This decorate a haunted house tray is a fun Halloween craft using painted cardboard and construction paper! Perfect for kids to design their own spooky scene.
Author:stacie
Prep Time:15 + dry time
Total Time:15 + dry time
Category:DIY, Halloween
Method:Step-by-Step
Materials
Cardboard
Black and orange paint
Paintbrush
White construction paper
Black construction paper
Cotton balls or polyester fiberfill
Washable markers or paint markers
Glue stick
Scissors
Instructions
Cut cardboard into the shape of a haunted house. Paint the house black, orange, or a combination of both colors. Allow the paint to dry completely.
Cut simple ghost shapes from white construction paper and bat shapes from black construction paper.
Place the haunted house, ghosts, bats, cotton balls or Poly-Fil, markers, and a glue stick into a tray.
Invite children to draw windows, doors, or other spooky details on their haunted house with markers.
Pull apart small pieces of cotton or Poly-Fil to create fluffy spider webs and glue them onto the house.
Glue the paper ghosts and bats anywhere on the haunted house to create a spooky Halloween scene.
Continue decorating until the haunted house is complete.