Halloween Crafts & Writing Activities Bundle

Halloween doesn’t need to mean choosing between doing something fun and keeping the learning on track. This Halloween Crafts & Writing Activities Bundle gives you ready-to-use and editable activities for October and fall, bringing writing, creativity, and hands-on learning together without planning separate activities to get there.

The writing activities give students meaningful opportunities to practice narrative, creative, descriptive, opinion, informative, and poetry writing, while the craft element gives them another way to engage with their ideas. Differentiated and open-ended writing pages make it easier to support a range of learners, from preschool and kindergarten through upper elementary/primary grades, without everyone needing to complete the exact same task.

For you, that means less time hunting down a spooky Halloween craft, a writing activity, and something for the display. Use the resources for whole-class writing, literacy centers, independent work, or early finishers, with colored and black-and-white options to suit your prep time.

Once the writing is done, the crafts can go straight onto the wall or bulletin board. Students get to see their work celebrated, your classroom feels festive, and one activity has done more than one job. 

October learning, creativity, and classroom displays… already sorted.

Perfect For:

• Halloween crafts from preschool through elementary/primary classrooms

• Halloween and fall activities for writing lessons, literacy centers, early finishers, and seasonal classroom displays

• Mixed-ability classes needing differentiated writing options, from emerging writers to more independent students

What’s Included in the Halloween Crafts & Writing Activities Bundle:

📂 Ready-to-print PDF files & editable Canva templates

• Bat, Witch, and Cat Fold-Out Crafts & Writing Activities
• Frankenstein Fold-Out Craft and Writing Activities
• Ghost & Skeleton Fold-Out Craft & Writing Activities
• Haunted House Writing Activities
• Pumpkin & Moon Fold-Out Writing Craft Activities
• Cat, Bat, and Mummy Toilet Roll Crafts
• 3D Character Toilet Roll Crafts
• Differentiated writing pages with and without handwriting lines
• Multiple writing genres including narrative, creative, descriptive, opinion, informative/procedural, poetry, and open-ended writing, depending on the activity
• Colored and black-and-white versions for flexible printing and classroom use

Why You’ll Love These Halloween Crafts & Writing Activities:

✔ Printable PDFs + editable templates make it easy to use as-is or adapt selected activities to suit your class

✔ Multiple writing genres and activity styles let you revisit the bundle throughout October with a different learning focus

✔ Differentiated pages support developing and more independent writers within the same activity

✔ Colored and black-and-white options give you a choice between quicker prep or more student creativity

✔ Writing + craft + display come together in one activity, giving students meaningful work that can go straight onto your classroom walls

✔ Lifetime access & free updates

✨  Want your Halloween displays sorted too? Pair it with the Halloween Classroom Decor Bundle for coordinating October decor, slides, door decor, newsletters, posters, and more.

Writing Prompt Ideas:

• Narrative: The night I entered a haunted house… / Frankenstein’s first day at school / If I were a bat for a night…
• Creative: I found a secret room inside a haunted house and… / A pumpkin suddenly started talking and… / A friendly ghost appeared in our classroom and…
• Descriptive: Describe a spooky haunted house / Describe the perfect bat cave / Describe what it might feel like to walk on the moon
• Opinion: Would you rather explore a haunted house or a spooky forest? Why? / Would you rather be a bat or a spider? Why?
• Informative: Write 5 facts about bats / Write 5 facts about the human skeleton / Write 5 things you might find in a haunted house
• Poetry: Create an acrostic or haiku poem inspired by the Halloween character or Halloween theme
• Blank: Open-ended writing option for your own prompt or lesson focus

How to Edit:

• Open the PDF from the 'Editable' folder. You’ll see a button that says "Open Canva Template"—just click it to get started.
• No Canva Pro? Everything works perfectly with the free version.
• You can edit the text however you like—change the wording, switch up the fonts, adjust the size or colors, and even use another language.
• The design elements (like clipart and layout) are locked in to keep the look polished and consistent.

You may also like:

• Seasonal & Holiday Classroom Resources
• Classroom Organization Resources
• Bulletin Board Decor Displays
• Classroom Decor Themes

Like matchy, matchy? Shop more Halloween-themed resources.

Please note that this is a downloadable digital file available immediately after purchase. You’ll receive an email with a download link right after checkout. If you’re logged into your account, your downloads will also be available in your Order History.

To open the file: You will need to have a PDF Reader, such as Adobe Acrobat Reader, installed on your computer. 

To edit: If the product description stipulates that the file is editable, it can be edited in Microsoft PowerPoint or with a free Canva account. Be sure to check the product description to confirm which editing format is included. You’ll need access to either Microsoft PowerPoint, Canva, or both to customize the text. For PowerPoint, you can access a free trial here.

Please ensure the software you will use to open the files is up to date to avoid compatibility issues.

Purchase of this resource entitles the purchaser to reproduce pages in limited quantities for single classroom or homeschool use only, and strictly prohibits any commercial use.

Duplication for a friend, another staff member, or the entire school without the purchase of an additional license is not permitted.

Copying any part of this resource and/or placing it on the internet in any form (even a personal or classroom website/school server) is a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

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