Their imaginations will go wild when they make these amazing haunted house cut-outs. You can download the pattern at Sarah Jane Studios and let them get extra creative with the decorating.

Supplies:

• Downloaded house pattern
• Black paper
• Yellow paper
• Markers
• Scissors
• Glue
• Craft knife
• Glue or double-sided tape

This makes a great refrigerator decoration, doesn't it?

This rolled paper pumpkin is one of the more elegant Halloween paper crafts on our list, but it's incredibly easy to make. It will also help kids develop their fine motor skills.

Supplies:

• Paper (orange, green, and brown)
• Glue or double-sided tape
• Scissors

That's right, this project only needs three items, and it's just gorgeous.

If you're looking for a more detailed craft for older children, these Halloween lanterns are lots of fun. We love that you can make ghosts, bats, vampires, and pumpkins. You can have a variety of these to decorate a window.

Supplies:

• 8 1/2 x 11 colored paper
• Glue or double-sided tape
• Scissors
• Ruler
• White marking pencil

Here's an idea: Put these cute little lanterns in your window over some small votive candleholders for spooky window decorations. Be sure to use the battery-operated tea light candles for safety.

What's Halloween without some jack o'lantern crafts? You can't have a list of Halloween paper crafts without Jack! We love these paper plate pumpkins because you don't need a lot of supplies to make them.

Supplies:

• Orange paper plates (or white ones that you paint orange)
• Scissors
• Glue
• Green and black construction paper

This Halloween craft project only takes about five minutes, making it one of the easiest Halloween crafts on our list.

According to the tutorial at Mod Podge Rocks, there is no skill level required for this gorgeous craft idea. The kids paint over a special sugar mixture to reveal the unique designs underneath the mixture.

Supplies:

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• White paper
• Paintbrushes
• Watercolors (black, orange, purple)
• Spider stickers or cutouts
• Mod Podge Gloss (optional)

The ingredients make this project sounds more time-consuming than it is. However, it makes for a memorable Halloween craft for kids.

For your budding readers, these monster bookmarks will give them even more reasons to open those books. Also, they're super easy to make.

Supplies:

• Paper (origami paper works well for this)
• Paper in different colors for the decorations
• Scissors
• Decorations
• Double-sided tape or glue

Easy Peasy and Fun has a video to help you and the kids make these silly bookmarks.

If you have tons of craft supplies lying around, these silly monster Halloween paper crafts are a great project to use up some of those supplies. The great thing about these monsters is that the sillier they are, the better.

Supplies:

• Small paper plates
• Large paper plates
• Craft paint
• Paintbrushes
• Glue
• Scissors
• Decorations for your silly monsters (googly eyes, pom-poms, tissue paper, paper shreds, glitter, markers)

Challenge your kids to make the silliest monster imaginable. The more eyes the better, of course.

Something about these adorable little paper bag monster puppets is just so cheerful. We love the bright colors.

Supplies:

• Paper lunch bags
• Colored cardstock paper
• Acrylic paint in the colors your kids want to use
• Markers
• Scrapbook scissors
• Circular hole punches
• Glue
• Fun embellishments you cut out of paper (eyeballs, teeth, pointy ears, horns)

Making these Halloween paper crafts also teaches an important lesson about recycling. You can use this opportunity to explain the difference between using paper bags and plastic bags when shopping, for example.

This Halloween craft project is really cool because it gives you a nice Halloween decor item for your home. After your kids complete these lantern covers, simply wrap them around a glass jar or votive candle holder.

Supplies:

• Black paper
• White paper
• Crayons or markers for decorating
• Orange string for witch's hair
• Orange paper for bat's eyes
• Skin-toned (tan or brown) paper for the witch's face
• Purple and orange paper for the witch's hat

For safety, we recommend using battery-operated tea light candles.

These adorable and creepy zombies are great Halloween paper crafts for people of all ages. Even the youngest children can have a blast decorating these guys.

Supplies:

• Cardboard box or various colors of cardstock
• Acrylic paint
• Embellishments (buttons, string, yarn, googly eyes)
• Sponge
• Black sharpie
• PVA glue

Cut your paper into a skull shape and paint using paintbrushes or a sponge. The sponge makes it look more "zombie-like" and textured. You can also tear some paper into pieces to create a "torn skin" look.

We love black cats! They're super affectionate and intelligent. This little black cat with its bright pink ears and nose won our hearts.

Supplies:

• Printable black cat template (free)
• Black construction paper (it needs to bend, so you can't use black cardstock for this part)
• White cardstock
• Pink construction paper or card stock
• Scissors or rotary paper cutter
• Single hole punch
• Googly eyes or wiggly eyes (you can also use sticker eyes)
• White colored pencil
• Double-sided tape or white school glue
• Crayons (optional)

For an educational opportunity, educate your children on the history of black cats and debunk the negative myths behind these sweet creatures. You could read a book like “Five Black Cats” by Patricia Hegarty to make this activity even more fun. Also, October is Black Cat Month.

Did you know that Mexico has its own spooky day? The Day of the Dead has become popular even in the United States. Red Ted Art has created a free printable to make this gorgeous and fun puppet.

Supplies:

• Puppet printable (free)
• Light cardstock (white)
• Pens or markers for coloring
• Glue stick
• Hole punch
• Split pins or brads
• Baker's twine
• Scissors
• Large pointy needle

Fun activity idea: Read up on the history of the Day of the Dead or watch a YouTube video about the celebration.

If you need a last-minute costume for greeting eager trick-or-treaters at your door, you'll love this clever Frankenstein's Monster paper plate mask. The great news is that you can get the template for this mask for free at Red Ted Art.

Supplies:

Mask template (free)

• Pencil
• Paper plates
• Scissors
• Crafting knife
• Paint (black, gold, silver, and green)
• Paintbrushes
• Stapler
• Glue gun
• Black pipe cleaner
• Hole punch
• Elastic Wine cork
• String

This is a great mask for kids and adults alike.

This cheerful witch is deceptively easy to make. All you need to make this darling (and not at all scary) witch is a black triangle, a few rectangles, and some circles. I Heart Crafty Things sells a pattern to make this adorable witch, but crafty parents can easily make their own.

Supplies:

• Witch papercraft pattern (optional)
• Tan cardstock
• Black cardstock
• Brown cardstock
• Green or purple cardstock
• Orange construction paper (or other lightweight paper)
• Markers
• Googly eyes
• Glue
• Stapler
• Scissors

If you don't use their pattern, you will need to cut out a black rectangle, a large black triangle, and two black rectangles for the witch's arms. Some colored markers and googly eyes finish her off, and you've got the cutest witch ever.