Paper Crafts for Children

Lots of Halloween paper crafts for children that are quick and easy and turn out spooktastic!

	Finger in a Matchbox Trick Everyone smiles at the ‘cut off’ finger in a match box.
	Paper Plate Jack-O-Lantern This Jack O Lantern craft for children is very cute. With such a happy face it is quite friendly too.
	Peg and Paper Bat This bat is perfect for halloween and has a variety of uses.
	Paper Plate Spider Web See how long it takes for this spider to catch a fly.
	Paper Strip Pumpkins Any excuse to make this cute decoration
	Paper Plate Spotty Spiders Not so scary, but lots of fun for little Halloween helpers
	Halloween Paper Garland A spooky twist on this classic paper craft.
	Halloween Hanging Garland Use your paper garlands to make this hanging version.
	Cardboard Roll and Hand Shape Paper Spiders
	Bat Mask Only have minutes to make a Halloween costume? Craft this one up super fast.
	Ball Rolling Spider Webs Making this decorated paper for Halloween is lots of fun.
	Paper Spider Wrist Wear
	Cut Out Shapes Pumpkin Pictures A great Halloween activity to set up for a group of children.
	Paper Towel Ghosts Another super quick Halloween craft.
	Hand Print Ghosts Print up a haunted house full of ghosts with these hand print spooks.

Paper plates are so versatile and make the perfect base for the web in this craft.

You will need;
A Paper plate
Silver curling ribbon
Large and small pom pom
Black card

	Cut eight slits around the edge of the plate.
	Slide the ribbon into one of the slits on the rim of the plate. Anchor the cut end at the back of the plate with glue or sticky tape. Take the long length of ribbon across the plate sliding it into another slit and taking it through to the back. Continue until you have a design you like and is looking like a spider’s web. Stick the loose end at the back of the plate.
	Cut some legs from the black card leaving a space in the middle to glue the pom poms. Glue on the pom poms and just like that you have a spider.
	Glue the finished spider to the centre of the plate and watch and see how long it takes to catch a fly – we are still waiting for ours too!

Another one of the classic, simple paper crafts. Although not new, still a great one to do!

The basic mask shape can be quickly and simply decorated as we did here when we remembered we needed this type of mask for school at the last minute! Or they can be ornately decorated with all manner or beautiful things. We will get around to one of those ornate ones another day.

We made some small changes to the basic masquerade mask shape. I drew the basic shape with rounded ends, onto the black card and then gave it to the children to add shape to the sides.

Then they drew shapes for the glittery bits. We glued and sprinkled glitter just into those shapes. We liked the restraint of the plain black between the glitter – or perhaps we would have been late if we added more glitter!

Once your mask is ready, just add a piece of card for a handle – then you are done and can dash out the door to school or your party!

This is a lovely little craft for the Halloween season. Stick them to the wall, hang them as a garland or garnish the front of a greeting card.

You will need;
1 plain wooden spring peg – any size
Black card
2 googly eyes
Black paint
Paint brush
Scissors
Glue

Paint the peg black. Remember to open the peg and paint inside as you don’t want to see any
unpainted wood. Leave to dry.

Cut the wing shape from the black card – these should be in proportion to the size of your peg.

Glue the peg to the wings. Stick the googly eyes in place.

This cute and friendly Jack O Lantern craft for children uses the whole paper plate, so there is no waste.

You will need;
1 Paper plate
Some black paper or card
Tissue paper in orange and green
Glue stick
Scissors

Cut a crescent shape from the top and bottom of the plate.

Trim the crescents into leaf shapes.

Tear the orange tissue into squares. Spread glue onto the plate and stick the tissue pieces on in a
random mosaic. Fold over and glue any pieces that hang over the edge of the plate.

Tear the green tissue into smaller squares than the orange tissue and glue to the leaf shapes.

Stick the leaves under the plate.

Cut the face pieces from the black paper or card and glue to the plate.

This example of papier mache is probably a bit of a big project for young children, but it is a great example of how durable papier mache can be.

I first made this hat over 15 years ago and between fancy dress outings for it, it is stored in our cold garage. It was a lot of fun to make, so I am really glad it has lasted this long – and it shows no sign of wearing out or coming apart yet. I go into some more detail about how to make this sort of item at my What is Papier Mache page. I enjoy both the process of making papier mache as well as the variety of things you can make, which is just about anything!

For the hats latest outing, I accompanied it with brushed hair and some spooky make-up – it was lots of fun!