This Halloween, let’s stir up some spooky fun with a personalized cauldron of witches’ brew!
Your little witches and wizards will conjure up a magical potion that spells out their names as it bubbles over. This witches brew name craft is the perfect blend of creativity and learning to get everyone in the Halloween spirit.
Ready for even more Halloween magic? Try some of these Halloween crafts for kids that will keep the season feeling magical and fun all October long.
Witches Brew Preschool Activity
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This fun Halloween activity is a fantastic way for young kids to practice spelling their names and letter recognition while creating something they can proudly display over the holiday.
Be sure to download our free editable template to make things even easier! You can type each child’s unique name into the bubbles, or for an extra challenge, leave the bubbles blank and have kids write their names in themselves.
Supplies
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Glue stick
- Scissors
- Marker
- Witches brew template (unlock the free template at the end of the post)
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 witches brew to life!
First, guide your child to glue the smoke on top of the cauldron.
Next, help your child glue the witches brew to the bottom portion of the smoke.
Place the letter bubbles along the brew and glue in place.
Finally, encourage your child to draw the bubble circles at the top of each letter bubble.
Be sure to check out our name crafts while you’re here! There are so many fun ideas!
Halloween Creative Ideas For Kids
We’ve brewed up a cauldron full of creative projects and educational activities that are perfect for the Halloween season! Incorporate some hands-on DIYs and engaging learning opportunities with these Halloween themed ideas that will have little ghouls and goblins learning and laughing all month long.
And if you’re hunting for some new Halloween books to read together, we’ve got that covered, too! Keep reading to find inspiration!
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 Crafts For Kids
Frankenstein Photo Craft – This Halloween, kids can be the stars of these Frankenstein or Brides of Frankenstein! They’ll use their own photos as the faces of these spooky monsters. It’s a frightfully fun way to celebrate the season!
Related: Halloween Pattern Block Mats
Zombie Paper Cup Craft – Kids can create their own zany zombie using a paper cup! They can use their creativity by customizing it with their favorite colors, making it as silly or spooky as they like.
Monster Handprint Craft – Kids can use their creativity when they make these cute monsters this Halloween! These lovable little creatures will be an adorable addition to your decorations, so get the kids ready for some monster making fun!
Bat Gnome Craft – This cute little gnome loves to dress up for Halloween! This year he’s dressed as a bat with the help of your little ones and our free template. Switch up the colors to make it customized to each little artist’s taste.
Fun Halloween Activities
You’ll be all set for fall fun with these printable Halloween activities for kids! Kids can build their own pumpkin faces, play an I Spy game, challenge the family to Don’t Eat Pete, pin the hat on the witch, color spooky scenes, and more!
These activities are packed with excitement and learning, so kids will have a blast while developing important skills. Grab your crew and enjoy a month of Halloween fun that’s perfect for the whole family this October!
Here’s a great family activity: easy zombie Halloween painted rocks! We did this, and it was such a hit with the kids. This simple and fun activity is perfect for the spooky season.
Try this Bat Shape Craft
Kids will love getting to paint the rocks and adding silly zombie faces to each one. It’s a great way to get creative and share some laughs this Halloween!
Get ready for a Halloween learning extravaganza! These spook-tacular Halloween do a dot printables are a great way for kids to enjoy some festive fun while boosting their skills. Use these engaging activities at home or in the classroom for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten kiddos.
Included are 23 pages packed with dot coloring, number hunts, and letter recognition for a good blend of education and entertainment. So grab the dot markers and these printables for some Halloween fun and learning!
Make learning hands-on and fun with these Halloween cut-and-paste printables! This low-prep activity is perfect for preschoolers and kindergarteners to learn beginning letters. It will be a fantastic addition to your Halloween activities.
Use it during literacy small groups or place it in your fine motor center for an exciting challenge during October. Kids will love practicing their motor skills as they match the Halloween themed images to their “homes” based on the initial letters. It’s sure to be a spook-tacular hit with your little ones.
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More Halloween Ideas For Kids
Witches Brew Name Craft
This witches brew name craft is the perfect blend of creativity and learning to get everyone in the Halloween spirit.
Materials
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Glue stick
- Scissors
- Marker
- Witches brew template
Instructions
- Download the template, print it, and cut out the pieces you need.
- Begin by gluing the smoke on top of the cauldron.
- Next, glue the witches brew to the bottom portion of the smoke.
- Place the bubble letters on top of the brew to spell the child's name and glue them in place.
- Finish off by drawing the circles on the top of each letter bubble.
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Sam is the crafter and founder of Simple Everyday Mom. She has been featured in Oprah Mag, Good Housekeeping, The Spruce Crafts, Country Living, The Bump and more. Read more.
Chrissy Weir
Wednesday 2nd of October 2024
I can’t wait to try this.
Sam
Wednesday 2nd of October 2024
Oh, good. It is a fun one!