Halloween Craft Ideas For 8 Year Olds
Halloween is just around the corner, and it's the perfect time to get your little ones crafting! Here are some fun and easy Halloween craft ideas for 8 year olds that will keep them entertained and get them in the spooky spirit.
1. Paper Plate Spiders
Take two paper plates, and cut one in half. Glue or staple the half plate to the whole plate to create the spider's body and head. Cut eight strips of black construction paper for legs and glue them to the body. Add googly eyes and a mouth to complete the spider!
2. Ghost Windsocks
Take a white paper cup and cut the bottom off. Cut white streamers and glue them to the inside of the cup. Draw a ghost face on the cup, and attach a string or ribbon to the top to hang it up outside.
3. Halloween Slime
Mix together 1 cup of clear glue, 1 cup of water, and a few drops of food coloring (orange, green, or purple). In a separate bowl, mix 1 teaspoon of borax with 1 cup of warm water. Slowly add the borax mixture to the glue mixture, stirring constantly, until it forms slime. Add Halloween-themed confetti or plastic spiders for an extra spooky touch.
4. Pumpkin Seed Art
Roast some pumpkin seeds and let them cool. Use glue to create a design or picture on a piece of paper, and then sprinkle the pumpkin seeds on top. Let the glue dry, and then shake off any excess seeds.
5. Bat Finger Puppets
Trace your child's hand onto black construction paper and cut it out. Cut wings and ears out of the same paper, and glue them to the back of the hand. Fold the fingers down and glue googly eyes to the palm to create a bat finger puppet!
6. Mummy Mason Jars
Wrap white gauze or fabric strips around a mason jar, leaving gaps for the eyes. Glue on googly eyes, and add a battery-operated tea light inside for a spooky mummy lantern!
7. Candy Corn Garland
Cut triangles out of yellow, orange, and white construction paper to create candy corn shapes. Punch holes in the top of each triangle and thread them onto a piece of string or ribbon to create a festive garland.
8. Frankenstein Handprints
Paint your child's hand green and make a handprint on a piece of paper. Draw on hair, a mouth, and scars with black marker, and add googly eyes to create a Frankenstein monster!
9. Spider Web Wreath
Wrap black yarn around a foam wreath form, criss-crossing it to create a spider web pattern. Add plastic spiders or other Halloween decorations to complete the wreath.
10. Halloween Masks
Print out templates for Halloween masks (such as pumpkins or ghosts) and let your child decorate them with markers, paint, or glitter. Cut out the masks and attach a string or elastic to wear them.
11. Paper Bag Monsters
Take a brown paper bag and cut out eyes, a mouth, and teeth from construction paper. Glue them onto the bag to create a monster face. Fill the bag with treats or goodies!
12. Witch's Broomsticks
Take a small stick or twig and tie a bundle of raffia or straw to one end to create a broomstick. Add a ribbon or bow for extra decoration.
13. Pumpkin Apple Stamps
Cut an apple in half horizontally to create a stamp. Dip the flat side in orange paint and stamp it onto a piece of paper. Use green paint to add a stem and leaves to create a pumpkin!
14. Halloween Tic Tac Toe
Draw a tic tac toe board on a piece of paper, and use Halloween-themed erasers or mini pumpkins as game pieces.
15. Ghost Popsicles
Freeze lemonade or another clear drink in a popsicle mold. When they're frozen, use black food coloring to draw ghost faces on the popsicles.
16. Spooky Lanterns
Take a plastic cup and cut out eyes and a mouth. Insert a battery-operated tea light inside to create a spooky lantern!
17. Bat Treat Bags
Cut bat shapes out of black construction paper, and fold them in half. Glue the sides together to create a treat bag. Add eyes and a mouth with white and silver markers, and fill the bags with candy or small toys.
18. Spider Web Plates
Take a white paper plate and draw a spider web with black marker. Add plastic spiders or other Halloween decorations to complete the plate.
19. Jack-o-Lantern Sun Catchers
Cut jack-o-lantern shapes out of black construction paper. Use tissue paper squares in orange and yellow to fill in the cut-out areas. Hang them in a window to let the sun shine through!
20. Skeleton Handprints
Paint your child's hand white and make a handprint on black construction paper. Cut out a skull shape and glue it to the top of the hand to create a skeleton!
21. Witch's Cauldrons
Take a small black cauldron (found at most craft stores) and fill it with Halloween-themed goodies like candy, spider rings, and plastic bugs.
22. Paper Plate Ghosts
Take a white paper plate and draw a ghost face with black marker. Cut a small hole in the top and insert a string or ribbon to hang it up.
23. Halloween Headbands
Take a plain headband and attach Halloween-themed decorations like spiders, ghosts, or bats using hot glue or craft wire.
24. Ghostly Footprints
Paint your child's foot white and make a footprint on a piece of black construction paper. Add eyes and a mouth with black marker to create a ghostly footprint!
25. Halloween Memory Game
Cut out pairs of Halloween-themed pictures (such as pumpkins, ghosts, and bats) from magazines or printed from the internet. Turn them upside-down and play a memory game with your child!
26. Spooky Luminaries
Take small glass jars and cover them with tissue paper in Halloween colors. Add black paper silhouettes of bats, witches, or other spooky characters to create a luminary.
27. Halloween Puppets
Print out templates for Halloween characters like witches or vampires. Cut them out and attach them to craft sticks to create puppets.
28. Pumpkin Playdough
Mix together 1 cup flour, 1/2 cup salt, 2 tablespoons cream of tartar, 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, and 1 cup water. Add orange food coloring and pumpkin pie spice to create pumpkin playdough!
29. Halloween Bathtub Paint
Mix together 1/4 cup cornstarch, 1/4 cup baby shampoo, and a few drops of food coloring (orange, green, or purple). Use a paintbrush to paint Halloween designs onto the sides of your bathtub or shower, and then rinse it away when you're done!
30. Halloween Story Stones
Pick up some smooth stones from outside and paint Halloween characters or scenes on them. Use them to tell spooky stories or create your own Halloween adventure!