10 Halloween Crafts Worth Doing This Fall: Fun Family Crafts Under $15
Updated: Oct 17
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We do crafts for pretty much every holiday around here, and Halloween is one of the most fun because you can make everything as cute, goofy, spooky, or ridiculous as you want. I am also a big believer that family craft time does not have to cost a fortune. Give us a cheap kit, put a Halloween movie on, and we are happy.
I found 10 Halloween crafts that the whole family can enjoy together. Every one of these was under $15 when I put this list together, and most were under $10. Prices can change, but the goal here is simple: inexpensive projects that actually look fun enough that the kids and adults will want to sit down and do them.
1. Halloween Make-a-Face Sticker Craft Sheets
Sticker crafts are always a huge hit in our house, and Halloween makes them even more fun because there really is not a wrong way to do them. Make the monster goofy, make the skeleton ridiculous, give the vampire three eyes — whatever. These are the kind of crafts the kids can sit down with and do completely on their own, but they are also fun enough that everybody ends up joining in.
2. Halloween Handprint Art Craft
I love crafts like this because they turn into little keepsakes without needing a ton of effort. The kids get to paint their hands, make pumpkins, ghosts, bats and other Halloween designs, and you end up with something that actually captures how little their hands were that year. It is messy enough to feel like a real craft, but still simple enough that nobody has to be an artist to make it cute.
3. Paint-Your-Own Pumpkin Squishy Craft
This one is such a fun mix of craft and toy, and yall know how crazy these kids are over a squishy toy. The kids get to paint their own pumpkin squishies, make the faces as cute, goofy, or spooky as they want, and then they still have something to play with when they are done. I like crafts that do not immediately end up in the trash, so this one definitely made the list.
4. Halloween Foam Door Hanger Craft Kit
I like this one because it gives the kids a ton of pieces to work with — foam shapes, googly eyes, pom-poms, gems and all the silly Halloween stuff. They can pile on as much as they want, make it cute or completely ridiculous, and then hang it on their bedroom door when they are done. These are the kinds of crafts that are easy enough for kids to enjoy without needing me to basically do the whole thing for them.
5. Halloween Witch Diamond Art
This one is for the person in the family who wants a craft that lasts longer than ten minutes. I love diamond art because you can sit there, zone out, and work on it a little at a time while watching a movie. This witch design is perfect for Halloween, and when it is finished it actually looks like seasonal decor instead of just another craft project.
6. Paint-Your-Own Halloween Wooden Ghost Decorations
These little wooden ghost decorations are the kind of craft I love because everybody can make theirs completely different. You can keep them cute and colorful, make them spooky, or let the kids go completely off the rails with the paint. Once they are finished, they are actually cute enough to put out with the rest of the Halloween decorations, which makes the project feel a little more special.
7. Halloween Diamond Art Coaster Kit
This is another one I would absolutely sit down and do myself. You get the relaxing part of diamond art, but instead of ending up with another picture, you get Halloween coasters you can actually use. I like crafts like this because they take a little longer, give you something to work on while a Halloween movie is playing, and the finished project becomes part of your seasonal decor.
8. Color-Your-Own Halloween Magnets
These are simple, which is exactly why I like them. The kids can color the Halloween designs however they want, and when they are finished they turn into little magnets instead of just another piece of paper. This is the kind of craft you can pull out while dinner is cooking or while everyone is hanging around watching a Halloween movie, and it does not take a huge setup.
9. Halloween Paper Cutout Decorating Kit
This is one of those super simple crafts that can turn into whatever you want it to be. The kids can color them, paint them, glue things onto them, or just decorate them with whatever craft supplies are already hiding in the house. Then instead of tossing everything when you are done, you can hang the finished pieces up as Halloween decorations.
10. Giant Halloween Coloring Poster
I love giant coloring pages like this because you can spread the whole thing out on the floor or table, dump a pile of markers or crayons in the middle, and everybody can work on it together. There is so much going on in the design that each person can grab their own little section, and it turns into one big family Halloween project instead of ten separate crafts scattered all over the house.
What I Look for in a Good Family Halloween Craft
For me, a good family craft does not need to be complicated. I want something the kids can actually enjoy without me doing every step for them, something that does not require buying another twenty dollars in supplies, and preferably something we can keep, use, or put out as part of the Halloween decorations when we are done.
I also like having a mix. The sticker sheets and coloring projects are easy to pull out when we only have a little time. The painting projects give the kids more freedom to make something their own. And the diamond art options are perfect for older kids or adults who want to sit down and work on something longer while a Halloween movie is playing.
Cheap Crafts Can Make the Best Memories
Some of our favorite holiday crafts have been the cheap ones. Nobody cares if it is perfect. The point is sitting around the table together, laughing at what everybody makes, putting the phones down for a little while, and doing something as a family. Halloween makes that especially fun because the sillier the finished project is, the better.
If you want to see all 10 in one place, I put them together in my Halloween craft list.
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