Halloween Craft Ideas for Spooky Season

Are you all about the darker nights and pumpkin spiced lattes? Don't let your favourite holiday pass you by – soak up the spooky with help from our Halloween craft ideas and growing range of craft classes! 

Whether you’re looking for a way to get into the Halloween spirit with friends, fun kids’ party activities or a way to entertain yourself during the darker nights, our Halloween craft ideas will have you screaming with excitement for everybody’s favourite spooktacular season. 

From the spine-chilling to cute and cosy, here are our favourite five DIY craft ideas for all your hallows eves shenanigans… 

1. Try pottery painting and decorate your own ceramic pumpkin!

Although a fun tradition, why not swap out your messy pumpkin carving session for some DIY decor that won’t go mouldy? By painting your own ceramic pumpkin, you and friends or family can get together and create a cute Halloween decoration that you can bring out year after year. 

With this Pottery painting class in London you can have a talented crafter come to a location of your choice and bring along all the necessary materials from ceramic pumpkins (and sugar skulls) to paints and brushes. Your friendly teacher can then guide you and your creepy crew through a fun ceramic painting session that’s sure to spook! Not in London? Fear not, this Halloween-themed pottery painting class can be enjoyed all over the UK from Edinburgh to Bristol!

Perfect for kids’ birthday parties or sophisticated adult Halloween parties – whatever the occasion, you’ll love getting your spook on whilst unleashing your creativity with friends and family by your side. 

2. Celebrate the Day of the Dead with a painting class

As Halloween happens to fall on a Monday this year, you may not want to all out and party, but that shouldn’t mean you should skip celebrating your favourite time of year. With this online painting class, you can cosy up on the couch whilst exploring your creative side and designing your very own sugar skull. 

A Calavera (AKA sugar skull) is a fascinating Mexican tradition – while some cultures carve pumpkins around the end of October, others paint skulls as a representation for departed souls. Let a talented artist take you on a Day of the Dead journey with this online art class as you paint your own designs onto a 3D sugar skull. Enjoy the opportunity to relax and soak up the arty atmosphere all whilst safe from the cold and cosy on your sofa! 

3. Relax with some autumnal floristry 

From Autumn wreath making workshops in Brighton to Halloween wreath making classes in Edinburgh, one thing is for sure – wreath making is 2024’s hottest Halloween craft trend! 

Who said floral wreaths are just for Christmas anyway? This year, you can brighten up your street early with a cute Halloween wreath and enjoy the cosy crafty vibes of making one – what’s not to love? 

Using dried foliage in a range of autumnal colours, you can create a homage to the end of summer and celebrate the seasonal routine of the falling of the leaves. Enjoy this fun autumn/Halloween-themed floristry class with friends or treat your hardworking team to some seasonal team building activities!

It’s not only a wonderful way to welcome in a new season and celebrate Halloween in a wholesome manner, but it's also a great introduction to floristry and flower arranging. You never know, you could discover a new hobby that’ll take you through the dark nights of winter and give you that much needed dose of nature on those days when it’s too cold to leave the house! 

4. Make some unique forest DIY decor this Halloween season

When it comes to Halloween craft ideas, we’re pretty sure you won’t have thought of this one before!

Although needle felting and Halloween is rather unheard of combo, this needle felting pumpkin class makes for a weird and wonderful alternative to the standard pumpkin carving and might even become a new tradition in your household. 

This unique online drawing class invites you and your family and friends or even some colleagues to an evening of crafty fun as you learn how to turn loose wool into a 3D sculpture. You'll also make some mushrooms to give it a magical woodland feel,

You’ll have all the arty equipment you need in the class, as well as plenty of guidance on how needle felting works. Once finished, you can proudly display your creation on tabletops, windowsills or a mantlepiece  — we’re sure it’ll brighten your day!

5. Craft some Halloween mosaic art

If you’ve always fancied learning how to make mosaic art, Halloween is actually a brilliant time to do so! With this Day of the Dead themed mosaic class in London, you can learn the basics of creating marvellous mosaics all whilst enjoying celebrating the spooky season with your nearest and dearest!

Enjoy exploring Mexican traditions as you make a handmade mosaic that’s a celebration of your inner spirit, or let it serve as a way to remember the soul of a loved one. Most importantly, enjoy a moment to relax and explore your creative side all whilst learning a wonderful DIY craft.