Popsicle Stick Halloween Craft Ideas

3 min read September 13, 2026 Shauna Krantz
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Grab those popsicle craft sticks and get ready to make some adorable Halloween characters for everyone's favorite Fall holiday! Ella and Annie created a few fun Halloween characters from Oriental Trading's craft sticks. This is an easy craft, suitable for kids of most ages. Using craft sticks, craft foam, googly eyes and sharpies, we were able to make a witch, frankenstein, pumpkin, monster and black cat. Get creative and make some Halloween characters of your own! Want more preschool Halloween crafts? Check out our 9+ Preschool Halloween Crafts to do this Fall!

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Frankenstein Popsicle Stick Craft

Glue three craft sticks into the shape of a triangle. Cut the craft foam in the shape and size of the triangle from the craft sticks. Using the black craft foam, cut the Frankenstein hair, eyebrows and bolts. Attach googly eyes with glue and draw stitches and mouth with a black sharpie.

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Black Cat Popsicle Stick Craft

Glue three craft sticks into the shape of a triangle. Cut the craft foam in the shape and size of the triangle from the craft sticks. Glue two googly eyes on the cat, a small pink foam triangle nose and white construction paper whiskers. The girl's cute a wavy tail from the black craft foam.

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Monster Popsicle Stick Craft

Glue three craft sticks into the shape of a triangle. Cut the craft foam in the shape and size of the triangle from the craft sticks. Attach various sized googly eyes to the monster's face. With a black Sharpie®, draw the monster's mouth. Cut small pink triangles from craft foam and glue to the back of the montser.

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Pumpkin Popsicle Stick Craft

Glue three craft sticks into the shape of a triangle. Cut the craft foam in the shape and size of the triangle from the craft sticks. Using a black Sharpie®, draw the jack-o-lantern eyes, nose and mouth. Cut two small green leaf shapes from craft foam and glue on to the top of your pumpkin.

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Witch Popsicle Stick Craft

Glue three craft sticks into the shape of a triangle. Cut the craft foam in the shape and size of the triangle from the craft sticks. Add a small green triangle nose, two googly eyes and a black triangle for the witch hat. Ella and Annie added a purple trim to their witch hat. With a black Sharpie®, draw warts on the nose and a witch mouth. Cut thin strips from red craft foam for the hair. Attach the hair with a hot glue gun.

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Popsicle Stick Halloween Characters

Create these adorable Halloween characters that littles will love. You can make a Frankenstein, Monster, Pumpkin or ghost by simply gluing together 6 larger craft sticks using hot glue. Paint the sticks the color for the character you are making. Either draw on eyes with a black paint pen or add googly eyes. Use the paint pen to also draw the mouth for each character. Kids will have so much making their characters!

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