Halloween Craft Ideas for Toddlers

October 1, 2009

Toddlers love to do crafts, and this is great for their development! Besides, crafting with your kids can be fun for the whole family! With Halloween coming up, get inspired and try some easy Hallowing craft ideas.

PUMPKIN ON A STICK

What You Need
Large White Paper Plate
Orange Paint
Black Construction Paper
Glue
Crayons
Scissors

How to Make It

1. Paint the Paper Plate Orange and let dry.
2. Cut out a mouth, nose and eyes from Black Construction Paper.
3. Once Orange paint has dried, glue the mouth, nose and eyes on to pumpkin plate face.
4. Fold one tab forward and one tab back and attach it to the bag.

PUMPKIN FACES

What You Need
orange and black (or yellow) construction paper
small scraps of green paper
scissors
glue sticks

How to Make It

1. Simply cut pumpkin shapes from the orange paper, and black triangles, circles and semi-circles or smiling mouth shapes from the black construction paper. Cut stem shapes and leaf shapes from the green paper.
2. If your children are old enough to use safety scissors, encourage them to cut their own shapes.
3. Sit with the children and show them how the different shapes can be used to make different faces on the pumpkins.
4. Hand over the glue sticks and let your kids make you some bright Halloween decorations for your fridge or windows.

GLUE GHOSTS

What You Need
White school glue
Waxed paper
Wiggle eyes
Felt, buttons, pom-poms, etc (all optional)

How to Make it

1. Place a piece of waxed paper on a flat surface.
2. Squeeze glue from the bottle into the shape of a ghost.
3. Place wiggle eyes into the glue.
4. If you would like to decorate your ghost, use felt, buttons, pom-poms or whatever you like to add character. We made a simple bow tie from green felt and added mini pom-poms for buttons.
5. Set aside in an out-of-reach area to dry overnight. Note: Expect for them to take all night – and possibly a few hours more – to dry completely.
6. Once dry the ghosts will look like they blend into the waxed paper. Carefully peel them paper and use them as decorations around the house.

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