An easy Halloween paper plate craft for kids featuring Jack’O’Lanterns, full moon and a silly ghost. The craft comes with a free printable template that you can get when entering your email address at the end of the article.
Fun projects like this Halloween paper plate craft stimulate creativity and imagination and also help with motor skills development. Activities like coloring, painting and cutting improve fine motor skills in preschoolers and older kids.
Paper plate crafts for kids
Paper plate crafts are popular among kids, parents and educators because they are simple and affordable. There are so many ideas out there to turn a paper plate into almost anything, from an animal or flower to a rainbow or the sun.
You can paint, color and cut a paper plate, make holes in it and thread yarn through those holes. There are really so many ways to include a paper plate into the creation process.
Unless the craft involves painting, paper plate crafts are quick to make and thus, perfect for young kids, who have a shorter attention span.
Great to make at daycare, preschool, school or at home, paper plates are a great supply to use with kids of all ages and abilities.
Halloween paper plate crafts for kids
Here are some fun paper plate crafts for kids to make for Halloween.
Paper plate witch – With her adorable yarn hair and fun hat, this witch craft is easy to make and leaves room to creativity. You can substitute a lot of the supplies and use whatever materials you have at hand. Eyes made from paper can replace the googly eyes, you can paint the mouth instead of using a red pipe cleaner or you can skip the nose if you don’t have a small wood slice.
Frankenstein paper plate craft – While toddlers can use black paint to make Frankenstein’s hair, preschoolers and older kids can thread yarn through holes made in the paper plate and add a nice touch to the paper plate craft.
Paper plate Halloween crafts – From black cats and ghosts to spiders and pumpkins, this list of paper plate Halloween crafts has fun and easy ideas for kids of all ages. Some of these crafts can be used as seasonal decoration in the classroom or at home.
The Halloween paper plate craft we’re sharing today only includes a few steps.
Step 1: Paint the paper plate
The first step would be to paint the paper plate black. You don’t need to completely cover the paper plate. We didn’t and it still looks great.
Use a paint brush or a sponge brush for the painting.
While you leave the paper plate on the side to dry out completely, you can move on to the next step and color the elements that will later be glued onto the paper plate.
How to avoid this messy step?
Depending on the age of the kids, the painting can be a messy activity. Here are some alternatives:
- You can squirt paint onto the plate and place it into a plastic bag for a no mess painting experience.
- Start with a black paper plate.
- Have kids use a black marker instead of paint.
Step 2: Color the printable
Download the free printable template and have kids color the full moon and the two pumpkins.
You can enter your email address at the end of the article to receive the printable. This way you will also receive our newsletter with more craft ideas for kids.
Step 3: Cut and glue
Kids will practice their scissors cutting and cut out all four elements.
Once the paper plate is completely dry, they can glue the full moon, Jack-O-Lanterns and ghost.
Halloween paper plate craft
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Supplies:
- Free Halloween craft printable (enter your email address at the end of the article to receive the printable)
- White paper plate
- Black paint
- Colored pencils – my favorites
- Scissors
- Glue
- Paint brush
How to make the Halloween paper plate craft
Start by painting the paper plate black. Use a paint brush or sponge brush for this step.
Download the free Halloween printable and color the full moon and pumpkins.
Cut out the four images and glue them onto the paper plate.
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