If you’re too busy to spend a lot of time on Halloween craft projects with your family but you’d like to do some kind of activity together, you’re in luck. The Internet is full of free Halloween images that can be used to make easy craft projects. As an example, craft projects made from vintage Halloween greeting cards found online make projects simple, due to the fact that vintage images are both versatile and very effective at conveying a Halloween feel. There’s something for everyone, because vintage Halloween images range from sweet to gory to scary. Vintage images can also be downloaded and used without fear of copyright problems. That’s a terrific bonus, because you don’t have to worry about using other people’s art illegally.
Just a simple Internet search using the search term “vintage Halloween” will give you a huge number of free vintage images from which many craft projects can be made. And, of course, if you don’t like vintage, contemporary Halloween clip art can also produce great craft projects.
Here are examples of two Halloween projects nearly anyone can make by using free art found online:
Handmade Halloween Greeting Cards
When you’ve downloaded the Halloween image you’d like to use, paste it into a Word, PowerPoint or OneNote document. You can make the card virtually whatever size you want by adjusting the software’s settings. Place the image on one half of the card, so it can be folded in half after it’s printed. Print the card on card stock as heavy as your printer will allow, fold it and use a little glitter glue to make it sparkle. You might also want to make your own envelopes or just buy two-for-a-dollar card and envelope sets at the dollar store and then recycle the cards.
Spooky Halloween Wreath Decoration
Making a Halloween wreath is simple. Here are the supplies you’ll need:
- 1 plain Styrofoam wreath ring (you choose the size)
- These vintage images or vintage Halloween cards of your choice (between 2 and 4 inches long), printed and cut along the outlines
- Free Halloween scrapbook paper (optional)
- Scissors
- Short straight pins
- Ribbon or a metal or plastic door-hanger
Download images you like to your computer. Then, print enough clipart images so they can be spread around the entire wreath and cut them out with scissors or a craft knife. You can also vary the look by using Halloween scrapbook paper cut into bat or leaf shapes. Once you’ve cut all the components, stick them to the Styrofoam wreath with the straight pins. You might need to adjust the pieces a bit to find the right arrangement. The pins should make it easy to reposition everything. (Just make sure small children don’t get their hands on the straight pins!) When your wreath is done, use a ribbon or door hanger to hang it.
I hope you have a great time making these Halloween craft projects and that you have a fun holiday!