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Toddler-Approved Halloween Crafts: Ideas That Captivate 2-Year-Olds

10 years as a kindergarten teacher / elementary school teacher / junior and senior high school teacher / childminderkepiko
Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Faculty of Music (now: Department of Music Culture and Education, Early Childhood Music Education major). In elementary school, my homeroom teacher was Jun Kusaba, a game researcher. After graduating from university, I worked as a kindergarten teacher for 10 years and as an after-school childcare instructor for 7 years, then took a position as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I engaged in activities that introduced Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational activities, working with many children. Later, through freelance writing, planning, and editing at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and sharing. Drawing on the perspective cultivated in the field of education and my experience as an editor, I provide practical information with an emphasis on both input and output, mainly in areas related to music and children. My hobbies include instruments, singing, handicrafts, toys, drawing, traditional games, the outdoors, and books. My special skill is spinning-top tricks.
20 years of experience as a nursery teacher / kindergarten teacherhiyoko sensei
I’m Hiyoko-sensei, a former nursery school teacher from Hyogo Prefecture. Ever since I was five, my dream was to become a childcare worker, and before I knew it, 20 years had passed since I achieved that dream. Through singing and playing with the children, I kept working with the spirit of someone in their twenties, even as I increasingly felt my physical limits year by year (haha). From here on, I’d like to share helpful information carefully and thoughtfully, drawing on my on-site experience.

Are you wondering what kind of Halloween crafts to make with your two-year-olds? There are lots of wonderful ideas that encourage fine motor development, such as fluffy tissue-paper ghosts, cute paper-cup monsters, and jack-o’-lantern footprint stamps.

This time, we’re introducing Halloween crafts that two-year-olds can enjoy working on, whether at home or in daycare.

Let’s have fun creating an exciting, heart-thumping Halloween world together with the children! Since the children’s creations are treated as works, we use the term “seisaku” (production/creation) in the text.

Irresistible for 2-year-olds! A Special Collection of Halloween Craft Ideas (41–50)

Handprint art

How to Make Handprint Art! Enjoy Halloween ♡

Handprint art

Halloween-themed art made with your child’s handprints or footprints is a one-of-a-kind keepsake that can only be created at that age.

When taking the prints, choose colors while imagining what character they’ll become, and simply paste them onto construction paper—this makes it easy for even small children to join in.

Cutting and pasting colored paper to match the character’s design will enhance the finished look, but be sure an adult helps when using scissors.

Since it’s a unique piece of art in the whole world, it’s sure to become a treasure even after Halloween is over.

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Ideas for Halloween Crafts That Will Captivate 2-Year-Olds (51–60)

Hole Punch Art

Production: Do you know about punch art? [Easter 🥚]

Hole Punch Art

This is a craft that uses a hole punch—the kind adults use for organizing papers.

First, choose as many sheets of construction paper as you like in your preferred colors and make the “materials” by punching holes in them.

Apply glue all over a piece of construction paper cut into the shape of a pumpkin, then mix the punched pieces and spread them randomly across the surface.

You’ll end up with a colorful, one-of-a-kind pumpkin.

You can use the same method for Easter, Christmas, and other themes, so consider using it as inspiration for crafts with young children.

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paper plate candy bucket

[Nursery/Kindergarten] 6 Halloween Crafts! Paper Plate Craft Ideas and How-To! Let’s Make a Treat Bag♪

paper plate candy bucket

This is a simple craft for making the must-have Halloween candy bucket or bag out of paper plates.

Have your child draw or color on paper plates, then stack two plates together so an opening at the top can hold candy, attach a handle, and it’s done—easy for kids to try.

However, because a stapler is used to attach the plates and handle, an adult should supervise if small children are making it.

Filling a bucket decorated with their own original design with their favorite treats will help your child enjoy Halloween even more.

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Hanging ghost made with produce netting

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Hanging ghost made with produce netting

The Halloween season that kids love has arrived! Here’s a recommended Halloween craft that even 2-year-olds can easily do.

With “Halloween Decorations You Can Make with Produce Nets,” even toddlers can create simple decorations using produce nets.

The method is easy: just decorate the net with origami paper and more.

Beyond the ideas introduced here, there are many types of produce nets, so the next time you buy fruit, don’t throw them away—save them and give this a try.

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A colorful Halloween created by everyone

This is a Halloween wall display combining handprint ghosts from the 0-year-old class, footprint pumpkins from the 1-year-old class, and mummies from the 2-year-old class.

It brings together the infant classes’ works on a single wall.

Please pre-cut the ghosts, pumpkin vines and leaves, and mummies from construction paper.

For the white mummy strips, cut construction paper into long, thin pieces and have the 2-year-olds stick them on.

For the background, use rollers with the children to paint it purple and black to create atmosphere.

It’s also recommended to add a full moon, a castle, and bats alongside the artworks.

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In conclusion

Halloween crafts for two-year-olds can be fun activities tailored to their developmental stage.

Through actions like tearing, sticking, and stamping, you can encourage fine motor development.

How about making unique creations—like monsters and ghosts—together as a parent and child and creating happy memories? Decorating with the finished pieces will make the Halloween mood even more festive.