Witch Torn Paper Craft for Kids [Free PDF Template]
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Who says tearing paper has to be messy? With this witch torn paper craft, all those ripped edges are exactly what make the witch’s wild orange hair and green face so much fun! Kindergarten through early elementary kids can make their own friendly Halloween witch in about 25–35 minutes.
And once they’ve made one witch, they might be ready to fill the room with more Halloween characters. Our Halloween crafts for kids have even more ideas for getting creative with paper this October.
Good To Know
- Themes: Halloween, witches, torn paper, fine motor, paper craft
- Activity: Tear and glue colored paper to create a witch’s face, orange hair, and black dress, then assemble the witch hat and facial features
- Template: Includes a free printable witch template with face, eyes, nose, cheeks, and hat pieces
- Ages: Preschool through second grade
- Time: 25–35 minutes
- Skills: Paper tearing, gluing, fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, shape placement, and bilateral coordination
Halloween Fine Motor Activity
The witch’s bright orange hair is my favorite part because the uneven pieces make it look extra wild. Kids can layer torn paper to create her green face, orange hair, and black dress, then finish her off with a big pointy hat, rosy cheeks, and a happy smile. Who knew a witch could look so friendly?
Tearing paper is also great fine motor practice, especially when kids are trying to make smaller pieces or work around the witch’s face. They’ll use their fingers to tear and arrange the paper, then practice gluing as they fill in each section. And unlike cutting, there’s no need to worry about making perfectly straight edges!
The simple paper shapes make this project manageable without taking away the fun of creating the witch. Kids can focus on the torn paper textures and decide how full or messy they want her hair to look. A few gaps or overlapping pieces only add to her personality!
Supplies
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Markers
- Witch template (click the “click here to get your freebies” image at the end of the post)
Directions
Start by printing the template, then gather the materials for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this friendly witch to life!
Have your child grab the torn green paper pieces and glue them inside the face outline on the background. Encourage them to overlap the pieces as they fill in the witch’s face!
Let’s give our witch some fun hair! Take the torn orange paper pieces and glue them around the green face, following the hair outline. Let your child arrange the pieces to create a playful, messy hairstyle.
Grab the torn black paper pieces and glue them below the green face, filling in the shirt outline. This is a great way for little ones to practice hand-eye coordination as they fit the pieces together.
Glue the eye pieces side by side near the top of the green face.
Use a green marker and draw a small nose between the eyes, just below them.
Take a black marker and draw a few eyelashes along the outer edges of both eyes. You can also add a little curved smile below the nose to make the witch look extra friendly!
Grab the two cheek pieces and glue one on each side of the face, just below the eyes. Talk with your child about how a smile and rosy cheeks can make their witch look happy.
Every witch needs a magical hat! Take the hat piece and glue it above the orange hair, positioning the bottom edge so it slightly overlaps the top of the hair.
Glue the hat band across the lower section of the hat, just above the brim.
Take the outer buckle piece and glue it in the center of the hat band. This little detail makes the witch’s hat look even more special!
Finally, glue the inner buckle in the center of the outer buckle, leaving the outer edges visible.
Your adorable witch is complete and ready to display for some not-so-spooky Halloween fun! Who knew torn paper could turn into such an adorable craft? This hands-on activity lets kids get creative while practicing hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, and following directions.
Be sure to check out the related crafts and activities below for more hands-on ideas you can add to your October lesson plans, classroom centers, or Halloween-themed activities at home!
Halloween Books for Children
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.
The Good, The Bad, And The Spooky: Halloween is the Bad Seed’s favorite holiday, but when he can’t come up with the perfect costume, he decides trick-or-treating should be postponed for everyone! Kids will love following his funny quest to find a show-stopping costume before the big night. With plenty of humor and Halloween fun, this is a great seasonal read for fans of The Bad Seed and the Food Group series.
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 Crafts For Kids
Mummy Name Craft: A mummy with a kid’s name written right across its bandages? That’s a fun way to make Halloween a little more personal! Kids arrange lettered strips down the mummy’s body to spell their names, then add the big eyes peeking out between the wraps. I think those oversized eyes make the finished mummy especially cute.
Haunted House Shape Craft: Haunted houses aren’t supposed to look perfectly straight, which makes this paper project even better. Kids build their spooky house from simple shapes, adding pointed roofs, colorful windows, and a door. The crooked towers and uneven placement give each house its own character.
Ghost Disguise Fairy Craft: Can kids disguise a ghost so nobody recognizes it? With this fun Halloween project, they’ll transform their ghost into a fairy using colorful wings, a flower crown, and a pretty skirt. It’s a creative twist on the classic disguise project, and kids will have fun coming up with a magical new identity for their ghost!
Witch Shape Craft: Another witch, but with a completely different look! Kids use familiar shapes like circles, triangles, and rectangles to assemble a colorful witch with a pointy hat and fringed hair. The hair is especially fun because kids get to make little snips along the paper to give it some texture.
Halloween Learning Activities
A cat wearing a pumpkin mask is already pretty funny, so why not make it part of tracing practice? These Halloween cats tracing pages let kids trace the outline of a costumed cat before coloring it. There are also pages for practicing the letter Cc and following different paths to connect matching cats.
Getting a candy corn through a maze sounds easy until there are gravestones and cauldrons in the way! These candy corn activity pages include a maze where kids help one candy corn find its friend. They’ll also find counting and matching activities featuring cute Halloween pictures.
After making a witch, why not practice the letter W? These witch worksheets include a letter maze where kids hunt for uppercase and lowercase Ww’s to find their way from start to finish. There’s also a cut-and-paste activity where they label parts of a witch’s outfit, which makes a fun follow-up to crafting.
Cutting along a straight line is one thing, but following a witch’s winding broomstick path takes a little more concentration! These Halloween cutting practice worksheets give kids different lines to follow with scissors. The monster matching page is fun, too, since they get to match spooky characters’ heads with the correct
More Halloween Ideas For Kids
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Witch Torn Paper Craft
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Materials
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Markers
- Witch template
Instructions
- Print the template and gather the materials for this fun activity.
- Begin by gluing torn paper pieces inside the witch’s face outline.
- Glue torn paper pieces around the face to create the witch’s hair.
- Fill in the shirt outline with torn paper pieces, gluing them down.
- Glue the eye pieces side by side near the top of the face.
- Use a marker to draw the witch’s nose below the eyes.
- Draw eyelashes along the outer edges of the eyes and a smile below the nose.
- Glue the cheek pieces on both sides of the face, below the eyes.
- Look for the hat piece and glue it above the hair, slightly overlapping the top.
- Glue the hat band across the lower section of the hat, just above the brim.
- Glue the outer buckle onto the center of the hat band.
- Finally, glue the inner buckle in the center of the outer buckle to complete the craft.
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Free Witch Torn Paper Template
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