12 of Our Best Kids' Halloween Crafts

Owls and spiders make family-friendly companions on Halloween. Print our templates and cut them out, then enlist help from the little ones to assemble the pieces. They'll flutter and spin as they dangle from the ceiling.

Jack-o'-lanterns and foreboding bats, oh my! These Halloween motifs are an easy fold-and-cut away from becoming fall versions of the classic paper-doll chain.

Kids can help assemble these larger-than-life spidery critters. Simply tape black crepe-paper streamers to wire, snip the edges with fringe scissors, then bend to create claws and knees.

If you have a wrapped lollipop and a pleated coffee filter, you can make these spooky surprises. The rounded tops of candy-on-a-stick are anatomically suited to recreate a group of ghosts. 

Kids will love reaching into these surprise jars filled with gooey homemade slime and creepy-crawly toys.

No need to bait your home with bugs to attract a scary swarm of bats like these; all that's required is card stock paper and a pair of scissors.

Eek! These creepy-crawly paper bugs candy adorn small goody bags, pinched closed with a bug clip.

Whoooo's there? A horde of friendly ghosts that the kids will love to make using paper and a fringe cutter.

Come together as a family to decorate your home for Halloween night (and the fall season beyond). For a kid-friendly no-carve pumpkin idea, paint a small batch in rich reds, purples, and golds.