[Halloween Crafts] Yarn takes center stage! Handmade ideas and tips
There are countless Halloween craft ideas, but in this article we’ll focus on projects that use yarn.
You can use leftover yarn you have at home, or head to a 100-yen shop or craft store to pick your favorites from a rainbow of colors and give it a try.
Yarn is easy to handle and a great material to incorporate into crafts for small children.
We’ve gathered a wide range of ideas that kids and adults alike can enjoy, so when you want to get into the Halloween spirit or decorate your home with a Halloween vibe, be sure to give them a try!
- Halloween in childcare gets exciting! Dance ideas for moving and having fun
- Recommended for daycare activities! A Halloween song you can sing and play with
- Cute Halloween Song Collection! A carefully selected lineup of adorable tracks that both kids and adults can enjoy
- A Halloween song for children. A fun Halloween song.
- [Easy Halloween Vibes] Perfect BGM and Theme Songs for a Halloween Party
- [Yutori Generation] Looking back on nostalgic Halloween songs and memorable tracks
- Halloween songs for seniors to enjoy at events: from nostalgic classics to exciting new favorites
- When it comes to Halloween songs, this is the one! A special feature on Japanese tracks that hype up the karaoke crowd
- Songs to Listen to and Play on Halloween! A Selection of Recommended Piano Pieces
- [For Seniors] Have Fun Moving with Halloween Exercises! Introducing Songs You Can Dance To
- Heisei-Era Halloween Songs | A roundup of classic tracks to elevate the party mood!
- [Showa × Halloween] A roundup of chilling songs with scary lyrics and an unsettling atmosphere!
- Songs that amp up Halloween: a roundup of perfect tracks for party BGM!
[Halloween Crafts] Yarn Takes Center Stage! Handmade Ideas and Tips (21–30)
Yarn Ball Halloween Wreath
A handmade, cozy yarn Halloween wreath.
Prepare tissues, yarn, felt, scissors, and glue, and let’s get started.
Crumple three tissues into a ball to make the base for a pumpkin.
Wrap yarn tightly around it to add thickness, and secure the end with glue so it doesn’t unravel.
Make more in the same way, changing the yarn colors as you like.
After you’ve made about 10, glue them together in a circle.
Create original facial features with felt, attach them, and you’re done.
The steps are simple, so it’s an activity you can enjoy together with children around kindergarten senior age.
Bat made by winding yarn around and around
How about making a fluffy, cute bat with yarn? It’s perfect for Halloween crafts, so give it a try! First, stick double-sided tape onto a toilet paper roll, then wrap your favorite color of yarn around and around.
Black is the classic bat color, but kids who don’t like it can choose any color they like.
Next, attach wings and ears made from construction paper, plus eyes and a mouth, and you’re done! If you thread a string through the roll, it’s easy to hang, so you can turn it into a hanging ornament or a garland!
Bat wreath
Let’s make a Halloween wreath using orange and purple felt or chirimen fabric, yarn, and honeycomb balls! The main bat is a bit detailed to make, and when cutting the styrofoam or using a craft knife or box cutter, be sure to handle them carefully.
Wrap yarn around the thick paper base, then attach the bat, a printed Halloween castle, and the honeycomb balls with a hot glue gun to finish it off! Besides the bat, you can also customize it with pumpkins, spiders, skulls, or black cats—whatever you like.
Witch’s broom
If you want to try a decoration unlike anything you’ve seen elsewhere, we recommend making a witch’s broom.
Even though it’s a witch’s broom, it’s a miniature, so it’s easy to make.
First, prepare paper cord cut into pieces about 5 cm long.
Bundle them together and fasten them to a bamboo skewer with a rubber band.
Then just snip off the tip of the skewer and you’re done.
It looks cute as a decoration, but you could also leave the tip uncut and stick it into food.
By the way, if you roughly trim the ends of the paper cord, it gives it even more of a witchy feel.
Fluffy Pumpkin Objet
This is a pumpkin-shaped ornament made by gently shaping yarn.
First, use a bundle of twine layered over wooden chopsticks as the core, then wrap yarn around it.
Once you’ve wrapped it thickly, use the layered twine to secure the yarn and refine the overall shape.
Finally, remove the chopsticks and shape it firmly into a pumpkin to finish.
Since the entire piece is made from yarn, it ends up looking softer than versions that keep a rigid core, which is a key point.
Try creating your own unique ornament by choosing different colors and adding parts as you like.
Natural wreath
Let’s make a wreath with a vibrant, soft look using green yarn.
Using a vine-woven wreath as the base makes it easy to craft, which is another key point.
Wrap the green yarn around the base, and the more thoroughly you cover the base so it doesn’t show, the more beautiful the result will be.
Once you finish wrapping, attach Halloween-themed decorations to complete it—this is where you can add your own originality.
It’s also recommended to incorporate different yarns as you wrap to create a colorful, customized base.
pumpkin wall decoration
This is a decoration featuring a must-have Halloween pumpkin made with orange yarn.
Simply cut slits around a piece of cardboard cut to the size of a pumpkin, then thread the yarn through those slits.
By intentionally crossing the yarn randomly without deciding on a set order, you can create an eerie, spiderweb-like effect.
Once you’ve threaded enough yarn, attach parts like the eyes and mouth to finish.
It’s also fun that you can add personality depending on the shape of the cardboard and how you thread the yarn.