# 50 Halloween Activities for Kids
> A big roundup of Halloween activities from fellow bloggers and our own posts: Halloween art, crafts, sensory play, and party games and ideas to keep you covered for the spooky season.
- URL: https://www.funlittles.com/50-halloween-activities-for-kids/
- Ages: 2–8 yrs · Difficulty: easy · Mess: medium
- Time: prep none, activity varies
- Works for: one-on-one, small group, whole class
- Skills: art, fine-motor, sensory-exploration, gross-motor
- Cautions: ingestion-risk

## Safety
- Water beads (Giant Eyeball Play) are dangerous if swallowed. Keep them away from babies, toddlers and any child who mouths things, and supervise closely.
- Buttons, googly eyes, sequins and pom-poms are choking hazards for little ones. Supervise closely.
- 'Edible' or 'baby safe' paint means taste-safe (non-toxic if mouthed), not a snack.
- For the jar lanterns, an adult handles the glass jars. Light them with battery tea lights rather than real candles.
- Keep shaving cream, slime and play dough away from eyes and mouths, and wash hands after play.
- Check each linked post for its own materials and allergen information before running it.

## Ideas
- **Paint Your Own Halloween Bobble Heads**: Kids paint their own Halloween bobble heads.
- **Pumpkin Faces Art**: Pumpkin face art for toddlers and preschoolers.
- **Eyeball Painting**: A not-too-gross eyeball painting activity.
- **Jack-o'-Lantern Mosaic**: Make a jack-o'-lantern mosaic.
- **Invitation to Create with Baby-Safe Paint**: A Halloween art invitation using paint described as edible and baby safe. It is taste-safe if mouthed, not food.
- **Spider Web Art**: Draw a spider web in white crayon, then paint over it in black so the web shows through.
- **Glow-in-the-Dark Skeleton Handprints**: Turn handprints into glow-in-the-dark skeletons.
- **Silly Halloween Marshmallow Designs**: Make silly Halloween designs with marshmallows.
- **Ghost Print Art**: A classic footprint ghost craft.
- **Halloween Sand Prints**: Draw spooky pictures, like a spider, in a tray of colored sand.
- **Button and Ribbon Pumpkins**: Decorate a pumpkin cut-out with buttons and ribbon.
- **Mutant Toys**: Make your own mutant toys for Halloween.
- **Glittery Spider Web Craft**: Make a glittery spider web and spider decoration.
- **Halloween Cauldron Craft**: Make a Halloween cauldron craft.
- **No-Sew Ghost Hand Puppet**: Make a ghost hand puppet with no sewing.
- **Yarn Pumpkins**: Make pumpkins from yarn.
- **Sticky Witch Hat**: Toddlers decorate a witch hat cone with sticky bits like foil, sequins and googly eyes.
- **Easy Handprint Bat Craft**: Turn a handprint into a bat.
- **13 Easy Halloween Crafts for Preschoolers**: A collection of 13 easy Halloween crafts for preschoolers.
- **Ghosts of Coffee Past**: A Halloween ghost craft.
- **Halloween Lanterns**: Turn jars into jack-o'-lantern lanterns with orange tissue paper and black paper faces.
- **Easy Salt Ghost Craft**: An easy salt ghost craft for Halloween.
- **Shaving Cream Mummy Craft**: Lay strips of shaving cream across a black paper figure to wrap up a mummy.
- **Shape Witch**: A simple witch craft built from shapes.
- **Ghosts and Spider Craft**: Ghost and spider Halloween crafts.
- **Haunted House Kids Craft**: A haunted house craft for kids, made with Mod Podge.
- **Goofy Pumpkin Faces**: Make goofy pumpkin faces, plus a pumpkin-inspired lunch.
- **Pumpkin Silhouette Craft**: A black jack-o'-lantern silhouette over bright tissue paper squares, made to glow in the window.
- **Jack-o'-Lantern Collages**: A jack-o'-lantern collage craft for preschoolers.
- **Yarn-Wrapped Mummy Ghost Bookmarks**: Wrap yarn to make mummy and ghost bookmarks.
- **Yarn Monsters**: Make little yarn monsters with googly eyes and pom-poms.
- **Paper Plate Ghost**: A paper plate ghost craft for preschoolers.
- **20 Halloween Sensory Play Ideas**: Our own collection of 20 cool Halloween sensory play ideas.
- **Jack-o'-Lantern Squish Bags**: A squishy orange sensory bag with a black jack-o'-lantern face, made for babies and toddlers.
- **Halloween Play Dough Play**: Halloween play with play dough.
- **Quick and Easy Halloween Slime**: Quick, easy Halloween slime. The photo shows green slime oozing out of a carved jack-o'-lantern.
- **Sparkly Spider Web Play Dough**: Sparkly spider web play dough.
- **Halloween Gak**: Halloween gak for fall sensory play.
- **Giant Eyeball Play**: Giant water beads become Halloween eyeballs in a sensory bin. They are dangerous if swallowed, so this is not for kids who mouth things. Supervise closely.
- **Glow-in-the-Dark Pumpkin Slime Party Favors**: Glow-in-the-dark slime in little tubs with jack-o'-lantern faces, given as party favors.
- **Halloween Games**: Halloween games.
- **Spider Web Game**: A super-duper spider web game for preschoolers.
- **Spider Webs and Ghosts**: Halloween fun with spider webs and ghosts.
- **Halloween Egg Hunt Fun**: A Halloween egg hunt.
- **Witches and Warlocks Party**: A witches and warlocks party.
- **Pop Goes the Pumpkin**: A Halloween party game called Pop Goes the Pumpkin.
- **Halloween Party Ideas**: Ideas for a Halloween party.
- **Ideas for a Festive Halloween Bash**: Ideas for a festive Halloween bash.
- **Halloween Party Ideas**: More ideas for a Halloween party.
- **Giant Homemade Halloween Decorations**: Make giant homemade Frankenstein's monster decorations.
- **Halloween Projects for Kids**: A set of Halloween projects for kids.
- **Easy Halloween Countdown**: An easy countdown to Halloween.
- **Foam Monster Treat Bags**: Make foam monster treat bags.

## The original post by TurkeyMom (2014)

To keep you covered for the upcoming spooky season, we have rounded up some of the funnest Halloween activities for kids. You can choose from Halloween art, Halloween crafts for kids, Halloween sensory activities and even Halloween party games.

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### Art Projects: Halloween Art

**Paint Your Own Halloween Bobble Heads** from I Can Teach My Child [**Pumpkin Faces Art**](http://happyhooligans.ca/pumpkin-art-toddlers/) from Happy Hooligans [**Eye Ball Painting**](http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2011/09/not-too-gross-eye-ball-painting.html) from No Time For Flash Cards **A Jack O' Lantern Mosaic** from Itty Bitty Love [**Invitation To Create With Edible/Baby Safe Paint**](http://nateandrachael.com/halloween-art/) from Nate And Rachael [**Spider Web Art**](https://www.funlittles.com/halloween-art-projects-crayon-resist-spider-web/) from Blog Me Mom

[](https://www.funlittles.com/halloween-art-projects-crayon-resist-spider-web/) [**Glow In The Dark Skeleton Handprints**](https://funhandprintartblog.com/glow-in-the-dark-skeleton-handprints.html) from Fun Handprint Art [**Silly Halloween Marshmallow Designs**](https://toddlerapproved.com/silly-halloween-marshmallow-designs/) from Toddler Approved [**Ghost Print Art**](http://www.frogsandsnailsandpuppydogtail.com/2013/10/footprint-ghost-classic-halloween-craft.html) from Frogs Snails and Puppy Dogs Tails [**Halloween Sand Prints**](http://www.housingaforest.com/halloween-sand-prints/) from Housing A Forest [](http://www.housingaforest.com/halloween-sand-prints/)

### Crafts : Halloween Crafts for Kids

[**Button Pumpkin Craft**](https://toddlerapproved.com/button-and-ribbon-pumpkins/) from Toddler Approved [](https://toddlerapproved.com/button-and-ribbon-pumpkins/) [**Mutant Toys**](http://babbledabbledo.com/halloween-ideas-mutant-toys/) from Babble Dabble Doo [**Glittery Spider Web Craft**](http://buggyandbuddy.com/halloween-decorations-glittery-spiderweb-spider/) from Buggy and Buddy **Halloween Cauldron Craft** from The Pleasantest Thing [**No Sew Ghost Hand Puppet**](http://www.mamasmiles.com/no-sew-ghost-hand-puppet/) from Mama Smiles **Yarn Pumpkins** from Enchanted Homeschooling Mom **Sticky Witch Craft** from Two Daloo  [**Easy Handprint Bar Craft For Kids**](http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2008/10/im-going-batty.html) from No Time For Flash Cards **13 Easy Halloween Crafts For Preschoolers** from Preschool Crafts For Kids **Ghosts Of Coffee Past** from What Are We Doing Today Mom [**Halloween Lanterns**](https://www.redtedart.com/quick-craft-post-halloween-lanterns-vlog//) from Red Ted Art

[](https://www.redtedart.com/quick-craft-post-halloween-lanterns-vlog//) [**Easy Salt Ghost Craft For Halloween**](http://www.craftymorning.com/easy-salt-ghost-craft-halloween/) from Crafty Morning [**Shaving Cream Mummy Craft For Kids**](http://www.craftymorning.com/shaving-cream-mummy-craft-kids/) from Crafty Morning [](http://www.craftymorning.com/shaving-cream-mummy-craft-kids/) **Shape Witch** from Discover Explore Learn [**Ghosts and Spider Craft**](https://thechirpingmoms.com/halloween-projects-for-kids/) from The Chirping Moms [**Haunted House Kids Craft**](https://b-inspiredmama.com/halloween-kids-craft/) from B-Inspired Mama [**Goofy Pumpkin Faces**](https://iheartcraftythings.com/goofy-pumpkin-faces-with-pumpkin.html) from I Heart Crafty Things [**Pumpkin Silhouette Craft**](https://www.funlittles.com/pumpkin-crafts-for-kids-pumpkin-silhouttes/) from Blog Me Mom

[](https://www.funlittles.com/pumpkin-crafts-for-kids-pumpkin-silhouttes/) [**Jack O' Lantern Collages Preschool Craft**](http://www.readingconfetti.com/2013/09/jack-o-lantern-collages-preschool-craft.html) from Reading Confetti [**Yarn Wrapped Mummy Ghost Bookmarks**](http://www.makeandtakes.com/yarn-wrapped-mummy-ghost-bookmarks) from Make And Takes [**Yarn Monsters**](http://handsonaswegrow.com/craft-yarn-monsters/) from Hands On As We Grow

[](http://handsonaswegrow.com/craft-yarn-monsters/) **Paper Plate Ghost Halloween Craft For Preschoolers** from Makobi Scribe

### Sensory Play: Halloween Sensory Play

### For 20 cool [**Halloween sensory play ideas**](https://www.funlittles.com/sensory-activities-kids-halloween-sensory-activities/) visit our exclusive post on the very same topic.

[**Jack-Lantern Squish Bags**](http://www.fantasticfunandlearning.com/jack-o-lantern-squish-bag-for-babies-and-toddlers.html) from Fantastic Fun and Learning [](http://www.fantasticfunandlearning.com/jack-o-lantern-squish-bag-for-babies-and-toddlers.html) **Play With Play Doh from Kids** Activities Blog [**Quick and easy Halloween Slime**](https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/make-halloween-slime-recipes-ideas-activities/) from Little Bins for Little Hands

[](https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/make-halloween-slime-recipes-ideas-activities/) **Sparkly Spider Web Play Dough** from Two Daloo **Halloween Gak** from Mess for Less [**Giant Eye Balls Play**](http://www.funathomewithkids.com/2013/10/giant-water-beads-halloween-eyeball.html) from Fun at home with kids [](http://www.funathomewithkids.com/2013/10/giant-water-beads-halloween-eyeball.html)

### Halloween Party Games and Ideas

**Glow in the Dark Slime Party Favor** from Learn Play Imagine  **Halloween Games** from The Pleasantest Thing [**Spider web game**](http://www.teachpreschool.org/2011/10/super-duper-spiderweb-game-for-preschoolers/) from Teach Preschool **Spider Webs And Ghosts** from Dirt And Boogers [**Halloween Egg Hunt Fun**](https://www.growingajeweledrose.com/2016/09/halloween-games-for-kids.html) from Growing A Jeweled Rose [**Witches And Warlocks Party**](https://toddlerapproved.com/witches-and-warlocks-party/) from Toddler Approved **Pop Goes The Pumpkin** from Martha Stewart [**Halloween Party Ideas**](http://www.homegrownfriends.com/home/halloween-party-ideas) from Home Grown Friends **Ideas For A Festive Halloween Bash** from Little Birdie Secrets [**Halloween Party Ideas**](https://www.cleanandscentsible.com/halloween-party-ideas/) from Clean And Scentsible **Giant Homemade Halloween Decorations** from My Little 3 And Me [**Halloween Projects For Kids**](https://thechirpingmoms.com/halloween-projects-for-kids/) from The Chirping Moms [**Easy Halloween Countdown**](http://www.littlefamilyfun.com/2012/10/easy-halloween-countdown.html) from Little Family Fun [**Foam Monster Treat Bags**](http://handsonaswegrow.com/foam-monster-treat-bags/) from Hands On As We Grow

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