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Frankenstein Headband Craft For Kids [Free Template]

Kids can’t wait for Halloween any longer? Get them in the spirit by having them make their very own Frankenstein headband craft!

Not only will it help everyone get excited about Halloween, but it can also help develop scissor skills and hand-eye coordination.

So, if you’re looking for a fun and creative way for kids to spend their time, this is it!

Have the kids get their scissors ready and get started! Also, be sure to check out our other Halloween crafts for kids for even more ideas!

Easy Frankenstein Headband Craft

kids Frankenstein craft image collage with the words Frankenstein headband

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Supplies

  • Colored cardstock or construction paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Tape
  • Crayons or markers (if using the color in version)
  • Frankenstein template (enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the link sent to you)

Directions

Download the Frankenstein template, print, and cut out the pieces you need.

hand holding Frankenstein headband craft template

Start to make Frankenstein by gluing the hair to the top of the head.

hand gluing hair to Frankenstein headband craft

Place the eyes in the middle of the head and glue them in place.

hand gluing eye to Frankenstein headband craft

Next, take the nose and glue it in the middle, just below the eyes.

hand gluing nose to Frankenstein headband craft

Position the eyebrows above the eyes and glue them down.

hand gluing eyebrow to Frankenstein headband craft

Take the bolts and glue them, one on each side, to the left and right of the hair.

hand taping extenders to Frankenstien headband craft

Finish up by taping the extenders on both sides of the headband base.

hand taping extenders to Frankenstien headband craft
Frankenstein headband craft

This Frankenstein craft is perfect for home or even classroom party activities! We’re sure your kiddos will love creating this cool headband craft for kids.

Halloween Themed Ideas For Kids

Now is the perfect time to get the kids together with friends and family and make some spooky memories. If you want some great ideas to keep the kids learning and having fun, we’ve got lots of great ideas!

Read on below for some fun Halloween books, craft ideas, and activities to get you started.

Kids’ Halloween Books

It’s no secret that reading aloud to kids is important. It helps with their reading development and expands their imagination. But did you know that reading to your kids can also be a great way to bond with them?

When you’re reading together, you’re sharing a special experience. It’s a time when they can sit in your lap, snuggle up close, and feel loved. And what could be better than that?

So this Halloween, curl up with your little ones and enjoy some spooky stories together. These books are so much fun!

Below are some of the top-rated Halloween books for kids. Add them to your home collection or borrow them from your local library.

Room On The Broom: This has to be one of our favorite Halloween books of all time! The story follows a witch and her cat as they happen upon some animals who help the witch. There’s danger, mystery, and friendship in this adorable children’s story.

5 Minute Spooky Stories: We love Disney’s 5-minute storybooks and this one is perfect for Halloween! See how all your favorite Disney characters celebrate this spooky holiday.

Ten Timid Ghosts: This is a fun countdown book about a witch who moves into a haunted house where 10 ghosts already live. The witch scares the ghosts out one by one until they devise a scheme to get her out of their house. This Halloween children’s book is good for kids who love rhyming stories!

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Halloween Kids’ Crafts

Crafting is important for so many reasons! It helps to develop fine motor skills, encourages creativity and imagination, and so much more.

Whether you’re making paper ghosts or simply carving pumpkins, crafting is the perfect way to get into the Halloween spirit. So break out the supplies and follow these awesome free templates!

Handprint Mummy Craft – This easy mummy craft is perfect for kids of all ages. It doesn’t require any paint, so it’s a great way to use up those scraps of paper lying around. Plus, it makes a really cute Halloween decoration!

Monster Headband Craft – Kids will love cutting out and gluing together this cute and kid-friendly monster! Plus, they’ll get a chance to practice their scissor skills while they’re at it!

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Candy Corn Pumpkin Craft – This is a great craft that is perfect for little ones who are too young to carve pumpkins! On top of that, it combines crafts and candy in one activity – which is always a blast. Have fun making these together!

Bat Popsicle Stick Craft – Bats are spooky and fun, and this craft is the perfect way to make your own bat friend! Once you’re done, you can even use it as a toy to fly around the room.

Kids’ Halloween Activities

It seems like Halloween is always over before we know it, but this year we have plenty of activity ideas to keep the Halloween feeling around longer.

These activities are so much fun, your kids won’t even realize they’re learning developmental skills at the same time! These ideas will make sure you enjoy this spooky season with your little ones!

Our first idea is to use these candy corn worksheets to help the kids develop their handwriting skills, letter recognition, and fine motor skills. Plus, who doesn’t love candy corn? It is the perfect fall treat and these worksheets are a great way to get the kids excited about learning.

Halloween coloring pages are another great way to let the kids use their imagination on color selection. With these coloring pages, they can also practice coloring inside the lines, or let their imagination run and color outside the lines too! Either way, these coloring pages are a great activity for kids of all ages. And who knows, maybe you’ll even get a few laughs out of them as they try to explain their color choices.

Frankenstein headband craft

These Halloween do a dot printables are a fun way to have the kids learn without a huge mess of paint and paintbrushes. By using do a dot pages, children can improve their fine motor skills while they work on their Halloween-themed projects.

Searching for the perfect no-prep Halloween activity for the kids? Then try out these cute Halloween color by number printables. There are a variety of pictures to color from witches to Frankenstein, to pumpkins, and more!

More Halloween Fun

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Share With Us

Did you make this craft with your kids or students? We’d love to feature them on our social media!

For a chance to have your child’s craft featured, simply snap a picture of the completed project and post it to our Facebook page, email it to us directly by clicking here, or use #simpleeverydaymom on your social media!

Spooky season is here and what better way to celebrate than with this delightful candy corn headband craft! This candy corn headband craft is a wonderful way for kids to improve their fine motor skills and follow instructions. The craft is simple, engaging, and easy to make!

More Halloween Ideas For Kids

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Frankenstein Headband Craft For Kids

Prep Time: 8 minutes
Active Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 23 minutes
Difficulty: Easy

What better way to get into the Halloween spirit than by making your very own Frankenstein headband craft? If you're looking for a fun and creative way to spend some time with the kids, this is it!

Materials

  • Colored cardstock or construction paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Tape
  • Crayons or markers (if using the color in version)
  • Frankenstein template

Instructions

  1. Start to make Frankenstein by gluing the hair to the top of the head.
  2. Place the eyes in the middle of the head and glue them in place.
  3. Next, take the nose and glue it in the middle, just below the eyes.
  4. Position the eyebrows above the eyes and glue them down.
  5. Take the bolts and glue them, one on each side, to the left and right of the hair.
  6. Finish up by taping the extenders on both sides of the headband base.

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Frankenstein Headband Template

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RAQUEL

Tuesday 18th of October 2022

I LOVE IT!

Sam

Tuesday 18th of October 2022

Thank you :)

Emily menn

Sunday 9th of October 2022

Looks adorable

Sam

Monday 10th of October 2022

Thanks, Emily!

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