15 Easy Halloween Crafts for Toddlers

Celebrating holidays with young kids is one of my favorite things to do, as you get to watch the spark and enjoyment through your child’s eyes. Everyone loves holiday crafts, from Halloween to Easter, seasonal crafts are a must do activity for young toddlers. Halloween crafts are a great activity to fill an afternoon with a toddler, and they make great decorations for around the house.

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Witch Hat Headband

Kids love to wear things that they make so this witch hat headband is the perfect fit! The witch hat craft allows kids to practice their scissors skills and is simple and low mess. It is recommended to print on cardstock as it is more durable. Grab the free printable and get busy creating!

Halloween Puzzle Craft

Logic and strategy skills are used in this fun no mess puzzle craft that has four incredible options. All treats and no tricks with this simple set up that can be used to decorate or be given to family and friends. The four designs include: Pumpkin, Bats, Ghosts and a mixed Halloween design.

Egg Carton Halloween Crafts

Recycle those egg cartons into fun Halloween inspired crafts for toddlers and preschoolers. Just one egg carton makes four Jack-o-lanterns, two ghosts and four spiders make this a great craft for the whole family as it requires limited materials. Eco friendly crafts allow kids to learn about recycling, enjoy creativity and improve on their fine motor skills. Best of all is the craft will keep your little hands busy for a while as this craft is very open ended.

Rice Ghost Craft

This craft is simple and easy and creates a textured puppet that toddlers and preschoolers will love to create and play with afterwards. Younger kids will need help cutting out the ghost, but older kids can complete this independently. But beware the rice can get very messy, but will create an awesome magnet, puppet or decoration.

Pool Noodle Monster Crafts

Pool noodles are often on sale at the end of summer, making this the perfect craft that is super affordable. These colorful and friendly looking monsters allow children to let their creativity run wild as they create their own design. Educators can use the pool noodle monster crafts to teach colors, storytelling and practice fine motor skills.

Halloween Paper Crafts

Enjoy this printable mix and match Halloween craft that has endless options. This cute craft even allows you to add your child’s face to the craft and become the star of the show. Printable designs include: witch, frankenstein and dracula.

Paper Plate Spider Web

This craft is great fine motor practice as children can practice pulling the yard through the holes of the paper plate. You can either use a black paper plate, or you can paint a white paper plate. Kids will also enjoy using a single whole punch with assistance for probably the first time. Kids will love either adding plastic spiders or even creating their own spiders to add to their web.

Paper Plate Frankenstein

Bring Frankenstein to life with this fun paper plate craft for toddlers. This age appropriate craft is a friendly version of Frankenstein that kids will fall in love with, and be eager to make! Use the step by step instructions, video and free printable to create this Halloween decoration with ease.

Popsicle Stick Pumpkin

Create these fun pumpkins by painting multiple popsicle sticks orange and gluing them together to create a pumpkin shape. Kids can show their creativity as they create a unique jack-o-lantern face using black construction paper. This hands on craft makes the perfect Halloween decoration.