Easy Recycled Halloween Crafts for Kids

Fun and Easy Halloween Crafts for Kids

I was a licensed daycare provider for 26 years. We always had craft time....the children always had such a fun time. To keep expenses down and promote recycling, I always tried to "use what we had". Here are some examples =)

Egg Carton Spiders

Empty Egg Carton..Black Paint...Black Pipe Cleaners...Googly Eyes...Glue...Push pin

1. Cut the cups off the empty egg carton and lay on newspaper. Paint inside and outside with black paint.

2. Use the push pin to poke 4  holes along the bottom edge of the cup. Poke matching holes on the opposite side of the cup.

3. To make the legs cut the pipe cleaners into 7" lengths. Thread the pipe cleaner into one of the holes and out to the corresponding hole on the other side. Make sure the legs protrude an equal length on each side of the cup and bend them upward at the spider's body. Fold in opposite direction midway down to create knees and bend tips to make feet.

4. Glue on eyes and mouth.

 Witch's Hands

Clear Plastic Gloves... Candy Corn...Popcorn...Yarn

1. Place a candy corn at the tip of each finger inside gloves, pointy tip up for fingernails.

2. Fill with popcorn and tie a bow at the wrist with yarn.

 

Ghost Leaves

Hole Punch...Fallen Leaves

1. With a hole punch, make 2 eyes and a mouth in an assortment of fallen leaves.

If you don't have a hole punch you can always use a magic marker for the eyes and mouth.

The leaves can also be painted.

2. Place around the house for decoration.

Have fun!