3 Fall and Halloween Themed Crafts for Elementary School Kids

By Abigail Beal

Fall is the perfect time for kids to do crafts. Halloween is an especially crafty time. Most kids enjoy carving out their own pumpkin, but there are lots of other crafts they can make to have during this season.

Jack O’Lantern Terra Cotta Planter

For this craft you will need:

1. A terra cotta pot and dish
2. Orange, green and black craft paint
3. Paintbrushes, small, medium and large sizes 4. A plant of your choice to put in the pot

Begin this craft by spreading out newspaper to protect the surface you are working on. It is probably best to “double up” the newspaper and put down two layers of newspaper.
This craft is for a Jack O’Lantern face on a terra cotta pot. Paint the pot entirely orange; do not paint the rim of the pot. Use one or two coats, make sure the pot is nice deep orange color. Allow this to dry completely before going on to the next step.

Now you are ready to add the Jack O’Lantern’s face. A little tip in doing this: you will find this a bit easier if you sketch out the face you like on a piece of paper, and then lightly sketch it onto the planter so your child can paint into the lined area. Paint the features black. Give this one or two coats, again making sure the paint is thick.

Add a green line around the rim of the pot. Paint all around the rim of the pot using your green paint. Allow this to dry.
Once your pot is dry, you are ready to re-pot the plant into the planter.

Fall Leaves Barrette

This craft is great for girls and will go nicely with a Fall outfit.

For this craft you will need:

1. Silk leaves of traditional Fall leaves, golden, orange and red
2. A low-temp glue gun
3. Large barrettes (can be found at your craft store)

Plug the glue gun in and wait until it is hot. Add a glue stick to the glue gun. You will know when the glue gun is hot typically because the glue at the tip will be ready to melt (squeeze the trigger to test this). Follow your glue gun’s directions. Most children will need supervision using a glue gun.

Take the barrette and place a several small dots of glue on the barrette across the entire barrette. Remember that this glue cools quickly so you need to work fast.

Place the silk fall leaves along the barrette. You may want to place them diagonally, or use only two or one leaves depending on the size and shape of the barrette. Use your best judgment as to how many leaves to select.

Allow the glue to set, this usually takes thirty minutes. Once this has done you can use the barrette and enjoy.

Black Cat Halloween Card

This is a great craft that will give your child a Halloween card to send to their grandparents or family or friends to celebrate the holiday.

For this craft you will need:

1. Blank cards and envelopes
2. Black card stock
3. Yellow card stock
4. A gold metallic paint pen
5. Scissors
6. Non-toxic glue

Begin this craft by cutting the shape of a cat out of the black paper.
Tip: if you have trouble cutting out a cat, look for a cat in your clip art program and use this shape to guide you.

Then cut a large full moon out of the yellow paper. Once you have both of these cut out, glue the full moon to the paper first. Then glue the black cat to the paper, with the black cat halfway on the full moon.

Write about a quarter of the way down on the full moon “Happy Halloween” using the gold metallic paint pen. Allow the paint and the glue to dry. Once this is dry, your card is ready for you to send.

If you would like to make this project a little differently, make bats instead of cats.
Abigail Beal enjoys sharing her love of crafting with others. She also writes for several online publications including superfundraiser.com a site which helps schools and other groups find ways to fund their programs. By answering a few simple questions you’ll get a free fundraising match report with the best school fundraisers for your group.
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