Easy Halloween Crafts for Kids

Whether you’re looking for a craft for the classroom or a Halloween craft you can do at home even if you’re not crafty, these easy Halloween crafts for kids offer some great options.

If you want to keep it super simple, print out and color these Halloween masks from It’s Always Autumn. Options include a cat, pumpkin, Frankenstein’s monster and a dia de los muertos style sugar skull. Just print, color, cut out and you’re ready for a Halloween parade.

Or do some cute color by number printables like these from Tot Schooling. Color a pumpkin, witch, Frankenstein’s monster or bats and use them to decorate the classroom.

Crafts by Amanda has this cute and classic paper plate black cat project, which comes with a printable template. Older kids can be shown the shape you’re going for and cut out their own if you’d rather.

Also in the category of crafts you can make with things you probably already have in the house are these cute paper bag monsters from I Heart Crafty Things. If you give kids paint, paper and eyes they are sure to come up with fun versions of these all on their own, which would make a great classroom display.

Easy Peasy and Fun has another take on Halloween puppets with these printable puppets for a skeleton, witch, pumpkin and vampire. Print, color and cut out for some easy fun.

If you want a slightly more involved but still pretty easy fall or Halloween craft, check out these Popsicle stick creations from Life Beyond Laundry. Her post shows a witch, scarecrow and pumpkin, but you could make other things like a cat, Frankenstein’s monster or whatever characters the kids like.

Speaking of Frankenstein’s monster, I love these monster luminaries from Crafts by Amanda. They’re so easy to make and a little creepy cute. This one, too, could be remixed a bunch of different ways to make a pumpkin, witch or something else cute. These could also be used as vases or for storage if you don’t want to light them up.

Or try painting rocks to look like monsters or other Halloween creatures with this craft idea from The Inspiration Edit. All you need is rocks, paint, googly eyes and glue to make a bunch of fun and funny monsters.

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Dia de los Muertos Crafts and Activities

Shark Week generally happens in July, but any time is a good time to learn more about sharks.

First, start with some fun whale facts like these from Kids Craft Room. Here I learned about the dwarf lantern shark, which is the smallest shark and only grows to about 6-8 inches (about 15-20 cm) long. It also emits light. How cool is that?

Natural Beach Living has some great printable shark information guides, where kids can learn about different kinds of sharks, match the facts to the pictures, or print out doubles and do a shark memory game.

Living Life an Learning has some great shark activity pages including the parts of a shark, types of sharks, a crossword puzzle and more. Also check out their parts of a shark and word scramble download, and a life cycle worksheet.

Learn about how sharks float with this great activity from JDaniel4’s Mom.

Need more facts about sharks? This fact pact from The WOLFe PACK on Teacher Pay Teachers includes fact sheets, a printable flip book, informational text, vocabulary, comprehension questions and more.

Living Montessori Now has a great collection of shark themed activities with a Montessori inspired twist. You’ll find a shark roll and cover, shark phonics and lots more shark activities Deb has collected from all over the Internet.

Remember the “Sharknado” movie? A Few Shortcuts turned the combination of sharks and tornadoes into a fun science activity. You’ll need a bottle connector for this project but otherwise should have everything you need on hand. Use their template to make your sharks out of aluminum foil. So fun!

You can also do some shark themed coloring with these coloring pages from Encouraging Moms at Home. Or make a cool 3D shark with this template from korkotak. And there are tons of different shark crafts collected in this post from Kids Activities Blog.

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