If you don’t have a lot of time to spend with your kids making complex Halloween craft projects but would like to do something for the holiday, you’re in luck. The online world is a great source of free Halloween images that can be used to create quick and easy crafts. As an example, craft projects made from vintage Halloween postcards found on the Internet make projects simple, due to the fact that vintage images are versatile and also quite effective when it comes to delivering a Halloween message. There’s something for everyone, because vintage Halloween images range from sweet to gory to scary. Vintage images can also be downloaded and used without fear of copyright problems. That’s important for people who want to honor copyrights (as we all should).
Doing a fast Web search for “vintage Halloween” will net you a large selection of no-cost images from which many fun crafts projects can be made. And if you’re not a fan of vintage, contemporary Halloween clip art can also produce great craft projects.
Here are examples of two Halloween projects nearly anyone can make by using free art found online:
Handmade Halloween Greeting Cards
Once you’ve gone online and downloaded the Halloween image you would like to use, paste it into a Word, PowerPoint or OneNote document. You can size the card by adjusting the software’s settings. Position the image on one half of the card, so it can be folded in half once it’s printed. Print the card on sturdy stock, fold it and and apply just a little glitter glue to make it sparkle. You might also want to make your own envelopes or just buy two-for-a-dollar card and envelope sets at the dollar store and then recycle the cards.
Spooky Halloween Door Wreath
Crafting Halloween wreath is easy. Here are the supplies you’ll need to have on-hand:
- 1 plain Styrofoam wreath ring (your choice as far as size)
- Black and white Halloween clipart or vintage Halloween cards of your choice (between 2 and 4 inches long), printed and cut along the outlines
- Halloween scrapbook paper (optional)
- Scissors
- A box of short straight pins
- Ribbon or a metal or plastic door-hanger
Download the art you want to use to your hard drive. Then, print enough clipart images so they can be spread around the entire wreath and cut them out, being careful to follow the outer edges closely. You can also cut leaf or bat shapes out of Halloween scrapbooking paper, if you’d like to mix those in and vary the look. Once all the pieces are cut, stick them to the Styrofoam wreath with the straight pins. You might need to adjust the pieces a bit to find the right arrangement. The pins should make it easy to reposition everything. (Just make sure small children don’t get their hands on the straight pins!) When you’re done, use a ribbon or door hanger to hang it.
I hope you have a great time making these Halloween craft projects and that you have a fun holiday!
