Cool Classroom Decoration Themed For Halloween

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Cool Classroom Decoration Themed For Halloween

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 Subscribe To Our Feed

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, ghosts, witches, fun costumes and how you are going to decorate your classroom.

If you are just starting to think about what to do for Halloween in your classroom then you are in luck because there are some great ideas below to help get you started. Even if you already have everything all planned out you can still get some new, fresh ideas!

Giant Spider in It’s Web

A large, blank wall calls for large decorations. If you have a big wall in your classroom, start with a nice sized spider web. It is really pretty simple to create a cool looking spider web. All you really need is some yarn in a color that will show up nicely against the wall you are using. Once you have chosen the color of yarn you are going to use just pick six points in the shape of a hexagon to create the outer edge. Some good reference points are the hour hands on clock of 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, and 2. Then, simply cut three pieces of yarn making sure they are long enough to connect 2 of the spots you previously made that are opposite each other. For instance, the point close to the twelve hour hand should go down to the point at the 6 hour hand and so on. Once the three pieces are attached you should have something that resembles an asterisk. Then, working in a spiral from the outside, attatch the yarn at each of the six spots with tape or glue until you have at least three spirals. You may have several more spirals depending on the size of your wall.

Now it is time for the fun part, creating the spider! After all what would a spider web be without a spider hanging in it? Even though spiders come in a wide variety of different colors black usually works the best since it seems to go with the whole Halloween theme. Creating 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 create the one big spider, but it can also be a lot of fun to let your students to create a bunch of smaller spiders out of pom-poms and pipe cleaners!

Fun Scenes of Halloween

One classroom door decoration idea is to make scenes of Halloween 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 big moon with a fence silhouette are just a few ideas to get the ball rolling. Use simple shapes and contrasting colors to create a delightful variety of mini-scenes for decorating your classroom door. Make sure to keep the children involved by asking them to cut out some of the shapes for you or glue some of the pieces together.

Surrounded by Skeletons

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 multiple layers of white construction paper cut out all at once so they are connected after you unfold the paper.

Another idea is to have the children 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 arms and legs of their skeletons in funny positions or even hanging them upside down!

Inspiring classroom decorations are an important part of creating a classroom where students are motivated to learn. If you would like to involve the children in classroom decorations, many lessons can be incorporated into simple classroom decorating ideas like the human body, art, math and social studies.

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