Collection · 7 activities
Halloween crafts
Pumpkins, ghosts, and mummies — the classics.
Seven Halloween crafts that skip the gore and go straight to the fun. Ghosts made from dryer sheets, pumpkins filled with puffy paint, mummies from toilet paper rolls — all doable in under 30 minutes on a school night.
In this collection
7 activities to get outside
Dryer Sheet Ghost
Frankenstein Hair Cutting
Mummy and Pumpkin Toilet Roll Craft
Pumpkin Puffy Paint
Straw Blow Ghost Painting
Window Pumpkin Sticky Decor
Owl Sponge Painting
Before you start
What you'll need
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From your craft drawer
- ·Paper (white or coloured)
- ·Card stock or cardboard scraps
- ·White craft glue or glue stick
- ·Washable paint and brushes
- ·Googly eyes (optional)
- ·Markers or crayons
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Handy extras
- ·A small basket or bag for collecting
- ·Newspaper or a tray for paint mess
- ·Scissors (adult-supervised)
- ·A damp cloth for sticky fingers
Common questions
Questions parents ask
Are these scary?
Not at all. The aesthetic is silly, not spooky. Ghosts have googly eyes. Frankensteins get haircuts. These are designed for kids who want Halloween to be fun, not frightening.
Which one works best for a class party?
Straw Blow Ghost Painting is the easiest to run for a group — everyone gets a sheet of paper and a straw, setup takes two minutes, and cleanup is just throwing away the straws.
Can we do more than one in an afternoon?
Yes. Pick two or three and set up one shared table. Most of these use the same paint colors, so you only need one palette.
Do we need orange paint?
Orange comes up in the pumpkin activities. For everything else, black and white plus one accent color cover the whole collection.