Spooky fun
From hand-printing to sticking and snipping, we've got a Halloween craft idea to suit every child under 5.
- 5-10 minutes
- 2+
1. Yoghurt pot ghost
You’ll need:
- white yoghurt pot
- googly eyes
- a black pen
2. Splat paint monster
You’ll need:
- paint
- paper
- a straw
- googly eyes
What to do:
- Give your child some paint to splodge on the page.
- Then they blow it with the straw. It works best if they move the straw around quickly as they blow.
- Then they add googly eyes. They can cut a mouth from black paper too.
3. Toilet roll bat
You’ll need:
- a cardboard loo roll
- googly eyes
- black paint
- black paper
- glue
What to do:
- Ask your child to fold in the top of the cardboard roll to make ears.
- Now they paint it black (if you’re not keen on black paint they can wrap it in black paper instead).
- Then they draw and snip out wings from black paper.
- When the paint’s dry, they can add the wings and googly eyes.
4. Haunted handpaint ghost
You’ll need:
- white paint
- paper
- googly eyes
- black pen
- a hand!
- Give your child white paint to cover their hand with. Then they print lots of times. Finally, they turn the prints into ghosts with googly eyes and a black pen.
5. Eyes in the dark picture
You’ll need:
- black paper
- googly eyes
What to do: Just give your child black paper to fill with googly eyes. Can they tell you who’s hiding in the dark?
6. Frankenstein footprint
You’ll need:
- a foot
- green and black paint
- googly eyes
- Help your child paint the sole of their foot green and their toes black. Then they print!
- They can add monstrous details, like an eye, grin, bolt and scar. Raar!
7. Twirling paper ghosts
You’ll need: paper, a black crayon or pen, scissors, tape, string
What to do:
- Ask your child to draw a spiral shape on paper (it should look like a smile). Draw a face at the outer end.
- Now, they snip along the lines they drew.
- And hang it up! Why not make a pair?
