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Paper is a cheap material you might get creative with.
Check out these paper crafts for Halloween!
Paper crafts are tried-and-tested fail-proof projects for adults and kids of all ages.
Halloween, on the other hand, is super fun and versatile celebration.
Combine these two on the weekend, and you have a fun-filled family bonding activity.
Heres a few Halloween paper crafting ideas to get you started.
Hanging Paper Bats
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Wheres the fun in Halloween without a few bats hanging around the house?
Unless youre also nocturnal like bats, I probably wont recommend inviting real bats to your home.
Let these bats give visitors a funny fright by hanging them by the front door.
This is a lovelyHalloween craft for kids!
If youve watched The Nightmare Before Christmas, youll know who Im talking about.
If you havent, its a nice animated movie to watch with the family.
Use this fordecorating the outdoors for Halloween!
These are great for decorating nurseries, playrooms, or classrooms if you are a carer or a teacher.
Use colored pens or crayons to decorate your sweaters.
Make your sweaters appealing to the eyes and the nose by using scented markers, like the ones foundhere.
Check out more paper crafts like thishere.
Mess-Free Jack-O-Lantern
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Jack-O-Lanterns are staples in Halloween decor.
The thing is, creating one out of real pumpkins can be time-consuming, not to mention messy.
These paper pumpkins are great for decorating the walls or as gift tags for Halloween treats.
If you plan on making many, you probably want to buy precut orange origami paper likethis.
The crepe papers flowy nature creates a great illusion of your bats flying wherever you put them.
The trick is to get wide crepe paper like the ones foundhere.
So, you have enough space to create a bat figure.
This is a lovelycraft to make with your teens.
Its super easy, and all you need are strips of paper quill availablehere.
Also, use thesevarious-sized googly eyesto animate your paper monsters.
Make large ones for use as tabletop decors or create mini ones to give kids for trick or treat.
There are two ways of doing these bags.
Start from scratch and use colored paper to create the bags or buy premade colored paper bags likethese.
Then, add the monster details, such as the eyes and fangs.
Its fun and super easy to make.
I prefer using a double-sided tape likethis.
It already comes in a dispenser, making my craft projects hassle-free!
Ghost Covered Candies
Mix up your DIY candy wrappers and add ghost covered candies to your mummified chocolate bars.
You will be using the same materials anyway, so you might as well do this too!
If youre like me and prefer your ghost eyes to be perfect circles.
Check outthese circle punchesthat come as a pack of four different sizes.
you could use them not only as decors for Halloween but all throughout the autumn period.
Handprint Halloween Bat Decor
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I love the personal touch of this Halloween papercraft.
I am pretty sure your kids will love making them, too.
You will need a mix of cardstock, some googly eyes, a glue stick, and scissors.
If you have younger kids, this will make for a great pre-Halloween tradition.
Keep all the bats youve made through the years and watch your little ones hands grow year after year.
Chic Halloween Paper Lanterns
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These Halloween-inspired paper lanterns are so gorgeous.
They will look great on your living room coffee table or by your hallway door.
If you want detailed instructions, including the lantern pattern, have a read through thispage.
To emphasize the beauty of your silhouette pattern, use flameless tealights likethese.
These lanterns are perfect for dinner table centerpieces or as displays on your front porch.
it’s possible for you to even swap it with the kids usual nightlamps during the Halloween season.
Paper Bat Cupcake Toppers
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If baking is your forte, this is the papercraft for you.
You will need black cardstock, some toothpick, and glue or black washi tape likethis.
Making them is so easy and very child-friendly.
Another way of using these bags are lunch boxes, especially for the younger kids.
You dont really want them going to preschool with vampire-inspired bloody lunch bags, do you?
This is a lovelyproject for teenagers.
Googly-Eyed Paper Pumpkin
Scary creatures can be traumatizing to the younger kids.
But that doesnt mean they cant join the Halloween celebrations.
Simply use black card stock cut out to your desired silhouette shape.
Hang them along your walls, on the kids doors, or by the front porch.
Look at the unique and gorgeous patterns onthese themed scrapbook cardstocks.
Conclusion
Dont you just love the versatility of paper?
I especially loved the chic paper lanterns.
What was your favorite Halloween papercraft?
