Halloween Art And Craft Ideas For 12 Year Olds
Halloween is just around the corner, and if you're looking for some fun and creative activities for your 12-year-old, you've come to the right place! Here are some art and craft ideas to get your child in the Halloween spirit:
1. Jack-O'-Lantern Mason Jars
Transform ordinary mason jars into spooky Jack-O'-Lanterns by painting them with orange and black acrylic paint. You can also add black felt or construction paper cutouts for the eyes, nose, and mouth. These jars make great decorations or can be used to hold Halloween treats.
2. Halloween Wreath
Create a festive wreath for your front door using a foam wreath form, black ribbon, and Halloween-themed decorations such as plastic spiders, bats, and skulls. Simply wrap the ribbon around the form, securing it with hot glue, and attach the decorations with more hot glue.
3. Ghostly Footprints
This is a fun and easy craft that your child can do with their friends or siblings. Simply dip their feet in white paint and have them make ghostly footprints on black construction paper. Once the paint dries, they can add eyes and a mouth with a black marker or paint.
4. Sugar Skull Masks
If your child is into Day of the Dead celebrations, they'll love making sugar skull masks. You'll need white paper plates, colorful tissue paper, and glue. Cut out eye holes in the paper plates and decorate them with the tissue paper to create intricate designs.
5. Spooky Spider Webs
These creepy spider webs are made using black yarn and glue. Start by drawing a spider web design on a piece of cardboard or paper. Then, lay the yarn over the design, securing it with glue as you go. Once the glue dries, you can add plastic spiders for extra spookiness.
6. Frankenstein's Monster
Your child can create their own Frankenstein's monster using green construction paper, googly eyes, and black felt or construction paper for the hair and mouth. Cut out the pieces and glue them together to create a spooky Halloween decoration.
7. Halloween Lanterns
Transform plain paper lanterns into spooky Halloween decorations by cutting out black construction paper silhouettes and gluing them onto the lanterns. You can also add orange tissue paper for a festive touch.
8. Bat Mobile
Your child can create their own bat mobile using black construction paper, string, and a wire hanger. Cut out bat shapes and glue them to the string, then attach the string to the hanger. Hang the mobile in a window or from the ceiling for a fun Halloween decoration.
9. Mummy Mason Jars
Transform mason jars into mummies by wrapping them with gauze or white fabric strips. Add googly eyes and a mouth with black felt or construction paper to complete the spooky look.
10. Halloween T-Shirts
Your child can create their own Halloween-themed t-shirts using fabric paint and stencils. Cut out Halloween shapes such as pumpkins, bats, or ghosts from cardboard and use them as stencils to paint onto plain t-shirts.
11. Witch's Hat
Your child can create their own witch's hat using black construction paper or cardboard. Cut out a cone shape for the hat and a wide circle for the brim. Glue the cone onto the brim and decorate with colorful ribbon or feathers.
12. Monster Puppets
Your child can create their own monster puppets using felt, googly eyes, and hot glue. Cut out different shapes for the body, arms, and legs, and glue them together. Add googly eyes and a mouth to create a spooky Halloween puppet.
13. Candy Corn Garland
Your child can create their own candy corn garland using felt or construction paper in three different colors: white, orange, and yellow. Cut out triangles in each color and glue them together to create a festive Halloween decoration.
14. Spider Headband
Your child can create their own spider headband using black pipe cleaners and googly eyes. Twist four pipe cleaners together to create the headband, then attach more pipe cleaners for the spider legs. Add googly eyes to complete the spooky look.
15. Ghostly Balloons
Your child can create their own ghostly balloons using white balloons, black felt, and string. Cut out ghost shapes from the felt and attach them to the balloons with glue. Tie the balloons to string and hang them around the house for a spooky Halloween decoration.
16. Halloween Treat Bags
Your child can create their own Halloween treat bags using plain paper bags and Halloween-themed decorations such as stickers, markers, and glitter. Fill the bags with Halloween treats and give them to friends and family.
17. Pumpkin Decorating
Pumpkin decorating is a classic Halloween activity that never gets old. Your child can paint, carve, or decorate a pumpkin using stickers, markers, or glitter for a fun and festive Halloween decoration.
18. Halloween Shadow Puppet Theater
Your child can create their own Halloween shadow puppet theater using black construction paper and a flashlight. Cut out Halloween shapes such as bats or ghosts and attach them to wooden dowels. Shine the flashlight behind the puppets to create spooky shadows on a white sheet or wall.
19. Halloween Slime
Your child can create their own Halloween slime using clear glue, borax, and food coloring. Add Halloween-themed decorations such as plastic spiders or bats for extra spookiness.
20. Halloween Masks
Your child can create their own Halloween masks using paper plates, markers, and string. Cut out eye holes and decorate the masks with Halloween-themed designs such as pumpkins or ghosts.
21. Halloween Luminaries
Your child can create their own Halloween luminaries using mason jars, tissue paper, and glue. Cut out Halloween shapes such as bats or ghosts from the tissue paper and attach them to the jars with glue. Place a tea light candle inside the jar for a spooky Halloween decoration.
22. Halloween Bunting
Your child can create their own Halloween bunting using colored paper, string, and Halloween-themed decorations such as stickers or cutouts. Cut out Halloween shapes and attach them to the string with glue or tape to create a festive Halloween decoration.
23. Halloween Finger Puppets
Your child can create their own Halloween finger puppets using felt, glue, and markers. Cut out different Halloween shapes such as bats or ghosts and glue them together to create a spooky finger puppet.
24. Halloween Tissue Paper Lanterns
Your child can create their own Halloween tissue paper lanterns using tissue paper, glue, and balloons. Cut out different colors of tissue paper and attach them to the balloon with glue. Once the glue dries, pop the balloon and add a tea light candle for a spooky Halloween decoration.
25. Halloween Bathtub Paint
Your child can create their own Halloween bathtub paint using cornstarch, water, and food coloring. Mix the ingredients together and add Halloween-themed decorations such as plastic spiders or bats for extra spookiness.
26. Halloween Treat Jars
Your child can create their own Halloween treat jars using mason jars, Halloween-themed stickers or cutouts, and ribbon. Fill the jars with Halloween treats and decorate them with the stickers or cutouts for a fun and festive Halloween decoration.
27. Halloween Paper Chains
Your child can create their own Halloween paper chains using colored paper and glue or tape. Cut out Halloween shapes and attach them together to create a festive Halloween decoration.
28. Halloween Tissue Paper Pom Poms
Your child can create their own Halloween tissue paper pom poms using tissue paper and string. Cut out different colors of tissue paper and attach them together to create a festive Halloween decoration.
29. Halloween Spooky Eyes
Your child can create their own Halloween spooky eyes using ping pong balls, markers, and glow sticks. Draw spooky eyes on the ping pong balls with markers and add a glow stick inside for a fun and spooky Halloween decoration.
30. Halloween Shadow Box
Your child can create their own Halloween shadow box using a shoebox, black construction paper, and Halloween-themed decorations such as stickers or cutouts. Attach the decorations to the black construction paper and place it inside the box. Shine a flashlight behind the box to create spooky shadows.