These cute and easy Halloween crafts for toddlers and preschoolers are going to get you ready to embrace your spooky side with over 40 ideas to make sure you’re ready to have some chillingly good fun with your little monsters!
In this post you’ll find loads of simple Halloween activities for 2-4 year olds with lots of easy craft inspo, spooky art projects for kids and free printables to help you out.
All you need to do for some Halloween fun is grab the paints, glue, paper plates and whatever else you have to hand and I’m sure you’ll find some easy craft ideas in here your kids will love.
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Halloween Crafts for Toddlers and Preschoolers
I’ve searched through the internet for some of the best Halloween crafts for toddlers and preschoolers and all of the ideas that I’m sharing today are ones that should be suitable for two, three and four year olds.
These crafts should all be great for some older kids too, in fact there’s lots my kids still love even though they’re that little bit older now.
Working together on Halloween art and crafts like these is great for encouraging family bonding and quality time as parents and kids work together on projects. It also has loads of other benefits like fine motor skills or even just making decisions about what color to use.
They’re great for trying out at home, in preschools, classrooms or even if you are hosting a Halloween party for kids.
As you’ll know this period in your child’s life is one of great development and all children develop at different rates so there might be some ideas that might not be suitable for your child – you can always save this post to return to next year. There is also a lot of difference between what a two year old and what a four year old might be able to do.
As with all kids activities your child will also need adult supervision the whole time especially where scissors or small items are being used. You’ll want to have fun but I know you’ll also want to keep your kids safe too.
Just a take a look through the list and choose the ideas that you think will suit them and most importantly that they will enjoy.
While this post started out as 30 ideas I’ve updated it over the years which means that you’ll now find over 40 easy Halloween activities for kids here, plenty to keep them and you going throughout spooky season!
Halloween Books For Toddlers and Preschoolers
I love sharing stories for kids because I love reading with my kids! I honestly believe that reading with your children helps to encourage a love a books in them and on a dark or rainy October day the idea of snuggling up together indoors to read a book is always quite appealing to me.
We’ve shared lots of not too scary Halloween books for kids recently and some great looking pumpkin books for kids too but the ones I’m sharing here look like they would be great for toddlers.
- The Wheels on the Spooky Bus by J. Elizabeth Mills
- The Itsy Bitsy Pumpkin by Sonali Fry
- Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson
Easy Pumpkin Crafts for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Pumpkin Lanterns
Red Ted Art shares how to make some orange Halloween jack-o-lanterns from glass jars that would make fabulous decorations on the day.
Pumpkin Suncatcher
This stained glass pumpkin suncatcher is one my kids made and is really popular every year, it’s a great way to discuss colour mixing and good for fine motor skills too!
I’ve added a video tutorial of this craft to this page so that you can watch it in action or click through for the written instructions.
Foil Painted Pumpkin Craft
Aluminium foil is another of my favorite craft materials to use with kids of all ages because it’s something that a lot of us have already in our kitchens and it’s also something that you can easily make to the correct size.
To make a simple foil painted pumpkin craft you can our free template with a foil ball scrunched to the perfect size for your kids hands.
Spin Art Pumpkin
I love this spin art paper plate pumpkin that Rainy Day Mum made with her kids – what a fantastic technique!
Paper Plate Pumpkin
Simple Everyday Mom shares a fun paper plate pumpkin craft with definite mummy influences!
Puffy Paint Pumpkins
These pumpkin crafts from No Time for Flashcards look like so much fun to make. Grab some shaving cream, paint and glue and be sure to follow her instructions for this cool activity.
Yarn Wrapped Pumpkins
Danya Banya shares how to make some yarn wrapped Halloween pumpkins.
Cute and Easy Ghost Crafts for Toddlers
Pom Pom Ghost
This easy ghost craft for kids is one of my favorite Halloween craft ideas for toddlers and preschoolers to make, just grab the white paint and get ready to stamp this cute craft!
Ghost Bunting
Toddlers can help make this free printable Halloween bunting by designing a face for the ghosts, this will make great decor for at home or in preschools too.
Paper Plate Ghost
This paper plate ghost craft is designed as an easy Halloween craft that toddlers can make, just grab the paint brushes, glue and our free printable template.
Ghost Puppet
This easy ghost puppet craft is super simple to make and fun to play with.
Ghost Silhouette Art
This super simple resist art ghost craft is one of my favorite fun Halloween crafts and I think the results look fantastic! You can use our ghost template to help you make it.
Paper Ghost
Grab a glue stick and have a hunt through your recycling bin for some scrap white paper and create an easy torn paper ghost that’s great for fine motor skills too. All you need to add is eyes and mouth with a black marker.
Marbled Ghosts
Not only is Pink Stripey Socks Halloween ghost banner insanely cute I love how she’s also shared how she cleaned up afterwards! It makes a potentially messy craft sound so much more achievable.
Footprint Ghosts
I made this ghost footprint keepsake with my kids when they were aged four and one years old.
Cotton Ball Ghost
I love My Bored Toddlers simple cotton wool ghost craft for toddlers that looks totally achievable for kids to make at home or in preschools and kindergarten.
Ghost Birdfeeder
This DIY ghost birdfeeder from Coffee Cups and Crayons is a great way to make a Halloween craft that you can then use afterwards.
Fun Bat Crafts for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Mosaic Bats
Make this bat mosaic craft that’s great for fine motor skills using our free template.
Bat Resist Art
This bat silhouette craft is so effective for something that’s made with black paper, paint and some pom poms! It’s a great introduction for kids to creating resist art and is one that I think you’ll want to display afterwards too.
Paper Plate Bats
Some simple paper plate bats as made by my son when he was three years old – these were kept up on display for ages and I think they’re a great example of a realistic craft that toddlers and preschoolers really can make.
Cupcake Liner Bat Craft
Have you done any baking recently with your kids? If you have spare supplies left over then why not try out this cupcake liner bat craft.
Bat Painting
Make a bat silhouette craft following this tutorial from Messy Little Monster.
Monster, Witch and Mummy Crafts for Halloween
Paper Plate Witch
This egg carton and paper plate witch looks really cool with it’s 3D nose!
Torn Paper Witches Hat
Grab one of our printable templates, some colored paper and glue and create this torn paper Halloween craft that’s a great way to help support fine motor skills too.
Paper Bowl Monsters
Paper bowl monsters are great for toddlers to make as they can go wild with the decorations – after all who knows what a mummy would really look like?!
If you don’t have any paper bowls you could make these with paper plates instead.
Paper Bag Mummy
Make a paper bag mummy craft that your child can play with afterwards, make the mouth using black construction paper.
Construction Paper Monsters
Rainy Day Mum shares a simple monster craft for toddlers using colored construction paper and googly eyes.
Mummy Craft
Masking tape is an absolute classic for making mummy crafts and I love that it’s such an easy and cheap material to get hold of plus it’s super easy to tear as well, making it suitable for toddlers and preschoolers to use.
Here we’ve used it to make a paper bowl mummy craft.
Paper Bag Witch
I’m a really big fan of making paper bag puppets because they can be really cheap to create and you can also use them afterwards, perfect for a bit of imaginative play. Here we’ve made a paper bag witch craft and I really like her green hair!
Paper Bowl Frankenstein
Create a simple Frankenstein paper bowl craft using green tissue paper to color in Frankenstein’s face. No tissue paper? No problem, just use paint or markers instead.
Yarn Wrapped Frankenstein
Toddlers would need the cardboard prepared for them for this Frankenstein craft from Kids Craft Room but they can certainly use the yarn to do the colouring!
Easy Spider Crafts for Toddlers
Scrunched Paper Spiders
We love this simple easy spidercraft that uses black tissue paper.
Recycled Spider Craft
Grab the googly eyes because this recycled cd spider craft is one my kids made and loved, the CDs were a really fun new material to try painting on!
Handprint Spiders
Make some fun handprint spiders like these ones from Daisies and Pie.
Having made a lot of handprint crafts with my own toddlers I would highly recommend keeping a damp cloth or some wipes close by for this craft as I know from experience that my kids have definitely touched things on the way to wash painted hands in the sink before! These would also make a great keepsake.
Pom Pom Spider
Make an easy spider craft for kids following this tutorial. You could swap our paper eyes that we’ve used for googly eyes if you have some available at home.
Simple Halloween Crafts and Decorations for Kids
Halloween Tree Craft
We used toilet paper rolls to make this spooky forest Halloween craft and it was a good excuse to get the toys out and let them have a Halloween adventure!
Halloween Wreath
Non Toy Gifts shares how to make a simple Halloween wreath using a paper plate that I think would make a really nice keepsake as well as being very fun and spooky decor too.
Torn Paper Halloween Art
Tearing paper is a great activity for toddlers and this Halloween torn paper art from Easy Peasy and Fun looks fantastic.
Halloween Cat
This black cat craft is really easy for toddlers to make as even if you need to use the scissors for younger kids they can definitely join in with the sponge painting.
Q-Tip Skeleton Craft
Why not try out this fun skeleton craft from Thriving Home Blog which uses q-tips to make the skeleton’s bones.
Sticker Halloween Wreath
When you have a toddler you want the crafts you do to be as easy as possible and this Halloween sticker wreath from My Bored Toddler is perfect!
Frankenstein Suncatcher
My daughter made this Frankenstein suncatcher when she was a toddler and it was a really good way to introduce her to the concept of mixing colors.
Halloween Paint Chip Puzzles
Pop into your local DIY store for supplies so that you can make these Halloween paint chip puzzles from Crafts on Sea
Messy Resist Art Halloween Painting
My kids enjoyed making this Halloween resist art although it was pretty messy!
Free Printable Halloween Crafts for Toddlers
Cut Out Witches Hat
This free printable build a witches hat craft is perfect for toddlers and preschoolers to color and they can stick the decorations onto the hat themselves.
Candy Corn Craft with Free Template
This simple candy corn craft is a great choice for toddlers to make.
The free template means that it’s quick for you to set up and not only does tearing tissue paper mean you don’t need to worry about scissors but it’s also a really sensory activity with lots of scrunching!
Free Bat Template to Color
Color or paint this free bat template for a super easy and simple craft that’s quick to set up. Perfect for quiet time!
Printable Cut Out Ghost Craft
Practice some simple scissor skills with this free cut and paste ghost craft with ten pages to download.
More Toddler and Preschooler Crafts
Like to plan ahead? With toddlers and preschoolers it can be essential! We love these winter crafts for toddlers with some gorgeous snow and snowman ideas amongst others!
These easy Christmas crafts for toddlers have been really popular with parents.
In the US? Why not check out our Thanksgiving activities for toddlers?
Has very good crafty ideas for all ages.Work with grade k students.Gives me ideas for school and home.