Haunted House Art Project - Preschool Halloween Craft

Make Halloween extra fun with this super cute and not-scary haunted house art project! Your little ones will enjoy creating not-so-spooky haunted houses using foam blocks, paint, and tons of silly eyes.

Two children proudly display their completed haunted house artwork made during the Haunted House Art Project.

This haunted house art project is an ADORABLE preschool Halloween craft

Are you ready to get spooky without being scary?

I first made haunted house art with my preschoolers back in 2019 and it was one of *the most* successful, popular, and engaging art projects that I have ever done. The kids went CRAZY for them.

These sweet little artists about lost their minds when I told them we were making haunted houses and they asked to do this project immediately. The energy was a level 10.

Who would have known that haunted houses were SUCH a kit with kids?! 😂

A child stamps the top of their haunted house design with a triangle shape during the Haunted House Art Project.

Explore printmaking with this haunted house art project

We have been printmaking with foam blocks for years, and this easy art project is a fun, creative, Halloween twist!

Printmaking is a fabulous, easy art technique where kids create designs by pressing materials onto paper (think stamping).

In this haunted house craft, your little artists will use foam blocks to “build” their haunted houses by stamping them onto paper.

It’s an easy and creative way to introduce art concepts, and kids absolutely love it.

🌟 Check out this collection of spectacular printmaking projects for kids!

Materials

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Foam blocks
Kids’ paint
White paper
Googly eyes or eye stickers
Shallow paint plates
Markers or crayons – optional

Kids stamp foam blocks at the bottom of their paper, working on their spooky Haunted House Art Project.

Directions

Pour a shallow amount of paint into a plate.
Add foam blocks to the paint.
Invite your child to stamp the foam blocks onto white paper, “building” the shape of their haunted house.
Let the paint dry completely.
Once dry, add googly eyes or eye stickers to the haunted house for extra fun.
Use markers to add details like ghosts, pumpkins, bats, or even silly faces on the haunted house.
Display the artwork for everyone to enjoy!

A child uses a blue foam block to stamp the base of their haunted house during this preschool Halloween craft activity.

8 tips and tricks for your haunted house art project

Try some of these easy twists to make your haunted house crafting even more fun.

Add glitter to the paint for a shimmering haunted effect (if you sprinkle the glitter on while the paint is still wet, it will dry in the paint without needing glue).
Use different shapes of foam blocks to create unique architectural details.
Create a haunted neighborhood by connecting multiple pieces of paper or a large piece of butcher paper.
Incorporate glow-in-the-dark paint for a spooky nighttime reveal.
Use stamps or stencils to add Halloween creatures like spiders and cats.
Add textured materials like cotton balls for “ghost smoke” or tissue paper for windows.
Frame the artwork and use it as Halloween décor at home or in the classroom.
Encourage kids to make haunted house “families” by adding extra houses and residents.

💡 Teacher tip: While I love all of these ideas, I am most excited about idea #3 and making a haunted neighborhood on an XL piece of white butcher paper. I LOVE the idea of setting it out as a project kids can revisit for many days in a row. Sooo cute!

A close-up of purple and black paint swirled together on a plate, ready for the Haunted House Art Project.

Math skills learned from this haunted house art project

Geometry: Kids explore basic geometric concepts by using foam blocks of various shapes to “build” their haunted house.

Measuring space: As they stamp their designs, children learn how to estimate and measure space between different elements of their house.

Symmetry: Through the arrangement of foam block stamps, kids can experiment with creating symmetrical designs, such as balanced windows or door placements.

Identifying sizes: By working with foam blocks of different sizes, children learn how to compare big and small shapes in their artwork.

Creating patterns: Kids use repetition in stamping to create patterns of shapes, reinforcing early math concepts.

Kids work on their Haunted House Art Project by adding eye stickers to the middle of their haunted house stamp art.

Why eyeball stickers are even better than googly eyes

Eye stickers come on a roll with thousands of eyes for usually around $5-6. Because there are so many stickers, it’s easy to let kids add tons and tons without worrying about the cost.

If our preschoolers could, they would use every googly eye we had on hand with just one project.

Eye stickers allow them to use a bunch without costing $12,000,000 per year.

Plus, no glue is needed so there’s no need to wait for dry time.