Enjoy a handmade Halloween! A collection of craft ideas for fun in childcare

jack-o’-lantern

This is a pumpkin lantern made by using the bottom of a plastic bottle! The bumpy base of the bottle is treated as the shape of a pumpkin, then covered with paper clay and painted.

If you cut out the eyes, nose, and mouth before painting, it will look beautiful when you place an LED light inside! You can paint any colors or patterns you like, so you’ll end up with a one-of-a-kind original piece.

If you’re making it as a parent-child activity, an adult can prepare the base and let the kids do the painting!

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Torn-paper Halloween pumpkin

When it comes to big autumn events, Halloween tops the list! Decorate an entire wall with pumpkin motifs to boost the Halloween mood.

Cut colored construction paper into pumpkin shapes ahead of time.

After the children paste on the eyes and mouth pieces, have them add patterns to the pumpkins using small torn pieces of yellow or orange origami paper.

Once they’re done, attach a hat motif and display them on the wall to finish.

Be sure to try other Halloween motifs too, like witches, skeletons, and bats.

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Newspaper print stamp Halloween pumpkin

These Halloween pumpkins made with newspaper stamps are perfect for October crafts! First, sketch a pumpkin shape on construction paper, fold it in half, and cut it out.

Next, layer it over black construction paper and temporarily tape the top to hold it in place.

Dab paint onto a balled-up piece of newspaper and stamp it on.

The colors pop more if you don’t dilute the paint with water, so give it a try! To finish, add motifs like a pumpkin face, bats, or ghosts.

Cutting out the pumpkin can be a bit tricky, but it will spark a 5-year-old’s imagination—so encourage them to give it a try!

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Jack-o’-lantern made with a footprint

In October, many children look forward to Halloween.

So here’s a craft I’d like to introduce: “Jack-o’-lanterns made from footprints.” There are two main steps.

First, prepare white paper and orange paint.

Then apply the paint to the feet and press footprints onto the paper in a row.

This should create a silhouette that looks like a pumpkin.

Finally, add eye and mouth pieces to the pumpkin, and it’s done.

One of the charms of this idea is that when you look back at it later, you can feel how much the child has grown.

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Pumpkin and ghost in one shot

[Halloween Origami] Pumpkin and Ghost with One Sheet of Paper [ハロウィン折り紙] 1枚でカボチャとおばけ

When people hear “Halloween,” many of them probably picture pumpkins and ghosts.

That’s why I’d like to recommend this: a pumpkin and a ghost from a single sheet.

As the title suggests, this is a simple art project that lets you create a pumpkin and a ghost using just one piece of paper.

Although the shapes look intricate, the folding itself is straightforward, so even young children whose fine motor skills are still developing can make it.

In the video, the facial features are drawn with a pen, but depending on the type of origami paper, the ink may bleed or not adhere well.

In that case, I recommend cutting the facial parts out of another sheet of origami and gluing them on.

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Two-tier pumpkin

Let’s try folding a two-tiered pumpkin in origami: a small pumpkin sitting on top of a large one.

Instead of using a large and a small sheet of origami paper, you can actually make two stacked pumpkins from a single sheet.

Although the finished piece might look complicated, it’s made with a very simple folding method, so even children who aren’t confident with origami can manage it if they take their time.

Once it’s done, draw faces on the big and small pumpkins with a marker to finish it off.

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Three-tier pumpkin

[Halloween Origami] How to Make a 3-Tier Pumpkin Tower

If you want to create an eye-catching piece, we recommend this three-tiered pumpkin.

You’ll make it using one sheet of orange origami paper and one sheet of black origami paper.

It might sound tricky since a single sheet represents three pumpkins, but it’s a flat design, so even children can start easily.

Another plus is that it uses few sheets, making it easy to produce multiple pieces.

It’s a project that kindergarten seniors and lower-grade elementary school kids can make, so be sure to try it as a parent–child activity.

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