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Paper CraftsNo. 7592 · The 2026 edition

Budget-Friendly DIYs for Halloween

Transform your walls with these easy paper crafts! Gather your scissors and colored sheets to make spooky ghosts, festive pumpkins, and more.

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This project guides you through creating multiple themed paper collages using black construction paper as a base. You will cut silhouettes from white, orange, green, yellow, and red sheets to form ghosts, bats, pumpkins, leaves, flowers, stars, and hearts. Each set of shapes is adhered to a black background and detailed with a black marker to complete the look.

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Directions

  1. Trace and snip ghost, bat, and pumpkin silhouettes from the black and white sheets.
  2. Arrange and adhere these cutouts onto a large black background to form a festive collage.
  3. Add facial features and textures to the figures using the black marker.
  4. Snip leaf and blossom forms from the orange, green, yellow, and red papers.
  5. Stick these colorful pieces onto another black sheet to build an autumn display.
  6. Sketch additional lines and patterns on the shapes with the marker.
  7. Cut ghost outlines from the white paper.
  8. Paste these ghosts onto a black base to craft a spooky scene.
  9. Draw eyes and mouths on the ghosts with the marker.
  10. Cut pumpkin shapes from the orange paper.
  11. Glue these pumpkins onto a black sheet for a classic Halloween arrangement.
  12. Use the marker to add stems and facial details to the pumpkins.
  13. Cut monster silhouettes from the green paper.
  14. Adhere these monsters to a black background to create a creature feature collage.
  15. Draw eyes, teeth, and other features on the monsters with the marker.
  16. Cut star shapes from the yellow paper.
  17. Glue these stars onto a black sheet to make a celestial night display.
  18. Add sparkles and outlines to the stars with the marker.
  19. Cut heart shapes from the red paper.
  20. Paste these hearts onto a black base to create a romantic collage.
  21. Draw details on the hearts with the marker.
  22. Cut more ghost shapes from the white paper.
  23. Glue these ghosts onto a black sheet to make another spooky collage.
  24. Draw details on the ghosts with the marker.
  25. Cut more pumpkin shapes from the orange paper.
  26. Glue these pumpkins onto a black sheet to make another Halloween-themed collage.
  27. Draw details on the pumpkins with the marker.
  28. Cut more monster shapes from the green paper.
  29. Glue these monsters onto a black sheet to make another monster-themed collage.
  30. Draw details on the monsters with the marker.
  31. Cut more star shapes from the yellow paper.
  32. Glue these stars onto a black sheet to make another starry night collage.
  33. Draw details on the stars with the marker.
  34. Cut more heart shapes from the red paper.
  35. Glue these hearts onto a black sheet to make another love-themed collage.
  36. Draw details on the hearts with the marker.
  37. Cut more ghost shapes from the white paper.
  38. Glue these ghosts onto a black sheet to make another spooky collage.
  39. Draw details on the ghosts with the marker.
  40. Cut more pumpkin shapes from the orange paper.
  41. Glue these pumpkins onto a black sheet to make another Halloween-themed collage.
  42. Draw details on the pumpkins with the marker.
  43. Cut more monster shapes from the green paper.
  44. Glue these monsters onto a black sheet to make another monster-themed collage.
  45. Draw details on the monsters with the marker.
  46. Cut more star shapes from the yellow paper.
  47. Glue these stars onto a black sheet to make another starry night collage.
  48. Draw details on the stars with the marker.
  49. Cut more heart shapes from the red paper.
  50. Glue these hearts onto a black sheet to make another love-themed collage.
  51. Draw details on the hearts with the marker.

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