Halloween Blocks Kids Craft
/I don’t actually miss the elementary years, but I do miss the class parties!
One of the best was a Halloween party for 3rd grade. We did rotating stations with a craft and activity at each spot. The crafts were these Halloween blocks.
Overall, it was pretty simple class party.
One station included drawing the ghost faces and Halloween Bingo (the free printable I used is no longer available).
At the next station they played “pumpkin pictionary” - I found the idea HERE but decorated a can instead of a jar and used their spelling word list. They also drew the jack-o-lantern block faces and decorated the stems with ribbon and pipe cleaners.
For my station, I dressed up as a mad scientist and did some chemical reaction demonstrations. I also let the kids help insert Frankenstein’s bolts using my cordless impact driver, which they thought was pretty special. (I always tried to incorporate some STEAM activities in the parties because I really do miss teaching math and science.)
Back at their desks, the kids got to decorate paper gift bags with sticker kits so that they had something to carry their blocks and treats home and we had time to pass out the food.
The kids definitely had fun making their blocks! Of course, being kids, they came us with some pretty wild-looking faces!
Here is a little more information so that you can make these yourself or with a group of children…
Halloween 2x4 Blocks
Supplies:
2x4 wood scraps
sandpaper
orange, green, white, black, and glow-in-the-dark spray paint
cordless drill and driver
2” 6d nails
small bolts
pipe cleaners, ribbon, etc.
paint, paint pens or permanent markers
adhesive googly eyes (optional)
Directions:
Cut the wood into assorted lengths ranging from 3-4”
Sand each block.
Spray paint - orange for pumpkins, white for ghosts, and green for Frankenstein. (Optional: Add a coat of glow-in-the-dark paint to the front of the ghost. Spray the top of the Frankenstein block with black paint to make drawing the hair easier later.)
Ghost: Draw face with paint pen or marker.
5. Pumpkin: Predrill a hole in the top of the block slightly smaller than the nail. Pound the nail into the top of the block. Draw a face on the pumpkin using paint pen or marker. Tie ribbon or pipe cleaners to the nail.
6. Frankenstein: Predrill holes in each side near the bottom. Screw the bolt into each hole. Draw a face using paint, paint pen, or marker. Alternatively, you can use adhesive googly eyes.
Here is a little how-to video:
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