Get your creative juices flowing this spooky season! After busy days filled with trips to the pumpkin patch and other Halloween festivities, some quiet time around the table working on art projects as a family is the perfect way to settle down. Check out this curated collection of the spookiest haunted house crafts for kids of all ages to enjoy.
Creepy Haunted Castle Playhouse
Transform playtime into a grand adventure with this cardboard haunted castle! It's the perfect fort, house, or tent for imaginative play, and a cozy reading nook for story time. Invite friends for epic hide-and-seek games or a spooky Halloween party! Kids can unleash their creativity by coloring and customizing their castle, bringing mummies, Frankenstein, and witches to life. Can you fend off the spiders and bats with a mighty "BOO!"? Decorate your fortress with stickers, markers, crayons, or paint (not included) and watch the magic unfold.
Best Haunted House Craft Kits for Kids
Shorter days and a chill in the air are signs that Halloween is right around the corner. The entire month of October is full of festive parties where kids bob for apples, watch scary horror movies, and soak in the sites and sounds of spooky decorations that flood their neighborhoods. When it's time to come indoors, kids can keep the spirit alive through haunted house building sets where they can put their cognitive abilities to the test. Be sure to pick up several haunted house craft kits for more creative minds who want to glue, paint, and decorate their own masterpieces to display on windowsills and around the home. And after their mental juices are exhausted, it's time to sink into some good Halloween reads. Adding a pile of books about haunted houses is a story time requirement for little ones who enjoy a few jump scares before bed.
Why Kids Love Haunted House Crafts
Kids love haunted house crafts for several reasons, blending their natural curiosity for what lurks around the corner along with putting their creative skills to the test. Children are drawn to things that are a little bit scary, like monsters, ghosts, and witches, especially around Halloween. These crafts offer a safe, controlled, and playful way for them to explore these "fears." Since children know it's not real, they can experience the thrill without any genuine threat. For kids who like the thrill of feeling scared, share and haunted house facts while working together on these fun activities. Crafting them lets kids dive into their imaginations, creating fantastical creatures and scenes, and bringing their spooky ideas to life. This type of craft also encourages open-ended creativity, allowing kids to design their houses however they wish, adding unique details and expressing their individual artistic style. Continue reading to explore the best haunted house craft kids for Halloween.
Magic Haunted House Scratch Craft
Kids will have fun decorating your home with this set of Halloween haunted houses. Little scratch sticks come with the kit which kids can use to create their own colorful creations. These creepy houses can be hung as ornaments, used bookmarks, or displayed on shelves.
Haunted House Ceramic Paint Kit
Two sets of acrylic paint and brushes is all kids need to turn a white ceramic house into a spooky masterpiece. Little artists will have fun adding spooky touches to this decorative piece. Eight inches tall and five inches long, the final figurine can be proudly displayed on a shelf for Halloween.
3D Wooden Haunted House Kit
Conjure the Halloween atmosphere with this interactive 3D wooden puzzle. Piece by piece, construct a spooky haunted house, a perfect seasonal centerpiece. The detailed design, featuring pumpkins, witches, and dilapidated structures, adds a whimsical touch to any space, instantly elevating your Halloween decor. Enjoy the satisfying snap of each piece fitting together, and unleash your creativity by painting and customizing your unique haunted home.
Haunted House Sticker Craft Kit
This Halloween Haunted House set provides everything you need for spooky creative fun! You'll receive 30 cardboard pieces and 30 sticker sheets, featuring a spooky cast of cartoon witches, vampires, Hulks, pirates, and ghosts. Mix and match the stickers to design your perfect haunted scene. With this generous supply, you'll have ample materials for large projects or multiple smaller Halloween crafts.
6-Piece Wooden Haunted House Craft
Get everything you need for a spooktacular Halloween craft session! This kit includes 6 unfinished haunted houses, light strings, rhinestone stickers, watercolor pens, small strips, ropes, and glue points. The houses feature intricate hollow designs with classic Halloween elements like pumpkins, witches, and cobwebs. Add light strings to create a glowing haunted scene, and personalize your creations with the included art supplies. This complete set is ideal for DIY Halloween decorations and party activities.
3D Wooden Haunted House Kit
Embark on a spooky crafting adventure with this haunted dollhouse building kit! This miniature house takes several hours to assemble, perfect for puzzle lovers and those with great attention to detail. The kit includes eerie furniture and accessories—coffin, spiders, bats, and tombstones—and LED lights to create a chilling atmosphere. Display your finished masterpiece as a unique table centerpiece, on top of a bookshelf, or on a table in the foyer. The multi-colored LED lights (red, blue, and green) add a touch of mystery.
Haunted House Bead Kit
Unleash your Halloween creativity with this massive bead set! Featuring 10,000 beads, two pegboards, ironing paper, tweezers, and two pattern sheets, you'll have everything you need to build a spooky three-dimensional house. Plus, expand your haunted scene with bonus patterns for ghosts, pumpkins, witches, graveyards, and more! Perfect for family projects and kids' Halloween crafts, this set provides endless spooky fun.
Haunted Shack Cookie Kit
Get ready for spooktacular decorating fun with these pre-baked chocolate cookies! This kit includes everything you need to create your own haunted house cookies, featuring authentic M&M's and fun Halloween shapes. Perfect for Halloween parties and celebrations, these cookies are a delicious and easy way to add a spooky touch to your festivities.
3D Wooden Haunted House Kit
Get ready for a fun family challenge! This 147-piece 3D wooden puzzle is designed to sharpen problem-solving and critical thinking in children. Don't worry about it being too difficult—each piece is pre-cut for easy removal, and a detailed introduction walks children through the process. All it takes is a steady hand, a dash of patience, and roughly 3 hours to build this impressive model. Remember to grab 2 AAA batteries to bring it to life!
Haunted House Baking Set
Take your Halloween crafting skills to the kitchen with this high quality set of haunted house cookie cutters. Kids will enjoy putting their creativity skills to use by building a gingerbread house and decorating it with spooky ghosts, black cats, and other creepy critters.
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Scary Halloween Books For Kids
After you have finished working on some fun haunted house crafts with your children, gather around to read some spooky Halloween books together!
