Halloween crafts and activities do not have to be complex. My preschooler’s favorite Halloween Craft are these Googly Eyed Monsters! Not only did she have a spook-tacular time making them, she loves making sure everyone sees them when they come in our home.
The best part about these monsters, you only really need to go buy googly eyes. Everything else are pretty common household items.
It looks pretty simple right? Here’s all we used:
- Cardboard pieces
- Googly eyes
- Pipe cleaners
- Paint
To set up this craft for Mila, I cut some squares from old cardboard boxes. We love to upcycle and reuse items. If we can make memories by doing that, I’m all for it!
Then, I put out the colors of paint she wanted to use. I tried to persuade her to use more Halloween colors. She insisted on blue though, but I think it turned out super cute even though it’s not a traditional color.
I let her free paint and do whatever she wanted. They didn’t start off as monsters, just as big blobs.
If you have older kids, they’ll be able to do this next part on their own. I went in and drew outlines of monsters with her blobs. She might be able to do it now, but I just follow her interest and patience level with these types of activities. There’s no right or wrong ways to outline them. Just let their artwork speak to you!
When the monsters were finished and dried, Mila put the eyes where she wanted them to be. Let your child pick out how many eyes and the eye color they think they need. It’s so cute to see how they end up seeing their monsters.
Then, you can hot glue a pipe cleaner on the back of the cardboard pieces to hand them. This is an optional step, but I love it.
I love this little progression picture. This activity came out so adorable and I’ll definitely be hanging these up throughout future Halloweens. At first, Mila was afraid of some of her pictures. Now she thinks they’re cute. She’s really getting in the spooky mood!
Which is your favorite monster that she made?
Grey Skies & Rainbow Highs 
These are so fun! My daughter loves painting, will have to try this craft with her!
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Oh, these are just adorable! What a fun little Halloween craft! Thanks for sharing!
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These are adorable crafts, I’ll have to try this with my kids too! Thank you 💝
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You do the best crafts and kid friendly activities! I feel like you can use these steps for any season or decorations and come up with a fun, cute craft outcome.
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What a fun and cute craft. My daughter would love this.
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I love this craft idea! So easy to do at home and get the little ones involved with Halloween 🙂
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These are just so cute for Halloween!
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That’s a cute handicraft! Halloween is coming and this is so perfect for the kids candies bag.
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Awe this is such a cute idea! I need to do this with my kids.
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You guys do SO many cool crafts! I need to do this one for sure!
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I love this! It is such a great craft to do with younger children! 👜🏨🍕
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Googly eyes are fun craft materials. We have used them in all kinds of ways. This is another fresh idea to try at home.
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This is adorable! Looks like you all had a blast with these creations!
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They came out really nice! I like how you use stuff from around the house for crafts. We have all of these items, including the googly eyes, so we’ll try this one next.
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