22+ Easy Halloween Crafts & Art Project Ideas For Kids Of All Ages

Halloween is the perfect time to be creative with kids. From silly monsters to spooky spiders, there is always a project for your young one. Get creative with these 22+ spooky, fun, and easy Halloween crafts for kids!

Easy Halloween Crafts Kids Love

We love seeing kids draw monsters, create fun pumpkin art projects, and just have plain fun while being creative. Many of these crafty Halloween art ideas can likely utilize supplies you already have at home.

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DIY Easy Paint Pour Pumpkins

Have fun swirling paint together to create a colorful painted pumpkin in under 5 minutes with this easy tutorial. There are so many fun color combinations we can’t wait to try.

How To Make A Paint Pour Pumpkin

Cool Shaving Cream Jack-O-Lantern Craft

Learn how to create marble paper with shaving cream for this fun, messy, but easy Halloween craft idea. This is a great process art idea to try with younger children, but older children will also love making shaving cream prints.

Shaving Cream Pumpkins

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Easy Ghost Family Portraits

This is one of the cutest Halloween crafts for kids. Children can create simple ghost family portraits to make you smile all season long.

DIY poke a ghost game with ghosts drawn on white tissue paper wrapped around cups.

Create A Fun Poke-A-Ghost Game

This simple DIY punch board game is so easy to make and kids love playing with this simple Halloween DIY. Involve the whole family by drawing different ghosts on the white tissue paper.

DIY Punch A Ghost Game

2 pumpkin salt paintings on white paper.

Easy Pumpkin Salt Painting Project

Add a seasonal twist to this classic process art idea. Kids will love seeing how Art and Science can mix together!

Pumpkin Salt Painting Tutorial

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Classic Paper Plate Spider Craft for Kids

Create a fun rockin’ spider using paper plates and googly eyes. This easy Halloween craft would be great for toddlers and preschoolers!

pumpkin illustration with watercolor paint, oil pastel and black glue lines.

Pumpkin Watercolor Resist Art

Are you looking for a quick Elementary art lesson idea? Create a fun drawing in black glue, add a Van Gogh-inspired sky, and paint away. This is a fun Fall painting idea for second and third-graders.

Creative Pumpkin Watercolor Paintings

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Spooky Paper Origami Claws

Nothing is spookier than having claws. Children will love learning how to fold their own claws to play with, even after Halloween is over.

pumpkin chalk art project on black paper.

Creative Pumpkin Chalk Drawing

Use glue and chalk pastels to create Autumn-inspired images. Kids will love blending the colors of the chalk pastels to create the illusion of a 3-D pumpkin.

Pumpkin Chalk Drawing

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Make a Spooky Ghost Leaf Garland

Use fake leaves to create this cute (and spooky) Halloween decoration. Children of all ages will love designing and displaying their ghost creations.

4 different drawings of pumpkins on white paper.

Simple Pumpkin Drawings

Learn how to easily draw pumpkins with 4 different step-by-step instructions. You never know when you may need to draw a pumpkin in October!

How To Draw Pumpkins

Creative Halloween Magnet Craft For Kids

From spooky ghosts to silly monster faces, there are so many simple Halloween magnets kids will love making. Get that oven-bake clay out today and start creating.

How To Make Halloween Magnets With Kids

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Toilet Paper Roll Monsters Craft For Kids

While these fun monsters don't have to be a Halloween craft, they definitely make a super cute open-ended art project idea for young children. Kids will love making a silly (or scary) toilet paper monster craft.

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Rocking Haunted House Halloween Craft

Create a rocking haunted house for a fun Halloween craft. Kids and parents will love how simple it is to make with just a few supplies you probably already have at home.

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How to Make a Stress Ball Halloween (Easy & Super Fun)

Learn how to make the easiest stress ball for Halloween fun. Kids of all ages can make either a Jack O’Lantern, a pumpkin, or a ghost design in minutes.

orange pom pom being added to a pumpkin jar.

Fill The Pumpkin Party Game (Easy Craft and Fine Motor Activity)

Work on those fine motor skills with this fun fill-the-pumpkin party game. This pumpkin activity can be made in minutes and is fun for all ages making it a great extra station or class Halloween party game idea.

Fill The Pumpkin Fine Motor Activity

clay pumpkin magnets and other magnet on a fridge.

Simple Halloween Clay Magnets

Create Jack-O-Lantern or simple pumpkin magnets to decorate your fridge this Halloween season. This is a simple pumpkin craft idea that both kids and adults will love. Create a few without faces to keep up all November long, too!

How To Make Polymer Clay Magnets

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Fun Halloween Yarn Mummy Craft for Kids

This fun mummy craft for kids is the perfect way to celebrate Halloween with young children. Work on those fine motor skills by wrapping yarn to create a cute mummy craft.

Recycle Those Old Cans For A Fun Halloween Toss

Children will love creating this fun spooky craft by painting old tin cans for a fun DIY Halloween party game.

How To Make Tin Can Game

black and white pumpkin drawing with patterns and designs on wood table.

Pumpkin Doodle Art (Zentangled-Inspired)

This easy pumpkin drawing is perfect for older children when you need a simple one-day art lesson. Grab those markers and get to work creating a black and white doodle pumpkin.

Doodle Pumpkin Drawing Tutorial

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Frankenstein Paper Plate Craft

Halloween wouldn’t be complete without a spooky-cute Frankenstein craft! Children as young as preschool will love creating a fun monster using paper plates.

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Painted Jack-O-Lantern Jar Craft

Turn a small jar into a glowing Jack-o-Lantern craft with this easy Halloween craft tutorial. Kids and adults alike will love how easy it is to make this Halloween decoration. Pop a tea light inside for spooky (but fun) glowing October decor.

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Autumn Crafty Art Ideas

Creating during the Halloween season doesn’t have to be complicated. Your young artists will love trying one (or all) of these easy Halloween crafts.