Halloween Craft Ideas for a Spooky Halloween

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  • Author S. Roberts
  • Published September 26, 2010
  • Word count 410

Halloween is such a great holiday to share with your children and we have yet to meet a child that didn't love to do Halloween themed crafts to prepare for the big night. Halloween crafts are fun for all ages but some Halloween craft projects may require a bit of adult supervision for younger children. Halloween crafts for children should be simple for them to make. There are myriad of Halloween crafts for kids, all of which can be adapted by small kids and children of all ages.

Halloween crafts will make any Halloween party a howl. Planning Halloween activities for a children's Halloween party could be as much fun for you as watching the little monsters doing them. Halloween crafts and games for kids are easy to come up with if you know where to look. If you're having a Halloween party for a lot of children, you may want to consider letting them make their own treats!

Let the kids make their own trick or treat loot bags. Decorate a ready made cloth shopping with a Halloween image, such as a black cat, a witch on a broom stick or a spooky pumpkin that you've cut from felt, and attach it with Stitch Witchery (Stitch Witchery is a polyamide fusible web that permanently bonds two layers of fabric together).

Decorating for Halloween has never been easier. One way to get a spooky effect in the house is to drape a fine white cloth, artistically painted with a ghost face, on the windowpane.

Get the kids making a cobweb Halloween tree to scare other trick or treaters calling on your house. Kids love tangling yarn in and around the twigs and stretching out old grey balls of wool to form a spider web. Once they feel their web is complete, they can add a small plastic spider for the finishing touch.

Pumpkins come in all shapes and many shades of orange and yellow. Grouped together, they look fantastic as an autumn decoration. You can find free pumpkin stencils on the internet that you can print out to give you a really professional looking pumpkin. However, kids rarely need stencils and they all know instantly how their pumpkin face should look.

Children always enjoy making crafts, especially crafts with a spooky Halloween theme. Grownups also have the need to express their creative side. Putting the two together is a perfect storm of paste, paint, miniscule pieces of paper and glitter.

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