Spooky Halloween Templates

Creative
Indoors
30 - 40 mins
3 - 10 yrs
A Little Prep

A fun Halloween craft activity where children can colour, decorate and create their own spooky Halloween characters and shapes.

Child decorating a spooky Halloween template

Make it More Challenging

Encourage children to combine different templates, add their own details or create a spooky scene using several decorated characters.

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How to Play

Choose a Halloween template such as a ghost, pumpkin, bat, witch or spider.

Colour and decorate the template using pens, pencils, crayons, stickers or other craft materials.

Cut out the template with help from an adult if needed.

Display the finished creations together to make your own spooky Halloween scene.

What You'll Need

Printed Halloween templates

Crayons, colouring pencils or pens

Child-safe scissors

Glue or tape

Optional stickers, coloured paper or other craft materials

Adult supervision

Why it's Great

Encourages creativity and imagination

Easy to adapt for different ages

Great for Halloween parties or rainy days

Helps children practise colouring and cutting skills

Can be enjoyed independently or together

Variations

Use different materials such as tissue paper, stickers or scraps of coloured paper

Turn the finished templates into Halloween decorations

Create a spooky scene by combining several different characters

Challenge older children to design and draw their own Halloween character

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