Use a hole punch to create a hole at the bottom of the bat’s body. Then, tie a piece of string through it and create a knot.
- Hang your finished bat from a tree in your front yard or anywhere you choose!
Check out our Pinterest for even more Halloween crafts and activities to try!