Halloween (Oct 31)

These Halloween craft ideas come from a blog that promotes eco-friendly options. Give a couple of these a try for Halloween this year.

With Halloween just around the corner, what better way to get into the Halloween spirit but then to do some fun Halloween Crafts for Kids?

Lots of great craft ideas that can be done by any kid. Note: Click the first picture to go through the gallery.

Halloween-themed art projects for elementary students

DLTK has a collection of crafts with bats. There are many different options for your classroom.

This fun Halloween bat is the perfect October project. It is easy to make and uses recycled materials.

Whether or not you think real bats are cute, this is a fun project for your students. Make your own bat with a toilet paper roll, construction paper, paint and the template on this page.

The craft plans for these very cool Halloween lanterns come from a blog with eco-friendly ideas. What a great way to light up our dark, Canadian Halloween nights!

Here is a collection of different Halloween-themed art projects and crafts.

Watch this video and learn how to draw the phantom ghost from Scooby Doo!

Watch this video to learn how to draw a very cool cartoon zombie head for Halloween

Watch this video to learn how to draw a skeleton and make it into a folding surprise for Halloween.

A short video that shows how to make a fun mummy jar that you can personalize. Instead of using the hot glue shown in this video, you could use regular craft glue

Using some black yarn, some tape, and a fake spider (of course!). There is a printable spider in the tutorial that you can use.

This collection from Scholastic includes apple crafts, fall leaves and name crafts.

This is a nice collection of crafts for October and Halloween, including pumpkins, bats, owls and ghosts.

Students can create a spooky (or friendly) bat out of two paper plates and some paint.

It's fun to dress up for Halloween. Choose a costume for your character. You can go back and choose a different costume next time.