IF you don’t fancy letting your little ones loose with a big knife this Halloween, fear not, there are plenty of alternatives to pumpkin carving.
Environmental concerns, the inevitable mess made, children not to be trusted with sharp objects - whatever your reason for not wanting to sacrifice a squash in the name of ghoulish good fun this weekend, we have found some spooky substitutes.
Check out these crafty options and keep the kids quiet until it’s time for the trick or treating to commence…
Halloween Colouring Pages
Picture credit: Crayola
Monsters and skulls, witches and sorcerers, if your youngster enjoys putting colouring pen to paper then get yourself over to the Crayola website for a range of colouring pages with a Halloween theme.
From simple designs for little hands to ornate patterns for older artists, you should find a sufficiently scary sheet to suit all ages.
Halloween Free Printables
Picture credit: Activity Village
If you want to take the colouring pages a step further, Activity Village has a range of creepy crafts for kids to enjoy.
From booklets to bookmarks, scavenger hunts to scrapbook paper, there are plenty of options for creative minds this Halloween!
Halloween Arts & Crafts
Picture credit: Hobbycraft
If you’re looking for [your children] to create something worthy of your Instagram following, you might need to call in the experts.
Arts and crafts superstore, Hobbycraft, have everything you never knew you needed for Halloween. From wooden skull slices to papier mache pumpkins, youngsters can be busy cutting, sticking and stitching their way through the spooky holiday season.
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