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

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

Last updated:2025/9/18

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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.
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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 (1–10)

Halloween Monsters Made with Sponge Stamps

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Halloween Monsters Made with Sponge Stamps

Would you like to make colorful monsters using sponge stamps? A sponge stamp is a tool like a tampo: wrap a piece of sponge around the tip of a chopstick and secure it with a rubber band.

Dip it in your favorite paint colors and stamp it onto drawing paper with a light pouncing motion.

Once it’s dry, stick on eye and mouth stickers to finish! No matter how many eyes or mouths you add, it turns into a cute monster, so don’t worry about numbers—let the kids place them freely.

That way, they can feel satisfied and accomplished with their creations!

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Easy Ghost Origami Instructions

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Easy Ghost Origami Instructions

Here’s an origami ghost that’s perfect for autumn Halloween.

Prepare one sheet of origami paper and fold it into a triangle.

Then fold the left and right corners in toward the center line.

Tuck the loose, fluttery corner downwards.

Fold the whole piece toward the center line, then fold the tip downward to shape it into a ghost.

If you fold the bottom part of the ghost at an angle, it adds movement and makes a cute ghost.

Once it’s finished, draw a face and stick it on a Halloween bag or wand to enjoy!

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Wobbly Ghost

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We’re introducing a simple but very cute way to make a wobbling little ghost.

The materials are a white plastic bag, thread, a straw, and clear tape.

First, if the plastic bag has handles, you won’t need them, so please cut them off with scissors.

Have the kids draw ghost faces freely on the surface of the plastic bag.

Once they’re done, shape it nicely and tape a piece of thread to the back with clear tape.

Attach a straw to the end of the thread to make it easy for kids to hold.

When they hold the straw, the cute ghost hanging from the thread will sway and wobble!

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Colorful Monsters Made with Marble Rolling Art

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Kids will definitely be captivated by marbles rolling around! How about incorporating Marble Rolling Art into your Halloween activities? First, place a round piece of white construction paper in a tray, then set marbles dipped in paint on top.

Hold the tray and tilt it left and right to roll the marbles around.

The free, flowing curves the marbles create make for a very fun piece of art.

Using two or three colors will make the artwork even more colorful.

Finally, glue on pre-made monster face parts and candy pieces to the paper, and it’s done.

It’s a fun craft that will have kids saying, “I want to do it again!”

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fluffy ghost

Ghost crafts recommended for ages 1 and up—even for Halloween | Indoor play ideas

fluffy ghost

Here’s a cute, fluffy ghost craft that 1-year-olds will enjoy making.

It’s very simple: tear up some tissue paper and stuff plenty of it into a clear plastic bag.

Once it’s filled, seal it tightly with clear tape, then stick on eye and mouth stickers to finish! In the video we used tissue paper for the filling, but cotton or origami paper—or almost any material—will look adorable.

Because it involves tearing and ripping, actions kids love, they can focus and have fun while making it!

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Bat Halloween Bag

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Bat Halloween Bag

Let’s make a bat-themed Halloween bag! You will need a paper cup, purple origami paper, bat wing, eye, and mouth parts, a hole punch, string, and glue.

Let the children freely tear the origami paper! Once it’s torn, have them stick the pieces onto a paper cup that’s been covered with glue.

When they’re done, attach the eye and mouth parts, and add bat wings on both sides.

Punch holes near the rim of the paper cup, thread the string through, and your bat bag is complete.

Take your handmade bag and head out to collect some treats!

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Tingly Ghost

Perfect for Halloween crafts with toddlers: just tear and stick! Rip-rip Ghost 👻🎃 #preschoolcrafts #nurserytEachers #teachingideas #traineeTeacher #teacherlife #easycraft #origami #halloweencraft #halloween

Tingly Ghost

How about making a “Rip-Rip Ghost,” perfect for 1-year-olds who love motions like tearing and ripping? All you need is origami paper and drawing paper.

Let the children freely rip the origami into pieces, stick them onto the drawing paper, then add eyes and a mouth by drawing or using stickers—that’s it! For the sticking part, adults can apply glue to the torn origami and have the children place them, or you can use double-sided tape.

It’s exciting to imagine ghosts of all shapes and sizes, each full of personality!

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