Irresistible for 5-year-olds! A collection of recommended craft ideas for Halloween
Halloween season is finally here! Here are some magical craft ideas you can enjoy with five-year-olds.
Crafts featuring ghosts and pumpkin motifs spark children’s imaginations and liven up any costume party.
From glow-in-the-dark lights in a pitch-black room to colorful lanterns and cute ghost mobiles, every project will have them working with shining eyes.
Once everything’s finished, let’s all enjoy a Halloween party together! Be sure to make happy memories with the children.
Because the children’s creations are treated as finished works, the term “制作 (seisaku)” is used in the text to mean “production/creation.”
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Ideas 71–80: Halloween Crafts That 5-Year-Olds Will Love
Halloween art made with handprints

Here’s a Halloween craft idea you can make using children’s handprints.
First, have the kids cut the base paper into a circle.
Next, paint orange on their palms and green on their middle fingers, then stamp onto the base.
Using pre-made parts—circles, triangles, stars, and hats—let them decorate the base however they like.
Finally, add jack-o’-lantern face pieces to the orange handprint and write “Halloween” in the empty space to finish.
It’s a wonderful idea that they can also enjoy taking home.
Wall decorations using handprints and footprints

Let’s make a Halloween wall decoration with the kids’ cute handprints! You’ll need paper plates, ribbon, paint, scissors, and a hole punch.
First, use paint to make handprints on the paper plates.
Since the fingers will look like the ghost’s legs, place the hand with the fingers pointing downward.
Once you stick on the eyes and mouth pieces on the palm area, it’s done.
Punch a hole in the paper plate and thread a string through it to hang it as a wall decoration.
In addition to the eyes and mouth pieces, you can also freely stick stickers around the edge of the paper plate to make it even cuter!
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.
Ideas 5-year-olds will love! Recommended Halloween crafts (81–90)
Inflating paper cup ghost

Here’s a cute ghost craft you can make using a paper cup.
First, make a hole in the paper cup for a straw.
Use tape to firmly attach a plastic bag to the straw so that no air can escape—this is a very important step! Draw your preferred ghost eyes and mouth on construction paper.
Cut them out and stick them on the cup, then thread the “straw ghost” through the hole you made at the beginning, and you’re done.
When you blow gently, the straw ghost pops out of the cup.
It’s a simple craft, so give it a try! It might also be fun to use an umbrella bag to make a long ghost.
Pop-up nodding skull

Let’s make it with a toilet paper roll! Here’s an idea for a pop-out, nodding skull.
You’ll need a toilet paper roll, a bendy straw, tissues, scissors, a pen, and tape.
When you pull the lever made from the bendy straw, a skull pops out of the toilet paper roll.
You can change the skull part, so it could be fun to make it while discussing ideas with kids.
Let your imagination run wild and create your very own pop-up mechanism!
witch’s hat

Let’s make something using familiar materials! Here are ideas for making a witch’s hat.
You will need a paper plate or construction paper, pins or string, a pen, tape, and scissors.
The great thing is that the materials are easy to find and make this a simple project to start.
Cutting with scissors is a great opportunity to develop children’s concentration and thinking skills.
If the material is stiff, it’s best to cut it together with a parent or teacher.
You can wear the finished hat.
Get into character as a witch and enjoy Halloween!
In conclusion
We introduced Halloween craft ideas perfect for five-year-olds.
The materials are all easy to find, making it a fun activity that nurtures children’s creativity.
The creations are also perfect for decorating a classroom or room.
We hope that during the Halloween season, everyone can enjoy dressing up together and spend a fun, memorable time.



