Free Printable Halloween Crafts & Activities That Kids Will Love
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Delight kids of all ages with free printable Halloween crafts and activities, including build-a-character crafts, coloring pages, word searches, games, and more Halloween fun.
Free Printable Halloween Crafts & Activities for Kids
Make Halloween extra fun with this collection of free printable Halloween crafts and activities for kids. From cut-and-build characters and coloring pages to word searches, games, and hands-on learning activities, there are plenty of easy ways to celebrate the season at home or in the classroom.
Find plenty of kid-friendly ideas to print and enjoy, from Halloween activities for preschoolers and elementary-aged kids to printable crafts and simple activities for parties and classroom celebrations.
Hallowenn Printable Crafts: Build a Monster, Ghost, and More
Print, cut, and create your own Halloween characters with these free printable Halloween crafts for kids. Choose from a ghost, monster, vampire, witch, or pumpkin, with each character available in both full-color and black-and-white versions.
Kids can use the black-and-white printables as Halloween coloring pages before cutting out the pieces, or print the colored versions for a quick cut-and-build activity. Mix and match the pieces to create a truly unique Halloween creature!
All Aboard the Halloween Train! Free Printable Craft
Create a spooky-cute Halloween train with this free printable Halloween craft. Kids can print, cut out, and connect the train engine and cars featuring fun Halloween characters, including a witch, mummy, werewolf, pirate, vampire, monster, and alien.
Choose the full-color Halloween train for a ready-to-build activity, or print the black-and-white version so kids can color each piece before cutting and assembling their train.
Enjoy the ABCmouse Halloween Train Song
After building your own Halloween train with the craft above, listen to and watch our Halloween train song and video. Kids can have their train chug along with what they see!
Printable Halloween Trivia Paper Fortune Teller
Turn Halloween trivia into a friendly, interactive game with this free printable Halloween paper fortune teller, also known as a “cootie catcher.” Kids can fold the printable fortune teller and use it to quiz friends and family with fun Halloween trivia questions.
Choose the full-color version for a quick activity, print the black-and-white version for kids to color first, or use the blank template to let kids create their own Halloween questions and challenges. Use our free printable Halloween trivia questions to fill in the blank Halloween fortune teller.
Free Printable Halloween Word Searches
Add a little learning to the Halloween fun with these free printable Halloween word searches for kids. Choose from easy, intermediate, and challenging puzzles featuring Halloween vocabulary such as ghost, pumpkin, vampire, spider, and graveyard.
These printable Halloween activities are an easy option for classrooms, parties, quiet time, or an afternoon at home.
Try This Halloween Game!
Turn a Halloween word search into a crafty game by pairing it with our Build-a-Monster printable. Every time a child finds a word in the word search, they earn a monster piece from the printable crafts, such as eyes, arms, horns, wings, or silly accessories.
Once the word search is complete, kids can assemble their pieces or mix and match them with each other to create their own one-of-a-kind Halloween monster.
Free Printable Halloween Word List & Learning Activities
Put our free printable Halloween word list for kids to use with these simple Halloween learning activities. Kids can practice spelling, vocabulary, handwriting, storytelling, sorting, and word recognition while working with fun seasonal words.
Print the Halloween word list first, then try one or more of the hands-on activities below at home or in the classroom.
Shaving Cream Halloween Words
Supplies:
- Shaving cream
- Orange food coloring
- Rimmed baking sheet
Instructions:
- Use food coloring to turn a bowlful of shaving cream orange (just drop it in and mix well).
- Spread the shaving cream in a thin layer on the rimmed baking sheet.
- Practice writing Halloween words from the list on the sheet using a finger, smoothing the shaving cream over after each word to start again.
Sentence-by-Sentence Halloween Stories
Supplies:
- Index cards
- Marker
- Optional: Pencil and paper
Instructions:
- Select 15 to 20 words from the Halloween word list and write each one on an index card.
- Mix up the cards and place them face down.
- The first player starts a Halloween story by drawing the first card and using it in a sentence.
- The second player draws a card and uses it to continue the story.
- Keep going until all the cards are used, and the story comes to an end!
Mystery Halloween Word
Supplies:
- Index cards
- Marker
Instructions:
- Select 10 to 15 words from the Halloween word list, and write each one on an index card.
- Lay all the cards out face up on the table.
- One player selects the “mystery word” from the cards, but doesn’t tell the other player.
- The other player asks questions to try to narrow down which word they’re thinking of, like “Does it start with S?” or “Does it have a silent E?”
- After each question, the other player flips cards back over (face down) if they don’t match the question to help them keep track of how close they’re getting to the mystery word.
Halloween Words Sort
Supplies:
- Index cards
- Marker
- Plastic pumpkin pails
Instructions:
Write as many words as you like from the Halloween word list on individual index cards. Then, choose a way to sort the words, such as:
- Words starting with vowels and words starting with consonants
- Number of syllables
- Words with silent letters and words without
- Words with double letters and words without
Have kids sort the words into designated pumpkin pails working independently or as a pair.
Halloween Coloring Pages & Activities
Keep the Halloween fun going with free printable Halloween coloring pages and activities for kids. Choose from friendly mummies, jack-o’-lanterns, ghosts, cats, spiders, haunted houses, and other kid-friendly Halloween designs.
Print a few favorites for a simple Halloween activity at home, use them in the classroom, or explore our full Halloween collection for hundreds more Halloween coloring pages and printables.
Try More Fun Halloween Games and Activities
Keep kids entertained this Halloween with spooky crafts, snacks, and free printables! Make balloon bats, yarn pumpkins, and tasty treats, or play Halloween bingo. Download coloring pages, word lists, and more for extra festive fun.
