Halloween art activities for kids
Kids will have a blast with these spooktastic Halloween arts and crafts projects

Anyone who has kids in their lives, or who once was a kid themselves (so, everyone), knows how much they love Halloween.

Costumes? They spend months planning them (and then sometimes change their minds at the last minute, but that is a topic for a different discussion).

The jack-o’-lantern carving? When else can you get a kid to willingly degoop a pumpkin?

And the trick-or-treating. Undoubtedly a highlight of the year. Running around the neighborhood with friends, filling their bags with candy. It is always a blast.

But the Halloween fun doesn’t have to end there! For kids who want to spend the time leading up to Halloween flexing their creative muslces, these fun and easy art projects fit the bill.

The best part? When they are done, kids have a finished product that they can hang on their own wall, share with friends and family, or use to help decorate the house in the most spooktacular way!

Each of these art experiences take just a few minutes to set up, and they clean up just as fast! You can also use whatever crayons, markers, and paints you have around the house if you don’t have a cupixel art set.

And if you find yourself wanting to create alongside your kids, pull up a chair, because these creative activities are good for big kids, too!

Send a jack-o’-lantern

Carving pumpkins is a great Halloween activity, but it takes time (and makes a mess!). With this experience, kids can choose between a happy, spooky, or laughing jack-o’-lantern, and then draw to their heart’s content. These are great either to display at home or to gift to their friends as special Halloween cards.

Experience type: Smart-trace powered drawing

Time: 24 minutes

Materials:

  • Square or rectangular surface for drawing
  • Pencil
  • Pencil eraser
  • Markers or crayons

Halloween artwork collection

Create a spooky and fun Halloween scene with this fast and fun Halloween artwork collection. Kids can learn how to draw or create cutouts of ghosts, pumpkins, witches, bats (and more!) to display both inside or outside the house. This is a great experience for the entire family.

Experience type: Smart trace-powered drawing

Time: 12 minutes

Materials:

  • Light-colored paper for tracing the outline or drawing
  • Construction paper for the rest of the cutouts
  • Pencil
  • Pencil eraser
  • Scissors
  • Markers or crayons

Daisy’s Halloween

Kids can create a charmingly spooky vampire, send Daisy the Frog trick-or-treating in a witch costume, or draw some happy pumpkins in this Halloween-themed drawing activity. Create these fun and colorful greeting cards to display at home or send to a loved one!

Experience type: Smart-trace powered drawing

Time: 30 minutes

Materials:

  • Square or rectangular surface for drawing
  • Pencil
  • Pencil eraser
  • Markers or crayons

Haunted house

This one is perfect for slightly older kids who want to get into the Halloween spirit with a spooky haunted house. Follow along to learn how to paint a house with its own backyard graveyard (everyone needs one) against a vibrant night sky and get creative by adding ghosts, bats, witches, and more.

Experience type: Smart-trace powered painting

Time: 42 minutes

Materials:

  • Square or rectangular surface for painting (canvas works great, but printer paper will do the trick, also!)
  • Pencil
  • Paint (acrylic if you have them!)
  • Paint brushes
  • Cup of water