12 DIY Halloween Activities with Toddlers

Decorating pumpkins doesn’t have to involve sharp tools! Instead of carving, let your toddler get messy with pumpkin painting. Use non-toxic paint, brushes, and sponges to create vibrant jack-o’-lanterns without the fuss. Add glitter, googly eyes, or stickers for extra fun!

Capture those adorable tiny feet with this simple craft. Paint the bottom of your toddler’s foot with white washable paint and stamp it onto black paper. Once dry, add eyes and a mouth to turn the print into a spooky ghost. A perfect keepsake for Halloween memories!

Transform empty toilet paper rolls into cute flying bats. Help your toddler paint the rolls black, then attach paper wings, googly eyes, and fangs. Hang them up around the house for some easy, adorable décor.

Give your toddler some colorful paper plates, markers, and craft supplies to create their very own monsters. Glue on pompoms, googly eyes, and pipe cleaners for arms and legs. Let their imagination run wild with fun and silly designs!

Let your toddler decorate their very own trick-or-treat bag! Use a plain canvas bag and fabric markers, stickers, or stamps to create a one-of-a-kind design. They’ll love showing off their masterpiece while collecting treats.

Create a Halloween-themed sensory bin with items like plastic spiders, fake eyeballs, small pumpkins, and dried pasta dyed in spooky colors. Your toddler can explore different textures and materials while practicing fine motor skills.

Make some homemade pumpkin-scented playdough for your toddler to mold into Halloween shapes. Add cookie cutters in the shapes of pumpkins, bats, and ghosts to enhance the fun. It’s a great sensory activity that will keep little hands busy.

Turn lunch-sized paper bags into spooky Halloween puppets. Your toddler can help glue on paper cutouts for features like fangs, eyes, and claws to make witches, vampires, or werewolves. Let them put on a Halloween puppet show!

Create a spider web on the floor using masking tape or yarn. Place some small toy spiders along the web and challenge your toddler to walk along without stepping on the lines. It’s a fun and active way to practice balance and coordination.

Make your toddler feel like Halloween royalty by creating a DIY crown. Use black or orange construction paper to cut out crown shapes, then let your little one decorate with stickers, glitter, or sequins. Add paper bats, spiders, or pumpkins to make it spooky!

Use glow-in-the-dark paint to create spooky, glowing ghost decorations. Cut out ghost shapes from white construction paper, then let your toddler paint them with the glowing paint. Once dry, hang the ghosts around the house or in the windows for a magical, glowing effect after dark.

Help your toddler become a cute little bat by crafting DIY bat wing headbands! Cut bat wing shapes out of black felt or construction paper, and glue or staple them to a black headband. Your toddler can wear their creation as part of a fun Halloween costume or while playing pretend throughout the season.