Halloween Crafts – Spooky DIY Ideas for All Ages

Welcome to our ultimate Halloween craft inspiration page! Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned crafter, here you’ll find the best ideas, tips and examples to get into the spooky spirit.

Reusable Materials & Craft Ideas

Top Tip: Start collecting early!

Save empty packaging, jars and cardboard in the weeks leading up to Halloween. Don’t throw away anything that could be reused – it might be the base for your next favourite Halloween project.

Sustainable Spookiness? Absolutely!

Halloween crafting can be both eco-friendly and budget-friendly. You don’t need expensive supplies to make something fun. Just look around your home, in the recycling bin or out in the garden – you’ll often find everything you need for the creepiest creations. The best part? You’ll make something unique and give old items a second life!

Spooky Jar Lanterns

Don’t toss those empty jam or pasta jars! Turn them into spooky Halloween lanterns.

You’ll need:

  • Empty glass jars
  • Bandages or gauze
  • Glue
  • Googly eyes
  • Tealight or LED candle

Instructions:

  1. Clean the jar and glue the start of the bandage to the rim.
  2. Wrap the bandage around the jar and secure the end.
  3. Stick on googly eyes.
  4. Place a tealight or LED inside.

Done! You’ve got a creepy-cute Halloween decoration for your table or windowsill.

Toilet Roll Halloween Crafts

Empty toilet rolls are perfect for Halloween crafting. They’re sturdy, easy to decorate, and ideal for making spooky monsters and creepy characters.

Ideas:

  • Mini Frankenstein – paint green, add stitches and buttons for bolts.
  • Vampire – black paper cape, white fangs and red eyes.
  • Ghosts – paint white and draw scary faces.
  • Bats – fold the top for ears, add black paper wings and hang them with string.

Toilet roll crafts are quick, cheap and sustainable – perfect for a rainy autumn day or a fun Halloween afternoon.

Bats: Fold the top of a toilet roll slightly inward to create pointy ears. Cut wings from black paper, glue them to the sides and draw a spooky face. You can even hang them from string above the table or in a child’s bedroom.

Halloween crafts with toilet rolls are not only budget-friendly and sustainable, but also perfect as a quick activity. No fancy materials needed – just a few toilet rolls, some paper, paint and glue. Ideal for a rainy autumn day or a cosy craft afternoon in the lead-up to Halloween!

Make Halloween Decorations with a Bin Bag

Curious how to turn a simple bin bag into spooky décor?

Check out the tutorial on our TikTok or Pinterest.

Join Our Halloween Craft Challenge!

Made a spooky craft with Little Creations?

Share your photos and videos on social media using #LittleCreationsHalloween – and we might feature your creation!

The Spooky Bus – Ready-to-Go Halloween Craft Kit

Want to make something fun for Halloween without gathering all the supplies?

The Spooky Bus Craft Kit from Little Creations has everything you need to build your own haunted bus – complete with creepy windows, spiders, bats and Halloween characters.

Perfect for crafting with kids or enjoying a relaxing creative afternoon. Whether you're celebrating at home, hosting a Halloween party or looking for a unique gift, the Spooky Bus guarantees crafting fun.

And the best part? Everything is included in the box – no need to go out in the cold and rain!