Trick-or-treating isn’t the only thing that happens on Halloween; families can also get artsy and make memories that will last a lifetime. For Halloween, turn your house into a scary craft center with easy, fun activities that kids of all ages will love. Read on if you want to have a fun day with your family doing Halloween projects.
Pumpkin Painting:
Instead of cutting, skip the mess and let younger kids paint the pumpkin. It’s just as creative and safer. Give the kids paints, brushes, and crayons that can be washed, and let them use their imaginations to decorate pumpkins. Pumpkins painted with scary faces or bright patterns are cute Halloween decorations.
Ghostly Garland:
Use white tissue paper and cotton or white cloth balls to make a cute ghost garland. Put tissue paper over the cotton, tie it with a string, and draw scary faces with a pen. Then, help your kids shape the ghosts. You can hang these ghosts from the ceiling or across your living room windows to make the room look creepy.
Monster Masks:
Making crafts can also be fun when you dress up! Get some craft materials, like feathers, sequins, felt, and different kinds of elastic strings. Help your kids make masks by cutting out forms and drawing scary faces. The masks can be part of their Halloween costumes; this practice also lets them express themselves artistically.
Witchy Broomsticks:
Small sticks or dowels and brown or black pancake paper are all you’ll need for this craft. To make a broomstick, have your kids cut the paper into strips and wrap them around one end of the stick. Playing make-believe with these or wearing them with a witch or wizard outfit is fun.
Handprint Spiders:
This craft is both cute and a little scary. Paint your child’s hand black (but don’t paint the thumb) and press it on paper. Do the same thing with your other hand, but this time cross the palms to make the spider’s body. After it’s dry, put fake eyes on them and hang them around the house.
Snack on “mummy” hot dogs wrapped in dough and “pumpkin” oranges (peel the oranges and put a small celery stick on top to look like a pumpkin) to end your craft day.
Final Thoughts
These crafts will not only make your home look nicer, but they will also get you in the Halloween mood. Halloween crafts are a fun and creative way for families to spend time together and enjoy the holiday. Each spooky creation will become a treasured family memory.
