[For Seniors] Let’s Get Excited with Halloween Crafts! Fun and Easy Decoration Ideas
The glow of jack-o’-lanterns emerging in the dark night.
How about expressing the fun atmosphere of Halloween with handmade creations? This time, we’re introducing crafts you can enjoy together with seniors.
From pumpkin decorations and ghost mascots made with familiar materials like milk cartons and toilet paper rolls, these projects are full of creative ideas.
As you work with your hands, lively conversation is sure to follow.
Decorate your facility with the finished pieces, and you’ll be all set for a wonderful Halloween party.
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[For Seniors] Let's Get Excited with Halloween Crafts! Fun and Easy Decoration Ideas (41–50)
Halloween wall decoration
Here’s a craft idea that’s perfect for Halloween party wall decorations and can be made with construction paper.
It’s a simple project that adapts the classic party decoration, the paper fan, so anyone can try it easily.
Connect two sheets of accordion-folded construction paper, bundle them, and tie the center with string.
Next, open it into a circle and attach the sides together with clips or double-sided tape.
Finish by adding jack-o’-lantern or ghost faces, and you’re done! Using Halloween colors will enhance the festive vibe.
It could also be fun to make them in a variety of sizes, both large and small!
[For Seniors] Liven Up Your Halloween Crafts! Fun and Easy Decoration Ideas (51–60)
Halloween mobile
If you want to try a decoration that’s a cut above the rest, Halloween mobiles are a great choice! Their gentle swaying looks beautiful, and older adults are sure to enjoy them too.
First, cut construction paper into pumpkin shapes and stick colored cellophane on them.
It’ll look even more festive if you make a variety of shapes, not just pumpkins—like spider webs and bats! Next, thread twine through three straws, then tie the twine at the center of each straw.
Connect the mobiles by tying the twine to each straw, attach your cutouts, and you’re done! The colors change depending on how the light hits, so enjoy a wonderful Halloween with this charming mobile.
Halloween lights
When it comes to Halloween decorations, pumpkins and ghosts are classics, and you often picture them glowing faintly in the dark.
This craft uses lights to make various Halloween decorations eerily stand out.
The base is a toilet paper roll: first, cover the entire roll with origami paper featuring a Halloween-themed design.
Next, draw Halloween motifs on a piece of film and wrap it around the roll so that it closes off one of the openings—then it’s done.
Insert a light into the open hole and turn it on; the motifs you drew will glow softly into view.
Halloween hanging decoration
One notable feature of Halloween is the presence of easy-to-recognize motifs like jack-o’-lanterns and ghosts.
By making and decorating with these motifs, you may deepen your understanding of what the event is all about.
Combining pieces of origami to create three-dimensional shapes results in decorations that are very vibrant and make a strong impression.
Focusing on the crafting process is important, but if you also think about the meanings behind each motif as you work, it might heighten your excitement for the event.
Halloween decorations
This is a perfect idea for Halloween party decorations and party favors! It’s super easy to make: just wrap small candies like caramels or chocolates in tissue and crepe paper, then finish by wrapping and gluing on a piece of crepe paper as the stem.
The cute pumpkin shape is sure to delight older adults as well.
If you have time, you could add faces to the pumpkins, or try other Halloween motifs like ghosts or black cats—it could be a fun twist!
Pumpkin garland made from milk cartons
When you think of Halloween, many people probably picture pumpkin decorations.
Here, we’ll show you how to make a garland using milk cartons.
Cut a milk carton into long, thin strips with scissors, form each strip into a ring, and glue it closed.
Make three of these, then shape them all into teardrops.
Wrap each teardrop with tissue paper, line them up side by side, and stick them together to form a pumpkin.
By changing the colors of the tissue paper, adding your own vines or leaves, or giving it different facial expressions, you can create a garland that’s uniquely yours.
Hang it up as a decoration, and the Halloween mood appears in no time! Give it a try and have a fun-filled Halloween.
paper plate candy holder
When it comes to Halloween, sweets are an essential element.
Let’s make a bag for holding those treats using paper plates.
First, cut the edge of a paper plate, decorate the convex side with origami paper or similar materials, and then glue it to another paper plate cut into the same shape.
Finally, attach a ribbon as a handle and you’re done.
For decorations, motifs like pumpkins and black cats are recommended to capture the Halloween vibe.
As you make it, think not only about the overall look but also how to embellish the finer details and what kinds of treats you’ll put inside.