Easy Halloween Paper Plate Crafts for Kids to Make

Turn simple paper plates into funny and spooky Halloween characters with these Easy Halloween Paper Plate Crafts for Kids to Make. With paper plates, paint, printable pieces, and folded paper legs, children can create their favorite Halloween characters for a fun seasonal activity.

Kids can make a witch, monster, jack-o'-lantern, ghost, Dracula, mummy, or Frankenstein. Each character has its own face and details, while the long accordion paper legs make the finished crafts extra fun.

These Halloween paper plate crafts for kids are perfect for preschool, kindergarten, elementary school, homeschool, Halloween parties, or classroom art activities. Kids can color, cut, fold, and glue while creating their own Halloween decorations.

What You Need

• Paper plates
• Printable Halloween character templates
• White and colored paper
• Green, purple, and orange paint
• Paintbrushes
• Crayons, markers, or colored pencils
• Black marker
• White tissue paper, paper strips, or masking tape
• Child-safe scissors
• Glue
• Tape (optional)

How to Make the Accordion Paper Legs

• Most of these Halloween paper plate characters have long, folded paper legs.
• Print the paper strip templates on colored paper that matches your character. You can also print them on white paper and color them. Cut out two strips for each craft.
• If you want longer legs, glue two or more strips together end to end. If you want shorter legs, trim the strips to your desired length.
• Fold each strip back and forth in an accordion style. Try to keep the folds about the same size. Gently open the folds when finished to create the long accordion legs.
• You will need two accordion legs for each character.

1. Witch Paper Plate Craft

How to Make:

• Start with a paper plate and paint it green. Keep it aside and let the paint dry completely.
• Print the witch's hat, eyes, mouth, nose, and shoes. You can print the pieces on colored paper or print them on white paper and color them with crayons, markers, or colored pencils.
• Carefully cut out all the pieces.
• Glue the witch's hat to the top of the paper plate. Then, glue the eyes, nose, and mouth inside the plate to create the witch's face.
• Make two green accordion paper legs and glue them behind the bottom of the plate. Finally, glue one witch's shoe to the free end of each leg.
• Keep the craft aside and let it dry completely.

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2. Monster Paper Plate Craft

How to Make:

• Paint a paper plate purple and let it dry completely.
• Print the monster's eye, horns, and feet, then carefully cut out each piece.
• Glue the horns to the top of the paper plate and add the large eye inside the plate.
• Use a black marker to draw a simple nose and mouth under the eye.
• Make two accordion paper legs in a color that matches your monster. Attach them behind the bottom of the paper plate and glue the feet to the free ends.
• Let the finished monster dry completely before displaying it.

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3. Jack-o'-Lantern Paper Plate Craft

How to Make:

• Paint a paper plate orange to create the pumpkin. Keep it aside until the paint is completely dry.
• Print the jack-o'-lantern eyes, nose, mouth, leaf, stem, and feet, then carefully cut out all the pieces.
• Glue the stem and leaf to the top of the paper plate.
• Next, glue the eyes, nose, and mouth inside the plate to create the jack-o'-lantern face.
• Make two long orange accordion legs and attach them behind the bottom of the pumpkin. Glue the feet onto the free ends of the legs.
• Let the craft dry completely.

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4. Ghost Paper Plate Craft

How to Make:

• For this craft, you can use a white paper plate without painting it.
• Print the ghost's eyes, mouth, hands, and feet, then carefully cut around the outlines.
• Glue the eyes and mouth inside the paper plate to create the ghost's face.
• Next, glue one hand to each side of the plate.
• Make two long white accordion paper legs and attach them behind the bottom of the plate. Glue one foot onto the end of each leg.
• Your funny paper plate ghost is now ready to display.

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5. Dracula Paper Plate Craft

How to Make:

• Paint a paper plate purple and let it dry completely.
• Print the Dracula hair, eyes, mouth, collar, and other printable pieces on white or colored paper. If you use white paper, color the pieces before cutting them out.
• Glue the hair piece along the top of the paper plate.
• Next, glue the eyes and mouth below the hair. Use a black marker to draw a simple nose between them.
• Take the collar cutout and glue it behind the bottom area of the paper plate so the collar can be seen from the front.
• If your Dracula design includes accordion legs, attach them behind the bottom of the plate and add the matching shoes.
• Keep it aside and let everything dry completely.

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6. Mummy Paper Plate Craft

How to Make:

• Start with a white paper plate.
• Print the mummy's eyes and feet. Color the black parts of the eyes if needed, then cut out the pieces.
• Glue the eyes inside the paper plate first.
• Next, prepare strips of white tissue paper or regular white paper. You can also use pieces of white masking tape.
• Place the strips across the paper plate in different directions to look like mummy bandages. Keep the eyes visible between the strips.
• Make two long white accordion legs and glue them behind the bottom of the plate. Attach the feet to the free ends.
• Let the mummy craft dry completely.

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7. Frankenstein Paper Plate Craft

How to Make:

• Paint a paper plate green and keep it aside until completely dry.
• Print the Frankenstein hair, eyes, bolts, shoes, and other face pieces. Color them if needed and carefully cut them out.
• Glue the black hair along the top of the paper plate and place the eyes inside the plate.
• Draw a simple nose, mouth, and stitch marks using a black marker.
• Glue one bolt to each side of the paper plate to complete Frankenstein's head.
• Finally, make two accordion paper legs, attach them behind the bottom of the plate, and glue the shoes onto the free ends.
• Let everything dry completely before displaying your Frankenstein.

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Benefits of Halloween Paper Plate Crafts for Kids

• Develops fine motor skills – Painting, coloring, cutting, folding, and gluing strengthen little hands and fingers.
• Practices cutting skills – Kids learn to follow the outlines of different Halloween pieces.
• Builds folding skills – Making accordion legs gives children practice folding paper back and forth.
• Improves hand-eye coordination – Children carefully position the eyes, mouths, hats, feet, and other pieces.
• Encourages creativity – Kids can experiment with different colors and character designs.
• Supports color recognition – Green, purple, orange, white, and black are fun colors to explore during Halloween.
• Teaches assembling skills – Children learn how separate paper pieces can be combined to create one complete character.
• Introduces Halloween characters – Witches, ghosts, monsters, pumpkins, mummies, Dracula, and Frankenstein make the activity exciting for Halloween.
• Creates fun decorations – The finished characters can decorate classroom walls, doors, bulletin boards, or Halloween party areas.

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