Irresistible for 3-year-olds! A collection of fun Halloween craft ideas to make
Here’s a helpful tip for anyone looking for Halloween crafts for three-year-olds! With projects like tissue-paper stained glass, shaker wands, and cotton-ball ghosts, kids can enjoy textures and sounds for a sensory-rich experience.
From painting with watercolors and tearing paper to kneading clay, these activities let children create while exploring how different materials feel.
As they make things, their imagination will grow, too.
We’re sharing cute craft ideas that are perfect for decorating your Halloween party.
Since the children’s creations are treated as works of art, we use the term “seisaku” (作品/制作) in the text to refer to them.
Irresistible for 3-year-olds! A Fun Collection of Halloween Crafts to Make (1–10)
paper cup ghost
Kids love peekaboo and jack-in-the-box toys, don’t they? This little ghost is made using a paper cup, a plastic bag, and a straw.
First, cut off the handles of the plastic bag with scissors and tape the bag to the straw so that no air escapes.
Be sure to attach the bag to the bendable end of the straw.
You can draw whatever you like on the plastic bag, but the key is to make the drawing big and easy to see.
Make a single hole a little above the bottom of the cup, thread the straw through, and it’s done.
When you blow into the straw, your original ghost pops out from inside the paper cup.
Monster mask
The expressions of children peeking into holes during play are so adorable.
These Halloween masks are easy to make with paper plates.
Cut out the nose and eye areas of the paper plate, then paint it and let it dry.
Use the leftover cut pieces of the plate to make ears or eyes, and glue them on as you like.
Attach a chopstick as a handle, and your mask is complete.
You can also make monsters, jack-o’-lanterns, and witches, and set them up as a photo spot to make it even more fun.
Stained Glass Monster with Tissue Paper
https://www.tiktok.com/@chooobo2/video/7420391555942534408Tissue paper is fluffy and feels nice to the touch, doesn’t it? For this craft, you cut tissue paper and construction paper into a pumpkin frame to easily make a faux stained glass.
Stick a transparent cut plastic sheet onto the black pumpkin outline, then tear pieces of tissue paper and paste them on top.
If you use various colors, the stained glass will sparkle beautifully when light shines through it.
It would be great to stick them on your windows and enjoy them during a Halloween party.
Be sure to display and enjoy your own original stained glass!
Jack-o’-lantern made with torn-paper collage
https://www.tiktok.com/@hoiku.labo/video/7281551854478200066Kids love getting absorbed in activities like tearing paper, don’t they? For this Halloween craft, children glue torn pieces of origami paper onto a pumpkin base prepared by the teacher.
Interest in actions like tearing and pulling paper tends to grow around age two.
Even if they can’t tear into small pieces yet, they begin to manage larger tears, which broadens the fun.
Incorporating this into crafts is highly recommended as practice for fine motor skills—children can enjoy the process of making something while developing dexterity.
A mummy made with gloves
https://www.tiktok.com/@kichijyo/video/7420393017950866689Do you know how to make a mummy that’s fun to touch and to create? The method is very simple and easy, so give it a try.
Take a clear glove and use a black felt-tip pen to freely draw patterns on it.
Stuff it with tissues, then tape the opening of the glove closed.
Use rubber bands to cinch it and separate the head and body sections.
Finally, draw the eyes and mouth, and it’s done.
Once your original cute mummy is finished, you can display it as a three-dimensional wall decoration or enjoy pretend play with it like a doll.
Ghost made with cotton balls
https://www.tiktok.com/@katiefwashington/video/7410609770660515103Playing with and crafting using cotton engages the senses and provides great stimulation.
For this project, roll the cotton into balls and glue them onto construction paper, matching the outlined shapes.
Once finished, you’ll have a three-dimensional Halloween craft.
Please note that it takes a little time for the glue to dry after sticking the cotton on.
After the glue dries, add faces to the cotton to complete the project.
You can also paint the cotton with colors to create Halloween characters like pumpkins or spiders—sounds fun, right? Display them on the wall to boost the Halloween spirit!
Shaka-Shaka Stick
https://www.tiktok.com/@chooobo2/video/7417776552303283464It’s fun to hear the beads moving around inside a shaker wand, isn’t it? Cut two pieces of construction paper into matching frame shapes.
Put beads and stars into a plastic bag, attach the bag to the construction paper, add a handle, and you’re done.
You can swap the beads for bells to enjoy different sounds, too.
You can make the shape large or small when cutting the paper—choose whatever you like.
It’s also adorable to carry it around as a magic wand, so give it a try!