Make cute Halloween decorations with children: 6 simple ideas for a festive mood

Halloween is just around the corner and the children are happy and excited. Decorations are so popular with everyone. We give some ideas on how to make cute Halloween decorations with children.

Try one of these colorful craft ideas with your little ones and you'll bring joy to the whole family this Halloween! The crafts are simple and can be made with just a few materials. And they're good for kids of all ages.

Make a cat wreath for the front door

Do you love crafting for Halloween? Kids will love this idea! With a little help from an adult, little ones can make this sweet wreath that's perfect for decorating the front door this time of year.

This is how it is done:

  • Wrap a 36cm foam wreath form with wide black ribbon and secure with floral pins until completely covered.
  • Cut two 26cm pieces of wire.
  • Poke holes for the ears at the top of the wreath.
  • Bend the wire to form the ears and insert it into the wreath form.
  • Wrap the wire ears with ribbon and secure with hot glue.
  • Add an orange jute bow, good for the Halloween mood.

What can you make for Halloween? Create a little magic with scraps of fabric and mini pumpkins. ThisCrafting is perfectfor decoration at home.

How to make gnome pumpkins:

  • Trace a template for the hat onto wool fabric, resize as needed, and cut out.
  • Glue the straight edges of the hat together with craft glue or tape to create a cone shape.
  • Stuff the hat with cotton wool to make it stand upright; place the hat on a small pumpkin.
  • Attach a small wooden bead to the pumpkin with hot glue to form a nose.
  • Using hot glue, attach strands of yarn around the nose to form a beard. Trim as necessary. This is how fun you can make your own Halloween decorations!

Make an owl pumpkin from natural materials

Children love making crafts with natural materials. Send the little ones on a journey through the garden to collect materials and help them make this cute friend.

How to make the owl pumpkin:

  • Collect small and medium-sized leaves, acorn caps, grasses and pine cones from the garden.
  • Glue small leaves to the front of a small, oblong pumpkin, overlapping each other slightly to form feathers.
  • Glue four larger sheets on each side so that they overlap and form wings.
  • Attach a piece of thin leather cord to a small acorn pumpkin with hot glue to draw the outline of the face.
  • Tear apart a pine cone and use the individual scales to form the nose, attaching them with hot glue.
  • Attach acorn caps for eyes and grass for ears and whiskers. So is your cuteHalloween craftcomplete!

Make paper bag monster dolls for Halloween

This is a cute craft for kids that you can do at home with your little ones and have a lot of fun doing. Make Halloween bags using these instructions.

Accesories:

  • paper bag
  • Acrylic paint (color of your choice)
  • colored cardstock paper
  • felt-tip pens
  • Circle punch
  • Scissors
  • adhesive

Instructions:

  • Paint the front and bottom of the paper bag with the color of your choice. Allow them to dry completely.
  • Use colored cardstock paper, construction paper, scissors, circle punches and markers to create a unique monster.
  • Let your creativity run wild! Think eyeballs, teeth, funny patterns, pointy ears and horns. It's that simple,cute Halloween decorationto do crafts with children.

Cute monstersMake your own DIY bookmarks

You can make Halloween decorations out of paper. For this project you will need a sheet of paper (preferably origami paper), scissors, decorations and glue to make the monster.

How do you proceed:

  • Start by folding the paper in half.
  • Fold the left and right corners toward the center. Trim off the excess and cut in half to create two triangles.
  • Unfold them - you've got two squares that will soon turn into two monster bookmarks!
  • Fold the square in half - you get a rectangle - fold it in half again and you get a smaller square. Unfold it.
  • Decorate with eyes and mouths and you're done.

Easy apple stamp craft for toddlers

How do you do crafts with children for Halloween? This idea is also suitable for small children. An easy and fun craft to make little stamped pumpkins out of apple halves.

Accesories:

  • Apple, cut in half
  • Orange color
  • Goggle-eyed
  • Brown and green pipe cleaners

How to stamp an apple:

  • Cut your apple in half. Using a small brush, dab some orange paint onto one apple half. Press them gently onto the paper. If you want, you can touch up unpainted areas with a brush.
  • While the painted pumpkins are drying, gather the remaining materials. We liked using googly eyes in different sizes. Cut the brown pipe cleaners into small stems and twist the green pipe cleaners around a pencil to form a curled leaf.
  • Glue the stem and curly leaf. Use hot glue or craft glue.
  • Glue on little googly eyes and ready for display!

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