Mickey Mouse Paper Plate Halloween Craft (Free PDF Template)

If you’ve ever visited Disneyland during Halloween, you’ve probably seen the famous Mickey Mouse pumpkin welcoming guests! 

The magical mix of Disney charm and spooky season fun can be brought home with this Mickey Mouse paper plate Halloween craft. This simple and fun activity transforms a plain paper plate into a cute Mickey jack-o-lantern that will be the perfect addition to any Disney lover’s Halloween decor. 

Looking for more spooky and festive fun this October? Be sure to check out our other Halloween crafts for kids to keep the creativity rolling all season long!

Paper Plate Mickey Pumpkin Craft

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Kids will love painting and assembling their own Mickey pumpkin, all while developing fine motor skills, creativity, and focus. Plus, with our free template, crafting Mickey’s iconic ears and pumpkin face will be a breeze!

Download and print the free template to get started, and watch as your little one’s Mickey takes shape.

Supplies

• Paper plate
• Colored cardstock or construction paper
• Glue stick
• Scissors
• Paint
• Paintbrush
• Marker
• Tape
• Mickey Mouse template

Directions

Start by downloading the template and printing it out. Once the template is printed, gather the materials for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring Mickey Mouse to life!

First, guide your child to paint the paper plate with a thin coat of orange paint. Let dry completely before moving on.

Using an orange marker, draw vertical lines along the paper plate.

Next, help your child glue the stem to the top portion of the paper plate.

Position the eyes below the stem and glue them in place.

Now, place the nose below the eyes and glue it in place.

Glue the mouth to the bottom of the nose.

Finally, encourage your child to tape the ears on the back and sides of the pumpkin.

Be sure to check out our paper plate crafts while you’re here! There are so many fun ideas!

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Children’s Ideas For Halloween

If you’re looking to add more Halloween fun to your October plans, we have lots of treats and no tricks! We’ve gathered a list of spook-tacular projects and educational activities that will keep kids entertained, learning, and creating all month.

There are lots of ways to make this Halloween both fun and educational, so be sure to read below for ideas on new holiday books to enjoy together and hands-on activities that are perfect for getting into the Halloween spirit!

Halloween Books For Kids

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!

Fun Halloween Paper Crafts

Candy Corn Pumpkin Craft – This bright and cheerful pumpkin is sure to be a hit this Halloween! Kids will love making a pumpkin with candy corn colors by adding festive stripes to their creations to look like the iconic fall candy!

Related: Halloween Coloring Pages

Monster Headband Craft – Your little monsters’ imaginations will run wild when they where this monster headband! Kids can customize their headbands with different colors and then wear them to transform into a cute (or spooky) creature.

Mummy Handprint Craft – This handprint craft will have kids wrapped up in fun! They will love seeing their handprints become a mummy, and since it’s made out of paper, no messy paint to clean up! It’s the perfect spooky, yet cute keepsake to treasure this Halloween!

Frankenstein Pumpkin Craft – Kids will love creating a pumpkin that looks just like Frankenstein’s monster, complete with bolts and a spooky green face. It’s the perfect mix of creepy and cute for your Halloween decorations.

Easy Halloween Printables

These candy corn pattern worksheets are a fun, no-prep activity that’s festive and educational! They’re great for preschoolers and kindergartners, and they’ll love recognizing and completing the patterns.

Kids will work on their fine motor skills by cutting out the candy corn squares and applying just the right amount of glue to stick them in the correct place. These two worksheets will help with pattern recognition while also strengthening scissors skills and hand muscles!

This easy bat art project will be just the thing to get kids in the Halloween spirit! They’ll love using watercolors to paint a night sky as the background, a haunted house, a glowing moon, and flying bats.

Try this Candy Corn Halloween Craft

After painting, they’ll cut out each piece and glue everything into place, creating their very own bat masterpiece. It’s a fantastic way for young artists to explore their creativity while painting, cutting, and gluing their way to a fun Halloween scene!

Double, double, toil, and trouble! Our witch activity sheets will enchant your little ones with magical learning fun. These bewitching worksheets will help kids practice counting, matching, and problem solving, all with a cute witch theme.

Your kids will love tackling each puzzle, and you’ll enjoy seeing them develop essential skills along the way. Download these spellbinding activity sheets today and watch your little learners fly through learning!

This Halloween printable book is perfect for young readers! It’s a Halloween themed counting book that will help kids practice reading simple sentences and tracing number words while building number recognition and counting skills.

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Each page offers a fun, interactive way for kids to personalize their book by coloring in the numbers and illustrations. It’s a great way to boost early literacy skills, math skills, and fine motor skills while letting their creativity shine!

Download and print this fun Halloween book today!

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