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Halloween is a fun celebration.
Get crafty with the kids and create some Halloween projects!
Add a third by teaching them some or all of these kid-friendly Halloween crafts.
Halloween-Inspired Shadow Box
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Shadow boxes are excellent craft projects to encourage your young ones imagination.
To ensure that their ornaments stick to their box, get them to glue dots similar tothese.
Once completed, display this shadow box by the living room to showcase your childs creative talent.
This is a greatHalloween craft to make with adults.
If their school doesnt do Halloween, thats okay as these can still be used for trick or treating.
This will go well with any outfit.
Because this craft project involves simply sticking things together, even young school-aged kids can do it.
They will need a plain headband for the base, felt, and assorted googly eyes likethese.
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This Jack-O-Lantern origami craft is suitable for beginners.
So, it would be a fun first origami project for the kids.
If you havent done this key in of origami before, heres avideo linkshowing how its made.
Check outmore paper crafts here, and specificallyones for Halloween here.
Its like the moist and stickier version of playdough.
This craft suits older school-aged kids better, but the younger kids can definitely play with them once made.
Kitchen countertop or on top of a clean table outdoors work.
Use any rounded object for the base, such as wood or cardboard.
And hook this onto a string.
The key to making the spider appear like theyre dancing is to usethese black chenille stemsfor the spider legs.
Its probably best you do the sewing.
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You will need assorted colors of felt for this project, and this can be bought in bulk packshere.
It involves minimal to no cutting.
you could cut the hand silhouette yourself.
It is also primarily gluing (you’re free to also spread the glue beforehand).
Its an excellent way of encouraging your young ones creativity and helping them further develop their fine motor skills.
Take this flexible and movable skeleton hand, for example.
Your kids will surely love using this to give trick or treaters a fright.
Also, chenille pipes for the pumpkin stem and a foam brush.
To light up the pumpkins, use battery-powered tealights like the ones foundhere.
It is important not to use the real tea lights as this can be a great fire risk.
Bu,t its also equally important to ensure that you choose lights with childproof battery compartments.
This is truly an awesomeHalloween decoration idea.
The best thing about these window clings are theyre easy to make and just as easy to take off.
This means the kids can create different decors for each season.
Pompom-Inspired Garlands
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Hang these Halloween-themed and pom-pom-inspired garlands around the home during the Halloween season.
The kids can also make a few to give out to their friends.
They will also need googly eyes and a few pieces of chenille stems.
Then, sit patiently watching out for the reactions of people who get startled by them.
Green Multi-Eyed Monster Slime
Remember earlier when I said slime is a big hit for kids?
Heres another slime craft for the kids to enjoy making and spend hours playing with.
The difference is that this one uses non-edible ingredients.
The kids will need green-colored glue and magical liquid to create this slime.
it’s possible for you to also buy pre-packed slime making kits like the ones foundhere.
If you havent played with slime before, try creating this with them.
You will be surprised to find they can actually be therapeutic to play with.
Its super easy to create and is suitable for kids of all ages.
Precut the paper straws to eliminate the need for the kids handling scissors.
Once theyre done, stick them on the fridge for an instant Halloween decor to your kitchen space.
Halloween Spin Painting
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This craft reminds me of tie-dyeing.
But, this time on paper.
A few of these pumpkin spin painted pieces will make a great window or wall decors.
Or even as Halloween cards that the kids can give to their friends and extended family members.
Heres a linkto the detailed instructions on how to recreate this Halloween spin painting artwork.
This time, its monsters are made of coffee filters.
It just goes to show that coffee filters are versatile crafting materials.
Ghost Wind Chime
This is the perfect craft that the entire family can play a part in doing.
This activity will involve hammering nails, using strong-hold adhesives, and using paint.
So, parents definitely need to do and supervise some of these steps.
You will need clean tin cans without any signs of rust (for everyones health and safety).
Then, get paint, googly eyes,this heavy-duty adhesive, and string.
Hang these outsides and listen to the ghosts sing or whisper whenever the wind blows!
Cute Flower Pot Spiders
Not all crafts are scary.
Line a few of these up in your driveway to entertain the trick or treaters.
Or get entertained with the different reactions they have when they see these creepy crawlers scattered around the yard.
Lay their finished products alongside your other outdoor decors.
