Glued To My Crafts has a REAL treat for you all today! We are kick-starting our fall and Halloween craft sharing plans with our latest & greatest Paper Plate Haunted House kid craft idea!

Paper Plate Haunted House – Kid Craft

Extra bonus of these news? Just like our Valentine and Christmas versions of this craft, we also have a BRAND NEW free printable to get you started without any stress, screams or scares!

With today’s paper haunted house craft tutorial, your child is going to take a plain paper plate and make it a cozy {but somewhat scary} safe-haven for some of their new Halloween friends. Then they will have the chance to make it even more special by adding their own creative spin by using different craft mediums, stickers and glitter – whatever their crafty hearts desire!

Most of the supplies I used for this craft were picked up at my local Dollar Tree {my favorite element would be the fake spider webs on the roof!} but most craft and grocery stores will have great, inexpensive materials that they can in-cooperate too. Honestly… the options are limitless on the embellishments they can use on their Halloween themed haunted house craft and children can take it ANY direction they like. We set up the basic framework, it’s their turn to run with it!

So on that note, your child is going to LOVE making this holiday inspired piece. You could even join them in the fun! Find the full tutorial and free haunted house printable template below!

Happy crafting, my friends!!! Don’t forget to share pictures of your Paper Plate Halloween House creations with us! You can tag us on Facebook or use our special branded hashtag #gluedtomycrafts for us to see!

A HUGE thank you to dailyarthub.com for the Halloween clipart I used in today’s printable.

Haunted House Craft Supplies:

• Large Paper Plate {one per haunted house craft}
• FREE Haunted House Template {DOWNLOAD IT ON BOX.COM}
• White Cardstock Paper {affiliate link on Amazon}
• Color Printer
• Paper Craft Scissors
• Purple Craft Paint
• Paint Brush
• Hand-Held Office Stapler
• School Glue or Glue Stick
• Black Colored Cardstock Paper
• Fake Spiderwebs {affiliate link on Amazon}
• Halloween Stickers
• optional materials for this craft-  sequins, glitter, rhinestones etc.

Directions:

• First things first – cut off a small section of your large paper plate to make the bottom of the haunted house flat.
• Discard the small piece you just cut off.
• Next up – paint the paper plate completely purple {or any other color you like!}
• Set aside to let it dry completely.
• Now download and print the FREE haunted house printout, listed above in the supply list.
• Print out the file, in color, on a single sheet of white cardstock. You only need to print one per craft.
• Now use your scissors to trim out each section in the printable you just printed.
• Decide which windows you are going to use for your craft {you only need two windows.} There are several different versions of Halloween friends in windows OR you can use the provided blank windows & draw whatever you like inside of them {bonus tip – trim out the center of the blank windows and use your child’s pictures to fill the frames!}
• Use crayons {or any other craft medium} to color in the door cutout.
• Set aside all your small paper pieces.
• Next up – grab the black cardstock and scissors.
• Cut out a long rectangular “chimney” for the haunted house.
• Once the paper plate is dry and you have everything cut out that you want to use for your piece, it’s time to start assembling your Halloween house!
• Start off by gluing a small amount of fake spider webs on top of the paper plate house {or add some any places you like – maybe the chimney too!}
• Finally, glue/staple the other paper embellishments in place on the painted paper plate.
• Add anything else you like for that custom look {like some holiday stickers or glitter!} before displaying proudly for all to see.
• Don’t forget to share pictures of your creations with us!!! #gluedtomycrafts

Make it the BEST HALLOWEEN EVER with tons of crafty inspiration from us! We want YOU to check out our super popular Watercolor Haunted House – Kid Craft, Paper Bag Haunted House – Kid Craft, and Paint Splat Witch Cauldron posts!

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