If your kids love Halloween as much as mine, they’ll be thrilled to make their very own haunted house! This paper bag haunted house craft is perfect for kids of all ages, from toddlers up through elementary and beyond, and it makes such fun Halloween décor for your home.
It’s spooky but still cute, with ghosts, pumpkins, and all the little details that bring a Halloween haunted house to life. Plus, it’s an easy DIY Halloween activity that you can put together with just a few simple supplies you probably already have at home.
Materials You’ll Need for your Craft Haunted House
The best part about this haunted house craft is how easy it is to set up. You don’t need fancy supplies from the craft shop, just some basic things like construction paper, a paper bag, scissors, glue, and a marker. That’s it!
Most of these are supplies you already have at home or can grab quickly from Amazon or your local shop. It’s such a simple way to keep the kids busy and creative during the Halloween season, and they’ll love being able to design their own haunted house.
Instructions: How to Make a Paper Bag Haunted House
Follow along with the simple step by step how to make a haunted house instructions below to make this halloween haunted house craft for toddlers, preschoolers or kids of any age.
How to Make a Paper Bag Haunted House Craft
Make your own spooky paper bag haunted house with ghosts, pumpkins, and creepy windows – a fun and easy Halloween craft kids will love!
Materials
- Construction paper
- Paper bag
- Scissors
- Glue
- Black Marker
Instructions
- Cut and trace the templates onto the right colors of construction paper, then cut them out again. Starting with the base shapes of the haunted house as shown
- Then the black and white paper pieces for the bats and ghosts
- And the green and orange for the pumpkin
- Gather all of these pieces together
- Assemble the haunted house templates one by one, starting with the larger pieces.
- Use a marker to outline your assembled templates, giving the haunted house those spooky finishing touches.
- Cut a rectangle from purple paper to make the roof
and glue it to the top of the paper bag. 
- Attach the chimney and doors to bring your haunted house to life.
- Glue on the windows, don’t forget to add details like spider webs or little eyes peeking out!
- Add the other fun details such as ghosts and pumpkins
- And the bats to complete your Halloween haunted house craft.
- Finally, add some additional details with the black marker to finish it off
Once you’re done, you’ll have your very own haunted house that can stand up as a Halloween decoration. Kids love playing with them too, so it doubles as a craft and a toy for imaginative play.
Download the Haunted House Craft Printable Template
To make this Halloween haunted house craft even easier, we’ve created a free printable haunted house template for you. Just download, print, and trace. It’s that simple!
The haunted house craft PDF includes all the pieces you need to cut and assemble.
Terms of use: As always, our printables are free for personal and classroom use but not for commercial use.
You can find our step-by-step guide on how to download printables here: How to Download Our Printables.
This haunted house paper craft is such a fun way to get into the Halloween spirit with your kids. It’s easy, it’s creative, and it makes the perfect little Halloween haunted house to display or play with at home.
Whether you’re looking for Halloween haunted house crafts for toddlers, a DIY Halloween activity for elementary kids, or just something spooky and fun to keep the kids busy, this haunted house craft ticks all the boxes.
More Halloween Crafts for Kids
We hope you enjoyed this guide on how to make a paper haunted house.
If you loved this Halloween haunted house craft, you’ll want to check out more of our Halloween crafts for kids, including more haunted house craft ideas. But we also have plenty of other Halloween ideas, from pumpkins to ghosts and bats, that will keep your little ones busy all October long.
- Rocking Haunted House Halloween Craft
- Rocking Bat Craft for Halloween
- Halloween Pumpkin Bracelet Craft
- Yarn Monsters Halloween Craft
- Rocking Frankenstein Craft
- Paper Plate Flying Witch Craft
More Paper Bag Crafts for Kids
Paper bag crafts are always a hit because they’re easy, inexpensive, and so versatile. After making this haunted house, why not try a paper bag puppet or another fun DIY paper bag craft project? Kids love turning something as simple as a paper bag into a whole new creation.
- Easy Paper Bag Apple Craft
- Easy Paper Bag Pumpkin Craft for Kids
- Nurse Paper Bag Puppet with Printable Template
- Groundhog Day Paper Bag Puppet with Free Printable Template
- Paper Bag Reindeer Craft
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Anna Marikar, mum of four and seasoned blogger, has spent over a decade sharing her parenting journey and passion for kid-friendly crafts and free printables.
Her easy-to-follow craft ideas and practical parenting advice have transformed In The Playroom into a cherished resource for parents.
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