Fun Halloween Pages For Kids (Even Busy Kids)

Looking for Fall or Halloween crafts for your kids? You should check this out. Fun and easy to make and will just keep your busy little one engaged.

When I was young, Halloween was not heard where I live (in Sweden). When my kids were little, Halloween had been here for a few years, and Halloween crafts, costumes, and parties were already a big thing for kids (and, to some extent, for adults, too).

Since fall has already arrived and almost turns into winter in some parts of Sweden at the end of October, gardening activities are common and youth and children’s activities here in September and October.

Here, I’ll show you how we made several Halloween characters using leaves – a spider, a ghost, a bat, and a monster. I thought it would be best if I went to collect leaves with my children and then go home and create the creations. I know they do similar work in childcare centers.

I’m not a super “crafty mom,” and my kids’ interest in being quiet and working with their hands was low when they were little, so this craft is pretty easy. If you have kids who are patient, just build on these ideas and take the art to the next level!

Art Materials

Below are the tools you need. Of course, you can exchange, for example, acrylic paint with watercolors for children or colored paper. The pen can be changed to crayons.

I use paper eyes and google eyes in the drawing, but you can use it. You can use materials other than spider webs, add glitter, finger paints, stickers, or anything that makes your kids enjoy this art.

Requirements:

• They vary in size and shape
• Googly eyes
• Acrylic paint, finger paint, or water color
• Brush
• A symbol
• Glue
• Scissors
• Tape
• Popsicle style
• Bond paper
• Black wire (Black or Brown color) (or construction paper)

Step-by-step instructions

Leaf Bat

Let’s start with leaf bats!

Part 1. Fold the page in half and, using a pen, draw the wings in the same way as I did in the picture. Depending on the size of the page, you can draw one or more bats on it. In this picture, I can draw a picture of two bats on the page. Since you have to bend the blade, using one that is not dry and hard is important.

Part 2. Cut the drawing out of the page.

Part 3. Now, get black bats or any other color that your kids like. Allow the paint to dry for 10-15 minutes.

Step 4. Add the googly eyes.

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Section 5. Choose how you want to display the bats. Two possibilities are on popsicle sticks or stick on paper. To make a bat doll, you can add a popsicle stick to the back and secure it with tape. It’s great for drama!

Vegetable Monsters

Now, let’s make vegetable monsters! Here, let your little one get creative! There is no right or wrong when it comes to sizes, colors, shapes, etc. Lots of fun!

Step 1. Match the different colors of the pages you’ve chosen on a piece of art paper – white or colored.

Part 2. Draw and cut out the various goofy eyes for your leaf monsters on thick paper (artwork), and cut out sharp triangles for your leaf monster.

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Part 3. Get rid of the eyes and teeth. Instead of paper eyes, googly eyes or a mixture of them all can be used.

Section 4. Use a marker to draw other parts of the monster’s leaves, such as legs and tentacles.

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And ready!

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Now on to the next character – the spirit.

Leaf Ghost

Part 1. Paint the page white. If you have a lot of pages to work with, try to draw each side of the pages – the background creates a beautiful ghost. After painting the page, let it dry for 10 minutes.

Part 2. Draw the ghost’s eyes and mouth on the page. These black dot eyes should be easy for little kids to draw with a pen. Another option is to allow them to stick googly eyes on the page as well.

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And you did it! This is a very simple little skill and, of course, it can be greatly expanded. Cover the pages with glitter, paint them in different colors, cut the pages into different shapes, stick two pages together to make more ghosts, etc.

When you’re done, your child can glue the ghost to a piece of paper (perhaps with the other people in the drawing) or attach it to popsicle sticks to make puppies, like the picture below.

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Leaf Spider

Finally, let’s make a leaf spider! If you choose leaves with fall colors, they will not need to be painted – they have “spider colors”. This makes this activity a great quick option for impatient toddlers. On the other hand, if they like to draw leaves, let them have fun making spiders of all kinds!

Part 1. Glue the page your child has chosen as a spider web to the paper.

Step 2: Place the two large eyes on the spider’s body and then the smaller ones. If you don’t have different googly eyes or don’t have agoogly eyes, make paper spider eyes Just draw black circles with a pen, cut them out, and glue them to your art.

Part 3. Now for the spider legs. In this example, I used red wire for the legs. You can use construction paper or small sticks that you and your toddler collect while collecting leaves.

If you use bare wire, cut each wire in half and bend both sides as shown in the picture.

Four wires are needed since the spider has eight legs.

Putting the legs on the spider is a bit tricky, I have to admit. You have to glue the legs to the paper as well or they will fall. Using construction paper is easy, but I think the legs look like a spider when you use fuzzy wire. For gluing, use multi-colored glue or hot glue (the latter requires the help of adults).

And here is the finished spider!

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And it all happened!

It was like that! I hope you (and your child!) find these easy kids activities fun to do.

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In my opinion, Halloween pageantry for kids is a fun and seasonal way for kids to express their creativity, connect with nature, and develop their motor skills. I love that you can combine it with a scavenger hunt (for leaves and other materials that can be used in this project, and that it’s eco-friendly and cost-effective. Plus, since the fall craft is quick and easy and involves making “scary” characters, even active little kids can be tempted to join in!

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