Preschool Halloween Crafts

Here are a few Preschool Halloween crafts that you can do with your child(ren).

Bat Toilet Paper Roll Craft

We made a fun toilet paper roll bat for a Halloween craft this year! It’s pretty simple to make and you can hang them up for some Halloween decorations.

For our bats we used:

• Toilet paper roll
• Double sided tape
• Googly eyes
• Chunkies Washable Paint Sticks ( black paint stick)
• black paper sketchbooks
• Chalk-O-Rama Dustless Chalk Crayons
• lil’ Poster Paint Pods – Glitter and Neon

Start by folding the ends in on the empty toilet paper roll. Paint the toilet paper roll black.

Fold the paper in half and trace your child’s hand on the paper with white chalk.  We used Chalk-O-Rama Dustless Chalk Crayons. I love that these chalk crayons work on almost any surface. They also work well to decorate pumpkins.

Next, cut out the hands to make wings. We decided to paint our black wings using  lil’ Poster Paint Pods from International Arrivals.  I love glitter, but it can be so messy to work with. The Glitter paint is really nice and does not come with all the mess of regular craft glitter.

lil’ Poster Paint Pods are washable, so kids can paint freely with no worries about it staining things.  I also love the variety of colors offered in the set. Lil’ Paint Pods Poster paints come with 6 vibrant Neon colors, 6 Glitter colors, a paintbrush and a handy travel case.

When you are finished with the hand wings, glue the hands onto the painted toilet paper role. We used two sided tape instead of glue. For finishing touches, stick on two googly eyes! We purchased ours at Dollarama.

My daughter used a black paint stick from her set of Chunkies Paint Sticks to paint her toilet roll.

Toilet Paper Roll Pumpkin Stamp Craft

• Here’s a fun pumpkin craft that toddlers and preschoolers can enjoy making for Halloween.Start by having the kids dip a toilet paper roll into some orange paint and stamp little circles onto black paper. Give the roll a slight pinch to create a heart-like shape. Then, grab a small paintbrush to add a stem and leaf using paint, or you can use “Sparkle Watercolor Gel Crayons” like we did. If you want to make smaller pumpkins, the cap of a water bottle works great too. With the watercolor gel crayons, you can use them dry like regular crayons, or color your page and then activate the paint with a bit of water and a brush. Personally, I like using the crayons dry better than when they’re wet.

  Materials needed:

  – Orange paint (We used Lil’ Paint Pods Poster paints)
  – Sparkle Watercolor Gel Crayons
  – Water bottle cap
  – Paintbrush
  – Black paper

No-Carve Pumpkin Decorating Ideas

If you’re doing some crafting with kids and want to keep things tidy, I totally suggest trying out Chunkies Paint Sticks. My daughter had a blast using them last year and this year to decorate her pumpkin.

Chunkies Paint Sticks are super convenient because they’re mess-free and come in solid stick form, so they glide right over paper without needing brushes or water. They’re really easy for kids to handle, dry quickly, and are portable, which makes them ideal for little hands! Each pack has 12 bright colors, and we’re big fans of them at our place.

Halloween is such a fun time for kids, not just for dressing up and trick-or-treating, but also for getting creative. I hope your kiddos enjoy these preschool Halloween crafts as much as my daughter did!

For this pumpkin, we used an unfinished wood cutout that we snagged from Dollarama, but you can find plenty on Amazon too. My daughter painted it with Lil’ Paint Pods Poster sparkle paint.

Footprint Ghost Craft

Make these adorable footprint ghosts with your kiddos this Halloween!

Spread white washable paint in a thin layer in a plastic container and have your child dip their foot in.  Help them roll their foot inward to get paint on their instep as well. Next, have them step on a black piece of card stock paper. I used a sheet from my black paper sketchbook. The sketchbook has come in handy for a number of our Halloween crafts. Let paint dry and add googly eyes or paint on eyes.

What are your favorite Halloween Crafts for Kids?