A chill is in the air, costumes are filling the stores, and Halloween is right around the corner. That means spooky season is upon us! Celebrate the season with these fun and creative Halloween activities, crafts, and games. You’ll find party games perfect for a class Halloween celebration as well as more educational finds like writing prompts and STEM and math challenges. There are enough Halloween activities on this list to do something different every day in October and then some!
1. Watch a Halloween video
![halloween activities videos Still from a Halloween themed counting video](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/halloween-activities-videos.jpg)
Looking for quick and easy Halloween activities? We found a whole selection of terrific educational Halloween videos. Get some math practice, learn about Halloween around the world, or try some spooky yoga.
Learn more: Halloween Videos
2. Have a pumpkin and witch’s broom race
![pumpkin and witch’s broom race Two brooms and two small pumpkins are shown (Halloween Activities)](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/pumpkin-and-witchs-broom-race.jpg)
Gather your brooms and a few small pumpkins, break the class into teams, then watch them race to see who can push the pumpkin across the finish line first!
Get the tutorial: Broom and Pumpkin Game from I Dig Pinterest
3. Make straw skeletons
![Halloween Games Education Halloween Activities: skeleton made of cut up drinking straws glued on construction paper](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Halloween-Games-Education.jpg)
Insert a little biology lesson about the skeletal system when you work on these bone-chilling skeletons for Halloween.
Get the tutorial: Straw Skeletons from Education.com
4. Race to wrap up your friend like a mummy
![mummywrapgame little kids are shown wrapping each other up in toilet paper (Halloween Activities)](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/mummywrapgame-800x526.jpg)
Halloween activities can be a fun way to get kids moving. Grab some rolls of toilet paper, select teams, and then watch the hilarity ensue as the kids race to wrap up their friend like a mummy before the other team does!
Get the tutorial: Mummy Wrap Game from Group Games 101
5. Turn plastic spiders into magnets
![Halloween Activities Spider Magnets Halloween Activities can include spiders like this one. Plastic spider magnets on a filing cabinet spelling out I and S](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/halloween-activities-spider-magnets.jpg)
Make your own spider magnets for only a few bucks by gluing small magnets to the back of plastic spiders from the dollar store. Then, use them for Halloween math activities, arrange them to spell letters or words, or just decorate your classroom with them.
Get the tutorial: Spider Magnets from Early Learning Ideas
6. Create Picasso jack-o’-lanterns
![picasso-lantern example of a picasso inspired jack-o-lantern for a halloween activity](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/picasso-lantern-800x598.jpeg)
Study Pablo Picasso and cubism and use jack-o’-lanterns to practice a little cubism of your own. Encourage students to get creative as they mix up shapes and faces.
Get the template: Picasso Jack-o’-Lanterns from Little Bins for Little Hands
7. Feed alphabet letters to a ghost
![Halloween Activities Feed a Ghost Halloween activities can be hands on like this one. Young student feeding construction paper letters through a large paper ghost's mouth (Halloween Activities)](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/halloween-activities-feed-a-ghost.jpg)
Keep little learners busy by taping a large paper ghost with an open mouth to a doorway. Have kids feed letter magnets through the mouth as you call them out. This works with numbers and sight words too.
Get the tutorial Ghost Game from Toddler Approved
8. Build STEM structures with toothpicks and pumpkin candy
![Halloween Games Lemon Lime Adventures Student building a STEM structure with toothpicks and gummy pumpkins (Halloween Activities)](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Halloween-Games-Lemon-Lime-Adventures.jpg)
STEM building challenges make great Halloween activities. Give this classic example a Halloween twist by using gummy pumpkins in place of marshmallows.
Get the tutorial: Pumpkin STEM Challenge from Lemon Lime Adventures
9. Wrap a mummy with yarn
![Yarn-Wrapped-Mummy-Paper-Craft-14 Little black cutouts of people are wrapped in white strings with googley eyes (Halloween Activities)](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Yarn-Wrapped-Mummy-Paper-Craft-14.jpg)
These little mummies are just oh-so cute. Have the cutout people prepared and then let kids go to town with some white yarn and googly eyes.
Get the tutorial: Mummy Craft from The Best Kids Crafts and Activities
10. Sort by initial sounds
![Halloween Activities: Initial Sorting Plastic cauldron holding small toys next to Halloween themed boxes labeled with letters](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/halloween-activities-sorting.jpg)
Early readers and spellers can get some practice at initial letter sounds with this cute idea. Label Halloween-themed boxes with letters, and fill a plastic cauldron with small toys or mini erasers. Then, have students sort the items into the correct boxes by their initial sounds.
Get the tutorial: Halloween Sorting Activity from Mrs. Jones’ Creation Station
11. Assemble a geometric bat
![Halloween Games Math Four Halloween activities can include bats like this one. Construction paper bat made of geometric shapes with googly eyes and scissors](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Halloween-Games-Math-Four.jpg)
Sesame Street‘s The Count would definitely approve of this bat. It’s made up of ONE rectangle, TWO squares, SIX triangles … mwah ha ha!
Get the tutorial: Bat Activity from Math Four
12. Play a spiderweb walking game
![spiderwebwalkinggame Green painter's tape is laid out on the floor in the shape of a spider web. little ghosts are scattered around it. A young boy is trying to keep his feet on the webbed lines (Halloween Activities)](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/spiderwebwalkinggame.jpg)
Some Halloween activities, like this one, work on gross motor skills. Use some painter’s tape to create a spiderweb on the floor, then spread spiders or ghosts all around. Finally, let students try their hand at collecting them without losing their footing.
Get the tutorial: Spiderweb Activity from No Time for Flash Cards
13. Sculpt pony bead pumpkins
![Halloween Activities: Pony Bead Pumpkins Pumpkins made of pipe cleaners and orange plastic beads (Halloween Activities)](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/halloween-activities-pony-bead-pumpkins.jpg)
This easy Halloween craft will give kids some fine motor skill practice. You can also have them count the beads as they string them. When you’re done, they have a cute little pumpkin to decorate their room for fall!
Get the tutorial: Pony Bead Pumpkin from Cutesy Crafts
14. Do some Halloween-style creative writing
![Get Our Free Halloween Writing Paper Plus 20 Spooky Writing Prompts](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Halloween-Writing-Paper-Feature-800x450.jpg)
What is your favorite Halloween costume and why? Would you spend a night in a graveyard for $100? Why or why not? We have 17 more Halloween writing prompt ideas plus free printable writing paper for you to use!
Get the prompts and paper: Halloween Writing Paper and Prompts from We Are Teachers
15. Paint rocks to look like jack-o’-lanterns
![rockpainting Several rocks are painted orange with black jack o' lantern faces painted on them (Halloween Activities)](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/rockpainting.jpg)
So simple and yet so fun. Go on a nature hunt with your students and have them collect as many flat rocks as they can. Then let them bring their jack-o’-lanterns to life with some orange and black paint. Be sure to use non-washable paint if you plan on displaying them outside!
Get the tutorial: Pumpkin Rocks from Easy Peasy and Fun
16. Practice sequencing with Room on the Broom
![Hallloween Games Penils Top Pigtails Room on the Broom book with construction paper broom and printable worksheets](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Hallloween-Games-Penils-Top-Pigtails.jpg)
Sequencing is a key skill for kids to master, so use the beloved book Room on the Broom to work on the concept.
Get the tutorial: Room on the Broom Activity from Pencils to Pigtails
17. Play poke-a-pumpkin
![pokeapumpkin A poster board says Poke a Pumpkin. There is a collection of cups with orange paper over the top to look like pumpkins. The paper can be punctured to reveal what is inside.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/pokeapumpkin.jpg)
Fill solo cups with cute Halloween-themed prizes, cover them with orange tissue paper, and then hang them on a poster. Kids will love poking through a pumpkin to reveal their prize when it is their turn.
Get the tutorial: Poke a Pumpkin Activity from Project Whim
18. Read a Halloween book or two
![Halloween Games Books Collage of pumpkin and Halloween themed children's books that are used in Halloween activities.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Halloween-Games-Books.jpg)
If you’re looking for some not-so-spooky stories, try our roundup of pumpkin books. For kids who love to be scared, check out some of these (slightly) terrifying tales instead.
Get the book lists: Pumpkin Books and Halloween Books from We Are Teachers
19. Erupt a pumpkin-cano
![Halloween Games Little Bins for Little Hands Collage of pumpkin turned into a baking soda volcano erupting (Halloween Activities)](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Halloween-Games-Little-Bins-for-Little-Hands.jpg)
Every kid loves the standard baking-soda-and-lemon-juice volcano, so add some Halloween flavor by doing the whole thing in a pumpkin!
Get the tutorial: Pumpkin Volcano from Little Bins for Little Hands
20. Have an eyeball relay race
![eyeballrace A child's hand is shown carrying a skeleton arm that has a fake eyeball in the hand portion (Halloween Activities)](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/eyeballrace.jpg)
Divide students into two teams, then have them race up and back trying not to drop their eyeball off their skeleton’s hand.
Get the tutorial: Eyeball Race from Joy in the Works
21. Carve up some pumpkin pi
![Halloween Games Pumpkins Jack-o-lanterns carved with education themed designs](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Halloween-Games-Pumpkins.jpg)
How amazing would these look in your classroom or flickering away in the background of your Zoom screen? They’re easy to make, too, using our free printable templates.
Get the templates: Teacher Pumpkin-Carving Templates from We Are Teachers
22. Craft a climbing spider
![Halloween Games San Diego Zoo Spider STEM project that uses string to have a construction paper spider climb up a wall](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Halloween-Games-San-Diego-Zoo.jpg)
Teach your students how spiders use their sticky webs to catch their food. Then have them make their very own spiders that really climb!
Get the tutorial: Spider Craft from San Diego Zoo
23. Dig for witch fingers
![diggingforwitchfingers A plastic container is filled with sand and witches fingers, spiders, and eyeballs (Halloween Activities)](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/diggingforwitchfingers-302x512.jpg)
Fill a tub or sand table with sand and some creepy, crawly Halloween items, then blindfold your students and have them race to see who can find the witch’s finger first!
Get tutorial: Creepy Sand Tub from One Sharp Bunch
24. Vanishing ghosts
![Halloween Games Growing a Jeweled Rose Eggshell painted with ghost eyes, dropped on the sidewalk in a cloud (Halloween Activities)of cornstarch (Halloween Activities)](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Halloween-Games-Growing-a-Jeweled-Rose.jpg)
Save and clean your hollowed-out eggshells, then fill them with cornstarch to create vanishing ghosts! Experiment with dropping or throwing them from different angles and heights to see what sorts of patterns you can create.
Get the tutorial: Vanishing Ghost from Growing a Jeweled Rose
25. Roll and stack spiders
![Halloween Games Learning With Mrs Langley Plastic spider rings stacked onto drinking straws stuck into clay, with pair of dice](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Halloween-Games-Learning-With-Mrs-Langley.jpg)
The best Halloween activities involve simple supplies and simple setup. Stick a drinking straw into a ball of play dough, then roll the dice and add that number of spider rings to your stack. The first to fill up their spider tower wins!
Get the tutorial: Spider Game from Learning With Mrs. Langley
26. Make a ghost dance
![static-ghost Student holding a balloon over a floating tissue paper ghost (Halloween Activities)](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/static-ghost.jpg)
Nothing spooky here! Make this cute little tissue ghost dance with just a balloon and a little static electricity.
Get the tutorial: Dancing Ghost from Science Bob
27. Do a giant Halloween word search
![wordsearch A large word search is taped to the wall and a little boy is searching for words (Halloween activity)](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/wordsearch-400x400.webp)
Work on word recognition while having fun at the same time! Remember to use painter’s tape so you can easily remove it from the wall when you’re done.
Get the tutorial: Halloween Word Search from Busy Toddler
28. Crawl like a spider, tiptoe like a cat
![Halloween Games PreK Printable Fun Cartoon witch child next to a printable paper die with movement ideas](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Halloween-Games-PreK-Printable-Fun.jpg)
Need a movement break? Roll this free printable Halloween die, and let the fun begin!
Get the printable: Witch Activity from Pre-K Printable Fun
29. Experiment with Halloween candy
![Halloween Games Playdough to Plato Glass of water with gummy worms floating in it](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Halloween-Games-Playdough-to-Plato.jpg)
There’s always plenty of candy to go around on Halloween, so kids can definitely spare some of it for cool science experiments. Find Dancing Franken-worms and a dozen more fun candy experiments here.
Get the tutorial: Candy Science from Playdough to Plato
30. Decorate pumpkins with string art
![Halloween Games Hello Wonderful White pumpkins decorated with colorful string art are used in Halloween activities like this one.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Halloween-Games-Hello-Wonderful.jpg)
Pumpkin carving is pretty messy in a classroom, so try this clever string-art activity using thumbtacks instead.
Get the tutorial: Pumpkin String Art from Hello, Wonderful
31. Use candy corn for Halloween math activities
![Halloween Games Candy Corn Candy corn themed counting activity with dominos and printable worksheet](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Halloween-Games-Candy-Corn.jpg)
Pick up a few bags of candy corn and grab our free printables, then engage your students in meaningful Halloween math activities from matching to multiplication.
Get the printable: Candy Corn Math Activities from We Are Teachers
32. Spin inverted pumpkin tops
![Halloween Games Buggy and Buddy Inverted spinning wooden tops painted to look like a pumpkin (Halloween Activities)](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Halloween-Games-Buggy-and-Buddy.jpg)
Paint wooden inverted tops to look like pumpkins, then give kids a lesson in physics as they try to spin them so they land on their stems!
Get the tutorial: Pumpkin Tops from Buggy and Buddy
33. Work on writing with hair gel baggies
![Halloween Games Pocket of Preschool Plastic zipper bag filled with bright orange gel with the shape of an N traced in it.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Halloween-Games-Pocket-of-Preschool.jpg)
Fill a zipper baggie with hair gel and a few drops of orange food coloring, then knead to mix. Add pumpkin seeds or googly eyes, then lay it flat for kids to practice tracing letters or numbers.
Get the tutorial: Gel Baggie Activity from Pocket of Preschool
34. Turn leaves into ghosts
![Halloween Games Handimania Leaves painted to look like ghosts and bats made of egg cartons hanging from a chandelier (Halloween Activities)](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Halloween-Games-Handimania.jpg)
Take a nature walk to gather leaves, then paint them to create spooky little ghosts. Add bats made of egg cartons for more seasonal holiday decor.
Get the tutorial: Bat and Ghost Craft from Handimania
35. Stencil craft stick puzzles
![Halloween Games Active Little Ones Halloween themed puzzles made on wood craft sticks laid flat side by side](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Halloween-Games-Active-Little-Ones.jpg)
Activities using wood craft sticks are inexpensive and lots of fun. Tape sticks together, then turn them over and stencil or draw a Halloween design on the front. Remove the tape and shuffle up the sticks, then reassemble your DIY puzzles.
Get the tutorial: Craft Stick Puzzles from Active Littles
36. Make a skeleton you with cotton swabs
![qtipskeleton Black paper has a photo of a little girl's head on it. Q-tips of varying sizes have been used to construct the skeleton body (Halloween Activities)](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/qtipskeleton.jpg)
Take and print photos of all of your students before getting started with this craft/anatomy lesson. Have students cut up different-size cotton swabs and then glue them to form the skeleton.
Get the tutorial: Skeleton Craft from Mrs. Plemons’ Kindergarten
37. Explore story elements with pumpkins
![Halloween Games Rundes Room 3-D paper pumpkins with stories written on them laid out on a bookshelf](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Halloween-Games-Rundes-Room.jpg)
Craft 3D paper pumpkins, then use them to break down a story into elements like plot, theme, and characters.
Get the tutorial: Pumpkin Story Boards from Runde’s Room
38. Construct bone bridges
![Halloween Games Feel Good Teaching STEM bridge made of cotton swabs and glitter pipe cleaners](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Halloween-Games-Feel-Good-Teaching.jpg)
Cotton swab “bones” turn a bridge-building STEM challenge into a Halloween treat! You’ll need wood craft sticks, pipe cleaners, and rubber bands too.
Get the tutorial: Bones Activity from Feel Good Teaching
39. Learn about mixtures and solutions
![Halloween Games Third Grade Thinkers A plate with different Halloween treats is on the left side and a worksheet is on the right (Halloween Activities)](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Halloween-Games-Third-Grade-Thinkers.jpg)
Students learn about mixtures and solutions in this STEM activity using homemade snack mix. They get practice counting and graphing too.
Get the tutorial: Mixtures and Solutions Activity from Third Grade Thinkers
40. Stack paper cup ghosts
![Halloween Games Turners Tots Student stacking white paper cups with ghost faces drawn on them (Halloween activities)](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Halloween-Games-Turners-Tots.jpg)
This is bound to become one of your favorite Halloween activities. Draw faces on disposable cups to turn them into ghosts. Then challenge kids to stack and unstack them quickly, build the highest tower, and more.
Get the tutorial: Ghost Cups from Turner Tots
41. Comparison-shop for candy
![Halloween Games Teaching With a Mountain View Candy Conundrum tasks cards for comparison shopping candy](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Halloween-Games-Teaching-With-a-Mountain-View.jpg)
Learning how to add and subtract decimals is fun when candy is involved! Get the free printable task cards at the link, then use Halloween candy ads for a comparison shop of the best candy prices in town.
Get the printable: Candy Task Cards from Teaching With a Mountain View
42. Catapult pumpkins through the air
![catapulting-pumpkin-game A catapult is made from popsicle sticks and rubber bands; a candy corn pumpkin is sitting on it (Halloween Activities)](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/catapulting-pumpkin-game.jpg)
This is the perfect STEM activity for Halloween. Gather some large Popsicle sticks, rubber bands, bottle caps, and candy corn pumpkins, and get ready to see who can shoot their pumpkin the farthest!
Get the tutorial: Craft Stick Candy Catapult from There’s Just One Mommy
43. Count with spiderweb 10-frames
![Halloween Games Fun Learning For Kids Student laying plastic spiders on a printable spiderweb 10 frame worksheet (Halloween Activities)](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Halloween-Games-Fun-Learning-For-Kids.jpg)
Ten-frames are excellent learning tools for early math students. We love these free printable spiderwebs, which add a spooky seasonal twist to the learning.
Get the tutorial: Halloween Ten-Frames from Fun Learning for Kids
44. Blow-paint silly little ghosts
![Halloween Games Crafty Morning Blow painted white ghosts with googly eyes on black construction paper with green drinking straw](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Halloween-Games-Crafty-Morning.jpg)
Pucker up and blow some strange and eerie ghosts using straws and white paint. Add googly eyes and a mouth with a black marker to give them each their own personality.
Get the tutorial: Ghost Painting from Crafty Morning
45. Play Pumpkin Emotion Bingo
![Halloween Games Kindergarten Connection Printable pumpkin bingo game with spinner and orange dot marker](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Halloween-Games-Kindergarten-Connection.jpg)
Pumpkin faces help kids learn about different emotions as they play special Halloween games of bingo.
Get the tutorial: Pumpkin Emotion Bingo from The Kindergarten Connection
46. Engineer a robot hand
![robot hand Robot hand built from drinking straws, string, and paper (Halloween Activities)](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/robot-hand-800x534.jpg)
Nothing says Halloween like a skeleton. Teach your students how our joints, muscles, and tendons work together to move our hands using just construction paper, plastic straws, string, and tape.
Get the tutorial: Robotic Hand from Instructables
47. Create spiderweb resist art
![resistart Two kids are painting cardboard that is taped to the wall. A spider web shape has been laid out using painter's tape.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/resistart.webp)
Grab some sturdy cardboard, washable paint, and painter’s tape, then let your little artists go to work. Ripping off the tape to reveal the masterpiece will be oh-so satisfying for your little ones.
Get the tutorial: Web Paint Activity from Busy Toddler
48. Seek and find Halloween images
![Halloween Games And Next Comes L Halloween themed I Spy activity for kids](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Halloween-Games-And-Next-Comes-L.jpg)
Use this free printable when you need a quick Halloween activity for your little monsters. It gives them counting practice with a seasonal theme.
Get the printable: Halloween I Spy Game from And Next Comes L
49. Calculate and match with pumpkins
![Halloween Games Kids Activities Blog1 Small plastic pumpkins labeled with numbers filled with craft sticks with math problems written on them](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Halloween-Games-Kids-Activities-Blog1.jpg)
Label mini pumpkin bowls with numbers, and write equations on wood craft sticks. Kids calculate the sums and place the sticks into the correct pumpkin.
Get the tutorial: Pumpkin Math Activity from Kids Activities Blog
50. Make play dough and cut fall shapes out of it
![Pumpkin-Playdough-Recipe](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Pumpkin-Playdough-Recipe.jpg)
Play dough is the perfect sensory activity for little learners, so why not put a fun Halloween-themed spin on it? Make some homemade play dough or buy some premade if you are short on time, then have students cut shapes from it with Halloween cookie cutters.
Get the tutorial: Play Dough Pumpkins from Natural Beach Living
51. Go bowling for ghosts
![Halloween Games No Time For Flashcards Plastic bottles filled with cotton swabs and painted to look like ghosts with an orange jack-o-lantern rubber ball (Halloween Activities)](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Halloween-Games-No-Time-For-Flashcards.jpg)
Stuff empty plastic bottles with cotton balls to turn them into ghost bowling pins, then have fun knocking them down. You can even turn this into a math activity by having kids tally or graph the number of pins they knock down on each turn.
Get the tutorial: Halloween Bowling from No Time for Flash Cards
52. Explode ghost rockets
![Halloween Games Growing a Jeweled Rose 2 Film cannister painted to look like a ghost exploding off the sidewalk](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Halloween-Games-Growing-a-Jeweled-Rose-2.jpg)
What kid wouldn’t love to see a ghost rocket flying through the air? This is a science demo that’s always fun to see in action.
Get the tutorial: Ghost Rockets from Growing a Jeweled Rose
53. Complete spider equations
![Halloween Games Mr Elementary Math Construction paper spider with equations written on each leg (Halloween Activities)](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Halloween-Games-Mr-Elementary-Math.jpg)
If you’re looking for Halloween activities that help kids practice math facts, check this out. How many different ways can kids make equivalent equations? They’ll need at least eight for this silly spider craft.
Get the tutorial: Spider Equations from Mr. Elementary Math
54. Make a witch’s broom
![witchesbroom Text reads "Witch's Broomstick Fine Motor Activity" There are several small broomsticks with beads being laced onto them (Halloween Activities)](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/witchesbroom.jpg)
Create a broomstick from cut-up yellow construction paper and a brown pipe cleaner, then let students personalize them by stringing beads of their choosing onto it.
Get the tutorial: Broomstick Craft from Happy Toddler Playtime
55. Make a silly spider headband
![Spider-Headband-Craft](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Spider-Headband-Craft-400x505.jpg)
All you’ll need to create this adorable headband is some black construction paper, glue or a stapler, and some googly eyes. Your students will have fun personalizing them and then showing them off.
Get the tutorial: Spider Headband from Fantastic Fun and Learning
56. Turn toilet paper rolls into monsters
![toilet-paper-monsters toilet paper rolls made into monsters with art supplies](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/toilet-paper-monsters.png)
Collect toilet paper rolls for students to use to make adorable monsters. Pair them with the read-aloud Alfred’s Book of Monsters by Sam Streed or Monster Boogie by Laurie Berkner.
Get the tutorial: Toilet Paper Roll Monsters from Crafty Morning
Buy it: Alfred’s Book of Monsters and Monster Boogie at Amazon
57. Play a monster addition game
![monster-addition monster addition game that uses cards and candy corn for a halloween activity](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/monster-addition-800x800.webp)
Laminate monster face cards and have students roll the dice to create and solve addition problems by adding candy corn to the monster’s mouth. That’s the best way to use candy corn (in our opinion).
Get the printable: Monster Face Page from ABCs of Literacy
58. Sort words the way witches do
![cauldron-sorting word sort with witch and cauldron cards](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/cauldron-sorting.jpeg)
Print out and laminate word family cards and attach each to a mini cauldron. Then, students sort words by word family while mixing up a witch’s brew. So spooky cute!
Get the tutorial: Caldron Word Sort from Mrs. Jones’ Creation Station
59. Draw Frankenstein
![frankenstein-drawing draw frankenstein halloween activity](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/frankenstein-drawing.webp)
Practice following directions to draw a Frankenstein monster, and then add watercolor paints to perfect the look. Pair with the book Crankenstein by Samantha Berger for an entire Franken-lesson.
Get the tutorial: Frankenstein Drawing from Proud To Be Primary
Buy it: Crankenstein at Amazon
60. Make fizzing eyeballs
![fizzing-eyeballs Fizzing eyeballs experiment for a halloween activity](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/fizzing-eyeballs.jpeg)
Let kids experiment with this baking soda and vinegar experiment variation. Cover large plastic eyeballs in baking soda, then let it sit overnight. The next day, put the eyeballs in different-colored vinegar and watch for the reaction.
Get the tutorial: Fizzing Eyeballs from B-Inspired Mama
61. Haunted house writing
![haunted-house-writing haunted house writing activity](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/haunted-house-writing-739x1024.webp)
Spend a week writing about a haunted house. Start with a vocabulary list of spooky and scary words to describe a haunted house. Then, have students brainstorm what they would include in their own haunted house. Finally, have students write a story that occurs in a haunted house.
Get the tutorial: Haunted House Writing Lesson from Proud To Be Primary
62. Save the spiders!
![save-the-spiders save the spiders activity with a bucket, string, and toy spiders](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/save-the-spiders-800x800.webp)
Tie string over a bin, drop spider rings in, and give students a pair of tongs to rescue the spiders from below the web. A great fine motor and focus activity.
Get the tutorial: Save the Spiders Game from Proud To Be Primary
63. Paint chip puzzles
![paint-chips-puzzles paint chip puzzles of ghost pumpkin and frankenstein](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/paint-chips-puzzles.jpeg)
Turn paint chips into monster, pumpkin, and ghost puzzles. Then, put the puzzles into a center for students to complete or send sets home with students to work on at home.
Get the tutorial: Paint Chip Puzzles from Kids Activities Blog
64. Spookley volume measurement
![square-pumpkin-activity spookly the square pumpkin volume halloween activity](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/square-pumpkin-activity-800x800.png)
Read The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin by Joe Troiano and study volume by making and working with cubes. It’s a great way to give kids a hands-on experience working with volume.
Get the printable: Pumpkin Volume Activity (Free) from Teachers Pay Teachers
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65. Black cat Zentangle
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A Zentangle is a structured pattern, called a tangle, created on square tiles in black and white. The patterns can be made with dots, lines, curves, or any other line you can think of. A black cat is perfect to fill with tangles.
Get the printable: Zentangle Cat (Free) from Little Bins for Little Hands
66. Scary Night paintings
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Looking for Halloween activities for art class? Teach about Van Gogh’s Starry Night, but change a few key details and turn the painting into “Scary Night.” Let students add their own take on this painting to see what else they can weave into this painting idea.
Get the tutorial: Scary Night Painting from Little Bins for Little Hands
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