This simple haunted house luminary craft is sure to make a great addition to your Halloween decor, and is a fun and easy kids Halloween craft.
The air is crisp and chilly. The leaves are falling from the trees, and you can feel that Halloween is just around the corner. You’ve stocked up on candy for your trick-or-treaters, but what else could you do to make this year’s festivities even more fun?
Maybe you looking for an easy, spooky Halloween craft to do with your kids?
This luminary will create the perfect ambience.
With just a few supplies and basic steps, this project is easy enough for any child to complete. It also makes a great decoration for their bedroom or playroom!
In addition, it’s a way to get them involved in making something cool and a little bit spooky. They’ll be so proud of themselves when they see the finished product!
We have included a free printable template so you can recreate our haunted house design, or you can use our photos as an example and let your kids do their own thing!
Kids will love this Halloween lantern-making craft! We make these Halloween DIY lanterns simply from construction paper,
Cool Halloween decoration ideas, like these Halloween lanterns are perfect for Halloween parties and Halloween night.
Use these with battery operated candles only, placing real candles inside would obviously be a fire hazard.
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How to Make a Haunted House Luminary
Supplies:
- Craft Papers
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Ruler
- Glue
- Haunted house template
Directions:
Use the PDF template to cut out the pieces to make the Haunted House Luminary.
Glue the paper strip bars on the house’s windows.
Select the paper you want for your luminary and fold it in three folds.
Then, glue the house on the middle part.
Glue the two trees on two sides of the haunted house.
Glue the bats on the top sides of the haunted house.
Then glue the small house on top of the larger house.
Then glue the fences on both sides of the house.
Draw or glue some stars in the background.
Fold one end of the paper (2-3 centimetres) and apply glue to the folded area.
Join both ends together to finish your luminary.
Haunted House Luminary
This simple haunted house luminary craft is sure to make a great addition to your Halloween decor, and is a fun and easy kids Halloween craft.
Materials
- Craft Papers
- Haunted house template
Tools
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Ruler
- Glue
Instructions
Use the PDF template to cut out the pieces to make the Haunted House Luminary.
Glue the paper strip bars on the house’s windows.
Select the paper you want for your luminary and fold it in three folds.
Then, glue the house on the middle part.
Glue the two trees on two sides of the haunted house.
Glue the bats on the top sides of the haunted house.
Then glue the small house on top of the larger house.
Then glue the fences on both sides of the house.
Draw or glue some stars in the background.
Fold one end of the paper (2-3 centimetres) and apply glue to the folded area.
Join both ends together to finish your luminary.
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Elizabeth Lampman is a coffee-fuelled Mom of 2 girls and lives in Hamilton, Ontario. She enjoys travelling, developing easy recipes, crafting, taking on diy projects, travelling and saving money!