Spooky Skeleton Crafts

The skeleton in the picture is a project that I did with one of my Kindergarten students in 2004. He was extremely interested in the human body - - skeletons, human body puzzles, the workings of everything. It was quite amazing, really. So, when the kids chose projects, he chose this WAY-bigger-than-life-sized toilet paper roll skeleton. It was such a blast to create with him!

What You'll Need:

1. Approximately 68 toilet paper rolls for each one - we did 24 ribs (12 pairs) and 26 vertebrae (24 plus the sacrum and the coccyx) (ask parents at the beginning of the year to save up things like toilet paper rolls and other recyclables and donate them to the class)


2. 4 paper towel rolls


3. White construction paper to make the skull


4. Scissors


5. A black marker to draw the face


6. Glue


7. Brown butcher paper, or whatever long, heavy paper you have


8. A book that shows an illustration of a skeleton that the student can use as a model, or an actual skeleton model

This is another one of the skeleton crafts I did with my Kindergarten class in 2004. It's really simple.

What You'll Need:

1. At least one sheet of black construction paper for each child


2. Glue


3. White chalk or white crayons for drawing the skull


4. Cotton swabs (Q-tips)


5. Scissors

This is a really cute skeleton craft and it's easy and fun for the kids. Some people don't like to use food for crafts . . . I actually don't like to do that very often either. But it's here if you'd like to try it.

What You'll Need:

1. Different types of pasta (choose shapes that are appropriate for different shapes of bones e.g. penne for legs, spaghetti for fingers, macaroni for ribs)


2. Black construction paper (at least one sheet per child)


3. Glue


4. White chalk or white crayon

A skeleton mobile is almost a must-have in your Halloween decorations - - kind of an old stand-by. So, here's how you can make one easily:

What You'll Need:

1. 1 set of skeleton template pages for each child (print 2 each of the legs, arms, hands and feet)


2. Scissors


3. Card stock


4. Glue


5. Hole punch


6. Brass fasteners


7. String