Halloween Projects for Preschoolers

These Halloween projects for preschoolers and toddlers are perfect for a daycare environment or at home with your own kids. All projects have been tested by my own daycare kids to be sure they have the skills needed to participate in the project.

Supplies Needed:

• Tissue paper: white, yellow & orange
• Candy Corn Stencil
• Card stock paper
• Clear contact paper
• Suction cup hook
• Exacto knife
• Scissors
• Small hole punch
• Thin sharpie

Adult:
Cut 1/2" squares of each color of tissue paper.

Print the candy corn border onto card stock paper. Use the exacto knife and/or scissors to cut the border out.

Cut a 10" x 7" piece of clear contact paper. To start the project, cut a 3" piece of the backing off of one end. Then take off a 3" piece of backing off the other end. Then remove the 4" piece of backing from the middle.

Children:
Cover the first 3" section with white tissue paper squares. Cover the second 3" section with yellow tissue paper squares. Cover the middle 4" section with orange tissue paper squares.

Adult:
Outline the border stencil onto the contact paper, spacing the sections to look like candy corn. Cut just inside the lines and glue to stencil. Hang in a window using the suction hook.

Supplies Needed:

• Elmers Glue
• Waxed Paper
• Wiggle Eyes
• White Glitter
• Black Sharpie
• Plastic String
• Paper Clips

Adult:
Use the black sharpie to draw a 3" ghost shape on a 6" square of wax paper.

Children:
Fill in the ghost shape with Elmer's Glue. Do not make it real thick or the glue will run.

Sprinkle the ghost with white glitter.

Drop two wiggle eyes on the ghost.

Using a wire cutter, cut the curved end from a paper clip to make a hanger for the necklace and lay it in the glue at the top of the ghost.

Let the ghost completely dry. It will take a day or two.

After the ghost is completely dry, cover with a second layer of glue and let completely dry again.

Use yarn or plastic string to make the ghost into a necklace

Supplies Needed:

• Egg Carton
• Black Tempera Paint
• Paint Brush
• Black Pipe Cleaners
• Small nail
• Wiggle Eyes

Cut the egg carton apart into the individual egg compartments. One compartment equals one spider. Use the small nail to poke 3 holes on each side of the compartment to insert the legs later. Paint the egg compartment black.

Cut each pipe cleaner into three 4" pieces. Bend each piece into 3 sections to represent spider legs. Insert one section into each hole and bend inside the spider to hold the leg in place.

Glue the wiggle eyes onto the spider.

Supplies Needed:

• Vinyl gloves
• Candy corn
• Puffed Popcorn

This project is best for the older children in your care. There are not of lot of things the little fingers can help with.

Supplies Needed:

• Small tin can (8-10 ounce size)
• Black spray paint
• Craft foam: Black, yellow, pink & white
• Cat Stencil
• Pipe cleaners, black or gray
• Hot glue gun
• Candy corn or M&M's

Adult:

• Spray paint the tin can black, inside and out.
• Print out the cat stencil. Cut out the pieces and trace onto craft foam.
• Cut pipe cleaners into 2-1/2" lengths. (6 per cat)

Children:

• Older children may be able to cut out the shapes on the craft foam. Younger kids will need to have it done for them.
• Assisting all children with the hot glue gun, connect the pieces to the can. The tabs of the ears should be glued to the inside of the can. If an adult applies the glue to the foam pieces, a younger child can assemble the cat.
• Let each child fill their can with candy corn or M&M's

For ideas on how to throw a KID'S HALLOWEEN PARTY!

Pages of Interest:

• "Thanksgiving Projects for Preschoolers"

• "Christmas Projects for Preschoolers"

• "General Projects for Preschoolers"