Halloween is fast approaching, so we want to make sure that we have you covered for kids activities, and fun in the run up to what has to be one of our favourite seasons, we are sharing a witch craft for kids with you today; this is a simple paper-based craft which doesn’t require too much from the craft cupboard. In fact, you should have most of it already. It is really quite charming, so do bookmark or pin us for later when you need us!
We have a few different items required for this paper craft…
Witch craft for kids Materials
- Colored craft papers,
- Craft glue,
- Sharpie,
- Pencil, and
- Scissors.
Instructions:
This is actually remarkably simple – once you have the witch paper doll template downloaded – it’s a doddle. Click on the image below to download the template for the craft.
We have a nice little video of this first for you – to help make things a little clearer…
Or here are the step by step instructions too…
1. Choose the paper and cut the templates out
Select different colored craft papers (I’m using black, purple, mint, orange and grey). Trace the template patterns on the selected craft papers. Cut out the traced papers nicely.
2. Cut out the hair
Cut a slit along with the zigzag pattern inside the hair pattern.
3. Add the body to the hair
Slide the head part of the body base through the slit of the hair from the bottom side. Keep the top part of the slit to the front and the bottom part under the head part. Apply glue to fix the hair with the head.
4. Complete your witches hat and top
Attach the strips of the top and hat patterns to complete them.
5. Start making the dress
Grab the rectangle cut-out and attach the long strip along any one sides of the rectangle-shaped paper.
6. Pleat your dress
Create small and even accordion folds with the rectangle paper.
7. Put your top onto your witch
Attach the top pattern on the body part of the body base.
8. put your witch’s hat on
Attach the hat on the top side of the hair pattern.
9. Complete the witches face and add her skirt
Use a black sharpie to draw the eyes, nose and mouth of the paper witch. Bring either side of the accordion-folded paper’s width to the same width as the body base. Attach the shorter side of the folded paper on the bottom side of the body base.
There you have it – your witch is complete, and of course, you can add more details to the witch paper doll if you want to. This is a simple halloween craft for kids that will be worth doing again and again. You could even use the witches as bunting for a Halloween party if you wanted to!
This is one of our many Halloween ideas for kids, and we have lots of tips and ideas generally on the site for Halloween. So do check some of the other ones that we have out.
Halloween craft ideas for kids
If you are a Halloween fan, these Halloween craft ideas for kids, alongside some of our printables are perfect for making sure your Halloween goes as spookily as you want it to.
Halloween trick or treat boxes: Free A3 or A4 printables
You can colour in these trick or treat boxes with the kids, or we have a pre-made one too.
Free Halloween photo props or Halloween party decorations
Props for fun photos with the kids, or party decorations - you decide!
Perfect FREE Halloween Lollipop Covers: Perfect for trick or treat bags
Little covers for Lollipops that you can add to your trick or treat candies and sweets to make them a little bit more fun for everyone.
Halloween colouring pages for kids
Fabulous ebook with loads of Halloween colouring fun!
That’s what we have for you to look through on KiddyCharts, but what about beyond our lovely pages? There are loads of excellent resources on other sites, so do check some of them out. We have picked a few that we like for you already.
Halloween craft ideas for kids off site
If you don't know where to start off site in looking for Halloween ideas for the kids - why not take a look at these?
Handprint Vampire Halloween Craft for Kids
Handprint crafts are so easy to do with younger kids and this is an excellent one for Halloween; a vampire!
Masking Tape Mummy Halloween Craft For Kids - No Time For Flash Cards
Mummies are one of my favourite Halloween characters, so we had to have a craft for one in here. This is a really simple, but effective ideas from No Time for Flash Cards
Spider Web Craft for Kids for Halloween Using Yarn - Buggy and Buddy
Who loves spiders? Well - don't worry - you WILL love these ideas for a great Halloween craft with yarn. These spier webs are gorgeous.
We have used paper in our craft (and we often do), but some of these involve lots of other fabulous ideas, so do take a look.
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Thanks for coming to see us as always, and don’t forget to tell your friends about us. Why not nip along to our shop too, and help our charity out if you have the time as well?
Thanks again,
Helen
Full details of this to download as a card are available here if you would like:
Helen
Helen is a mum to two, social media consultant, and website editor; and this site is (we think) the only Social Enterprise parenting magazine!Since giving up being a business analyst when juggling travel, work and kids proved too complicated, she founded KiddyCharts so she could be with her kids, and use those grey cells at the same time.KiddyCharts has reach of over 1.1million across social and the site. The blog works with big family brands (including travel) to help promote their services, as well as offering free resources to parents of kids under 10.It gives 51%+ profits to Reverence for Life, who fund a number of important initiatives in Africa, including bringing running water and basic equipment to a school in Tanzania.Helen has worked as a digital marketing consultant (IDM qualified) with various organisations, including Channel Mum, Truprint, Talk to Mums, and Micro Scooters. She loves to be creative in the brand campaigns she works on.Get in touch TODAY!