Fun Classroom Decorations For Halloween

It’s hard to believe but Halloween is already upon us again! It’s time to start thinking about bright orange and black colors, pumpkins, goblins, witches, fun costumes and how you are going to decorate your classroom.

Whether you’re beginning from scratch or you already have most of your Halloween classroom décor ready, fresh classroom decoration ideas keep the spirits roaming your classroom.

Large Web and Spider On the Wall

A big, blank wall requires large decorations.  If you have a big wall in your classroom, begin with a giant spider web. The web is easily created using yarn of any color that will stand off the wall. Once you have chosen the color of yarn you are going to use just pick 6 points in the shape of a hexagon to create the outer edge. The hour positions of ten, twelve, two, four, six, and eight on a clock are a great reference point. Cut three lengths of yarn the full length of the web you want to create. Connect the yarn straight across the wall at the six spots to make an asterisk. Then, working in a spiral from the outside, connect the yarn at each of the 6 points with tape or adhesive until you have at least three spirals. You may have quite a few more spirals depending on the size of your wall. 

Now it is time for the fun part, making the spider! After all what would a spider web be if you didn’t have a spider? The spider should be black and can be any size and shape. Making the spider is pretty easy. All you have to do is cut two circles or ovals out of black construction paper making sure one is smaller for the head and the other a little larger for the body. Pipe cleaners seem to work really well for the legs, but you can also just use construction paper for those as well if you would like. You can even fold the construction paper like an accordion to add some dimension to them. After the spider is complete you can put it on the web.

If you would like to you can just make the one big spider, but it can also be a lot of fun to let the children to make tons of small spiders out of pom-poms and pipe cleaners!

Not So Scary Halloween Scenes

One classroom door decoration idea is to make Halloween scenes out of colored felt or construction paper and put them on the door. The scenes need not be scary, but warm and inviting, drawing the children inside. A kitty with a pumpkin, friendly goblins, skeletons with top hats, or a large moon with a fence silhouette are just a few ideas to get you started. Use simple shapes and contrasting colors to create a delightful variety of mini-scenes for decorating your classroom door.  You can easily turn this into a fun project for children, whether you ask them to cut out the simple shapes or give them the ability to make the Halloween scene.

Bones, Bones, Bones

A border of cut out skeletons can wrap all the way around the upper part of your classroom wall. You can create the skeletons in a paper doll style, with many layers of white construction paper cut out all at once so they are attached after you unfold the paper.

Another idea is to have your students cut out the bones of small skeletons, connect the bones with brass fasteners and then hang them around the perimeter of the classroom. Children can express themselves by putting the legs and arms of their skeletons in unique positions or even hanging them upside down!

Inspiring classroom decorations are an important part of making a classroom where students are motivated to learn. If you would like to involve your students in classroom decorations, many lessons can be incorporated into easy classroom decorating ideas like anatomy, language arts, math and science.