Halloween Crafts, Projects and Ideas for Teens

Free craft projects with a Halloween theme for older kids and teens. Teenagers love crafting and Halloween, as a craft theme, offers so many different fun things to do.

Halloween Spider Necklace Craft Idea for Teens
Sparkly spider pendent hanging on a ribbon necklace as a fun Halloween craft idea created for teens to make. Find the directions for this and more Halloween crafts here.

Make Skull Earrings, Teen Halloween and Cool Jewelry Crafts
Cool skull earrings jewelry craft your teen can make for Halloween, a rock band themed birthday party or everyday wear.

Dripping Blood Duster Earrings – Beaded Earrings Tutorial
These duster type earrings are fun to make in any color, plus they look great on. But the deep red glass seed bead and glass bicone bead make them perfect ‘dripping blood’ earrings. Wear them at your next Halloween bash!

Halloween Bookmark Craft for Teens and Older Kids
Easy braided Halloween bookmark craft for teens and older kids to create.

Halloween Beaded Safety Pin Patterns Set 1
Ten Halloween beaded safety pin patterns: Halloween The Black Widow, Skull, Bloodshot Eyeball, Witch Hazel, Surprised Pumpkin, Grinning Pumpkin, Frankenstein, Ghost, Candy Corn and Little Candy Corns.

Halloween Beaded Safety Pin Patterns Set 2
Ten Halloween beaded safety pin patterns: Bloody Eye BOO Pattern, Witch’s Hat, Bats in the Moonlight, Tombstone in a Graveyard, Vampire, Black Cat, Pirate Skull, Witch’s Broom(with cat), Wizard’s Hat and Wizard’s Wand.

CHEAP AND EASY DIY HALLOWEEN CRAFTS Video

Halloween Goblin Green Lip Balm Recipe
Lip balm recipe that are part of a bath and make up crafts index of crafts for teens. This recipe mixture is called the Halloween Goblin Green Lip Balm Recipe.

Spooky Spider Soap
These spooky spider soaps are a fun and easy Halloween craft that the whole family will enjoy making together! Super quick to make – you can whip up an entire batch in about 10 minutes!

Spiderweb Dreamcatcher
Super simple using dollar store items. Learn to weave on here.

Spooky Fun Pillow Cover
While the blogger of this pillow uses an already made pillow cover to start, she adds handmade pom-poms and a spooky saying for a wonderfully witchy decorative pillow. She also gives a link on how to make your own starter pillow cover.

Spider Web Table Cloth
Form the “Halloween means costumes, candy, and a little bit of crazy, but it also provides a golden opportunity for parties! This DIY spider web tablecloth or backdrop makes a perfect addition… This spider web backdrop is so simple to recreate but makes a big impact.” I love the simple technique to this Halloween craft, but teens will need to be supervised for the set up.

Origami Halloween Lights
Using orange paper, a little bit of string and a black marker – so simple, but you have to follow the fold steps 😉 It’s okay! It is just a simple origami balloon. Teens will love making these while hanging out.

Lacy Painted Candles for Halloween
Yes, you can just paint a candle black and call it a day if you want it to look good for your Halloween decor, but using lace to texture the black painting, very creepy!

How to make Halloween Tombstone
Make your neighbors and friends scream this Halloween by making these cardboard tombstones as decorative props for home.

How to make Halloween themed candles using Crayons – supervision for teens is needed, but they should be able to created these candles.

Halloween Shadow Makers
Got a group of teens all together around Halloween time? This is the perfect craft and game to make and play! Have teams of teens each pick a scary story, make some shadow makers and act out the stories for each other. Not sure if I would do this on a camping trip… I’d want to send them home to sleep after this activity! From the blog: “Simply print out the template and cut round the shapes. Alternately you can use the template to trace the ‘shadows’ onto a black piece of paper. I used some wooden coffee stirrers to stick the ‘shadows’ onto. They were the perfect size and free!”