Halloween Crafts for Toddlers & Preschoolers
Gather your littles and choose one of these Halloween crafts for toddlers and preschoolers! This list is full of tot-friendly craft ideas with simple designs that kids will love!
There’s nothing quite like Halloween through a child’s eyes – the inventive costumes, endless candy corn, and spooky trick-or-treating are absolutely magical as a young tot.
But of all the exciting Halloween activities to come, my favorite has always been the crafts! From friendly jack-o-lanterns to ghoulish ghosts, there are endless ways to craft for spooky season.
Today, I’m sharing some of my very favorite projects for younger kids, perfect for toddlers and preschoolers. Each project is easy to make and nothing short of bewitching.
So without further ado, gather your little witches and vampires and get crafting!
Looking for crafts for school-aged kids? Check out this post with 19+ Halloween crafts for kids!
13 Easy Halloween Crafts for Toddlers + Preschoolers
These fun Halloween crafts go beyond mere crayons and cotton balls (though those are fun, too!). Check out these unique Halloween crafts for preschoolers and toddlers.
Note – you may need to help your little ones with a step or two, like any use of hot glue guns or scissors!
Pipe Cleaner Spiders
These pipe cleaner spiders are one of the best Halloween crafts because they’re just SO classic. An oldie but a goodie, this craft is made with just pipe cleaners, googly eyes, and homemade playdough!
Display them on the mantel with a bundle of miniature craft pumpkins for a cute and seasonal display.
Paper Plate Spider
Paperplate spiders have just the right amount of spook without being truly scary. Red googly eyes make this craft extra frightening,
Glow in the Dark Ghost
These glow-in-the-dark ghosts are one of the best Halloween crafts for preschoolers; all you’ll need is glow-in-the-dark paint, googly eyes, and a black marker to make these sweet, puffy ghosts. Dim your lantern to enjoy its glowing glory!
Marbled Bat
While the marbled technique may look advanced, young kids can take pride in this fun paint pattern. Gather white paper, black paint, and the secret to this marbled technique – actual marbles!
Bonus: this marbled bat tutorial includes some fun facts about bats to get your kiddos learning while they’re creating.
Sponge Paint Monster Art
Of all the Halloween crafts for toddlers, these sponge paint monsters might be my favorite; they’re cute, colorful, and look decidedly friendly, cyclops eye and all!
Handprint Haunted House
This handprint craft is a great chance for little ones to practice fine motor skills. First, they’ll trace their hands on black construction paper. Then, they’ll cut out their design using safety scissors. Use a glue stick to add ghosts, glowing windows, and any other Halloween decals you’d like.
Egg Carton Halloween Crafts
I adore an upcycled craft! This adorable project uses recycled egg cartons that are decorated in spooktacular designs. Kids can choose between ghosts, jack-o-lanterns, spiders, or their own unique design. Decorate your design with craft paint, pipe cleaners, googly eyes, yarn, and more!
Build a Skeleton
When it comes to easy Halloween crafts, a bit of education is always welcome. This build-a-skeleton template comes with an embedded lesson to talk about bones in the human body.
Metal brads connect the pieces, making your skeleton moveable! For really young kids, you can opt to glue the skeleton pieces down on paper instead!
Magnet Ghost Activity
Halloween crafts for toddlers are best when they are more than just decorations – and interactive quality will keep kids engaged! That’s why this magnetic jack-o-lantern and Frankenstein is so clever.
Kids can arrange their magnets any way they’d like, creating endless ghoulish expressions.
Tape Resist Spiderweb
With a bit of masking tape, toddlers can create gorgeous DIY spider webs! Use acrylic paint or watercolors and let your kiddo’s creativity shine.
Zombie Painted Rocks
Head outside to forage for some rocks for this zombie craft. Then, use green paint, googly eyes, and black markers to create their silly expressions. Pipecleaner hair is a must!
Popsicle Stick Pumpkins
These happy orange pumpkins would look fabulous, propped on a shelf or mantel. You can even hot glue a magnet to the back and display them on the fridge.
Toilet Paper Mache Mummy
This toilet paper mummy craft is an absolute classic. Kids will love getting their hands messy with paper mache. Note – you could also use tissue paper if you have it on hand.
Supplies to Get Crafting!
More Halloween Fun
I have a ton of Halloween crafts, recipes, and decoration ideas just waiting for you to explore. Here are a few favorites.
Tania Griffis is an accomplished writer, blogger, and interior designer with a Journalism degree from the University of Oklahoma. She started her popular blog, Run to Radiance, in 2011, demonstrating her design expertise through the personal remodeling of six houses to millions of readers across the globe.
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