This creative art activity is filled with the sights of Halloween night. Kids create Halloween craft stick art with pumpkins and ghosts to highlight this not-too-spooky event.
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Halloween is filled with strange and wonderful sights – in the costumes displayed at the mall; in the stories you read at circle time; in games played at the class party.
Most Halloween sights are fun for kids, but some can be scary and unfamiliar. Kids can share their ideas about Halloween with the artwork they create.
This simple Halloween Night art activity lets kids imagine not-too-spooky ghosts, and grinning jack-o-lanterns. Kids can even create new characters to highlight Halloween night.
Halloween art activity
Materials list for a Halloween art activity
- craft sticks
- white paint
- construction paper
- Halloween paper cutouts or stickers
Instructions for Halloween art
1. Paint craft sticks white for a picket fence. Allow to dry.
- Kids may want to use other paint colors on the craft sticks. Follow their lead as they prepare the fence for the Halloween characters.
2. Glue the painted craft sticks to construction paper to make a fence.
- The fence is just a starting point to spark creativity. Kids should be supported if they choose to use the craft sticks in other ways – a house, a bridge, a door or window for example.
- Provide the option of other colors of construction paper for the background, such as purple or dark blue.
3. Glue tree, ghost and pumpkin cutouts to the construction paper.
- Cut out shapes and characters beforehand if preferred.
- Find characters to cut out on cards and pamphlets.
- Provide paper for kids to draw and cut out other symbols and characters.
- You could also provide self-adhesive stickers for this activity.
This Halloween Night art activity is easy to set up and needs little instruction.
Once the craft sticks are in place, kids can use their imaginations to choose cutouts, design layouts, and glue characters in place to make their pictures.
Art sessions provide opportunities for kids to reflect on their unique experiences. Talk about the ideas and images they choose as they engage with the materials. This will support skills development as they play and learn.
