Halloween art lessons

These chalk pastel ghosts were a lesson in drapery. We worked on large 26x18 in sheets of paper, rendering the folds of a sheet over a basketball perched on a stool! These spooky ghosts were done by kids ages 10-14 at Art Spot Studio.

Halloween Painted Skeletons. This middle school art lesson is perfect for Halloween Art or Dio Los Muertos Art.

What better way to prepare for Halloween than with this spooky bat craft (bat template included!) Kids of all ages will have fun with this oil pastel art technique. This bat craft is the perfect Halloween craft for kids!!!

HALLOWEEN ART LESSON- Spooky Houses in Watercolor & Oil Pastel. Here's a great Halloween art lesson for any grade level. These Spooky Houses can be easily adapted for 3rd grade and up.

With Halloween being one my students’ favorite times of year, I am always coming up with new Halloween art ideas. I have taught Halloween lessons including cute monsters, witches, haunted houses, spooky cats and pumpkins all while still teaching students new art vocabulary or introducing them to new art techniques. Here are some of my favorites.

This is an awesome Halloween writing project that's perfect for upper elementary. It's sure to engage your students' creativity.

Create adorable ghost family portraits using cardboard and other recycled craft supplies! This not-so-spooky, kid-friendly Halloween art project is perfect for pre-K and early elementary classrooms. Art teachers will love this easy, inexpensive, and eco-friendly craft that encourages imagination. This cute ghost art is fun to personalize and an easy October art lesson to set up. | Halloween art for kids | Halloween craft projects | Halloween classroom | Halloween bulletin board ideas

For the 2nd graders' second project in their shape unit, we focused on identifying and using natural shapes in a drawing. We also took some time to talk about and identify positive and negative shapes in our work, too. This project was pretty easy to execute and the results are pretty terrific. I found the project on pinterest. No info except for four student examples in a photo. The drawing took us about 40 minutes to do, which left 10 minutes for our exit slips and 10 minutes for choice…

Looking for a fun and frugal October craft for kids? Try making ghost family portraits from cardboard! This easy recycled art project is perfect for kids of all ages. Using scrap supplies and simple techniques, children can create imaginative ghost art that's both cute and eco-friendly. Get step-by-step instructions for this enjoyable Halloween-themed activity that's great for home or school. | Ghost craft | Ghost art | October themes | Recycled crafts for kids | from barley & birch