Halloween is a perfect time to explore crafts with your preschoolers. Here are my top 23 preschool Halloween crafts. I’ve been teaching preschoolers since the 90s and doing many of these crafts since then too – they are fun, and preschoolers can actually do them! Have fun this Halloween with these Halloween crafts for preschoolers.
Preschool Ghost Crafts
Marshmallow Ghost If you don’t want to use food for crafting, you can use small pom-poms or buttons instead.
I LOVE this DIY puffy paint ghost craft! It’s so fun ( and only a little messy( to make.
Cookie Cutter Ghosts this is so fun for toddlers and young preschoolers, but older kids like it too!
Read the great book Stumpkin and then make your own!
Potato Print Ghosts this is a delightful old school art project with a Halloween twist!
Use all kinds of things for this collage craft and explore different textures while you make a friendly ghost!
Preschool Mummy and Monster Crafts for Halloween
Masking Tape Mummy Trust me, your preschoolers will love this Mummy craft because they love tape! It’s a great preschool Halloween craft!
No monster is more famous than Frankenstein! Make your own Frankenstein craft with simple materials!
Squish Monsters are a fun process art activity with a little Halloween craft thrown in at the end.
These googly eye monsters combine math and art to make something really ghoulishly educational!
Jack-o-lantern and Pumpkin Crafts for Halloween
Puffy Paint Pumpkins – this sensory-focused Halloween craft can be all about exploring the puffy paint or more product-focused. Let your students explore!
Paper Plate Jack-O-Lantern – such a classic but sometimes we forget to do the old favorites!
I have done this pumpkin printing every fall for at least 20 years and it’s always an enjoyable process art activity that allows preschoolers to explore pumpkins and creativity.
Q-tip Painted Pumpkins. This Halloween art project focuses on fine motor skills and you could even loop it into a lesson about the famous Japanese artist Yayoi Kasama.
Collage Jack-O-Lantern use whatever materials you have on hand to make this fun little preschool Halloween craft.
Spider and Bat Crafts for Preschoolers
Pool Noodle Spiders – children love using items in new ways and are delighted with this craft for Halloween!
Handprint Vampire Bat Crafts for Halloween
Easy Spider cookies – these are a fun treat station activity for your Halloween party.
Clothespin Bats – these are the cutest little Halloween craft ever!
Use a whole bunch of shapes for this Shape Bat Craft!
Haunted Houses, Skeletons, and more Halloween Crafts for Preschool!
This Haunted House Craft is one of my most popular preschool Halloween crafts.
This marshmallow skull was the favorite Halloween craft at my son’s kindergarten Halloween party!
This skeleton activity is more about scissor skills than creativity but that’s OK, kids need to develop both.
Need more than just Halloween crafts for your preschoolers? Check out our Halloween learning resources page by clicking here or on the image below.
