Halloween crafts don’t have to be complicated or require a cart full of expensive supplies! These Halloween paper plate crafts for kids are cheap, easy, and perfect for a spooky afternoon at home.
There’s something here for kids of all ages, including toddlers, preschoolers, kindergarteners, and older kids. Make silly witches, grinning pumpkins, creepy spiders, friendly ghosts, goofy zombies, colorful monsters, and plenty of other Halloween characters.
Pick a few favorites for a rainy October afternoon, Halloween party, classroom activity, or just an easy way to keep the kids entertained. By the end, you might have enough paper plate friends staring back at you to decorate the entire house.
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1. Wicked Witch – Turn a simple paper plate into a silly little witch with wild and crazy yarn hair, a cute crooked witch hat, and a personality all her own!
2. Easy Paper Pumpkin – Bright orange paint and a silly jack-o’-lantern face make this cheap craft an exciting Halloween project for kids of all ages.
3. Halloween Black Cat – This spooky black cat is a purr-fect Halloween craft for kids, complete with pointy ears, whiskers, and a cute little face.
4. Paper Plate Bats – Goofy bats with silly faces and big flapping wings make a fun and easy Halloween craft that kids will love creating and hanging up for spooky season!
5. Paper Plate Ghost – These spooky-cute ghosts are frightfully easy to make and way more silly than scary! They make for great Halloween home decor hung from strings or attached to a wall.
6. Spooky Spiders – This creepy-crawly spider is extra fun with bendy pipe cleaner legs and a bunch of googly eyes. Add as many eyes as you want to make your spider even spookier!
7. Laced Mummies – These paper plate mummies come to life with white yarn laced back and forth across their faces for a fun, hands-on Halloween craft preschoolers will love.
8. Paper Plate Monsters – Colorful tissue paper, goofy faces, and lots of huge eyes make these paper plate monsters a silly Halloween craft where no two monsters look the same.
9. Frankenstein – Kids will have a blast creating their own friendly Frankenstein face with a paper plate, green paint, and plenty of silly monster details!
10. Witches Brew – Bubble up some Halloween fun with a spooky witch’s brew cauldron overflowing with creepy bones, eyeballs, and all kinds of silly ingredients!
11. Paper Plate Vampire – These fang-tastic paper plate vampires are more goofy than scary, making them a fun Halloween craft for little monsters of all ages.
12. Paper Plate Owl – Big round eyes and drawn on feathers make these paper plate owls a hoot to create for a fun and easy Halloween craft!
13. Witch Hats – A pointy party hat and paper plate make the perfect pair for creating a wickedly cute witch hat kids can decorate and wear for Halloween!
14. Paper Candy Corn – Orange, yellow, and white pom-poms give this paper plate candy corn craft a fluffy, colorful twist that’s almost cute enough to eat!
15. Paper Plate Scarecrow – With a goofy grin, straw-like hair, and a darling hat, this paper plate scarecrow is a cute and not-so-scary craft for fall.
16. Paper Plate Moon – A crescent-shaped paper plate moon with a creepy black spider dangling below makes a spooky-cute and unique Halloween decoration.
17. Paper Plate Skeleton – This spooky paper plate skull comes together piece by piece with black yarn, creating a creepy skull craft that’s fun to hang up for Halloween!
18. Bloodshot Eyeballs – These creepy bloodshot eyeballs are packed with spooky veins and bold colors for an eye-catching Halloween craft that’s watching your every move!
19. Paper Plate Zombie – A creepy grin, mismatched eyes, and plenty of gruesome details make this paper plate zombie craft a frightfully fun Halloween project for kids!
20. Paper Plate Fall Wreath – Torn pieces of colorful construction paper transform a paper plate into a beautiful fall wreath that’s easy enough for even toddlers to create.
21. Adorable Acorns – These cute paper plate acorns are a fun fall craft for kids, with plenty of room to paint, glue, and add their own creative little details!
22. Paper Plate Fall Tree – Celebrate all the colors of autumn with a paper plate fall tree covered in bright red, orange, and yellow leaves!
23. Paper Plate Fox – With pointy ears, a big tail, and a cute little face, this paper plate fox is an adorable woodland craft for celebrating fall.
24. Paper Plate Turkey – Gobble gobble! Okay, not Halloween related, but close enough. Who can resist this colorful turkey craft made with folded strips of construction paper!?
