Fun for 1-year-olds! A collection of Halloween craft ideas you can make while playing

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.

Halloween fun for kids and grown-ups alike! Here, we’re sharing craft ideas you can enjoy with one-year-olds.

From stamping and marble-rolling art to tearing, pasting, and stamping again—it’s packed with activities kids love! Each project uses simple steps and is full of clever touches to keep little ones engaged.

Use classic Halloween motifs like ghosts and pumpkins to enjoy a wonderful time together.

Since we treat what the children make as finished pieces, we refer to them as “works” in the text.

Fun for 1-year-olds! A collection of Halloween craft ideas you can make while playing (21–30)

Jack-o’-lantern made with salt painting

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Salt painting you can enjoy from age 1. Even Halloween ghosts aren’t scary ☺️#HandmadeToys Production Nursery teacher / Childcare worker #CapCut
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Do you know about salt painting? This activity uses salt, glue, and paint—it’s fun and so tactile that you’ll want to touch it.

The method is very simple: draw a picture on construction paper with glue, then sprinkle salt over it so it sticks.

Using a cotton swab, drop watercolor paint diluted with water onto the salted glue, and you’re done! You can enjoy watching the colored water soak in and the colors blend.

The sparkling salt stimulates imagination and expression, making it extra enjoyable.

You can start from around age one, so give it a try!

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mayumi

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Halloween garland

Let’s make a garland to decorate your room or walls and create a fun Halloween atmosphere.

The method is very simple: unfold an origami sheet that’s been folded into a triangle, then fold both sides inward into triangles so they line up along the center crease.

Apply glue to the small triangular flap at the top, place a string under it, and fold the flap down to secure it.

Draw ghosts, pumpkins, skulls, and other designs to match the color of each triangle.

Your colorful, cute garland is complete.

It will also look adorable displayed together with chenille stems (pipe cleaners) from the 100-yen shop.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Colorful Ghosts with Finger Painting

How about making colorful ghosts with finger painting? Finger painting is a technique where you paint using your fingers or hands.

This time, though, we’ll do it a bit differently: you’ll paint by touching the paint and paper through a food storage bag.

That way your hands won’t get messy.

Once you’ve roughly created a ghost silhouette, add eyes and a mouth at the end.

The impression changes depending on where you place them! For example, placing them close together can make it look like a full-body ghost, while spacing them farther apart can make it look like a close-up of the face.

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