It’s October and it’s time to plan a few ( or many ) fun Halloween crafts to get excited about the holiday and learn at the same time. Each one of these books has been paired with a great craft or activity that work on a variety of skills in a playful way. Click on the book title and you will be taken to Amazon through and affiliate link to check out the book. Click on the craft and you will be taken to the full craft tutorial so you can see the step by step instructions to make it with your child.
Did we miss one of your favorite Halloween books and crafts ? Add them in comments so we can make this resource even more helpful.
Frankie Stein Starts School
Monster Math
Pumpkin Eye
Ghosts in the House! 
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything
Mouse’s First Halloween 
Halloween Day
Mouse’s Halloween Party 
Creepy Monsters, Sleepy Monsters
Where Is Baby’s Pumpkin?
Peek-a-Boooo!
Dem Bones
Inside a House That Is Haunted
Vunce Upon a Time
AlphaOops: H Is for Halloween
10 Trick-or-Treaters
Skeleton Hiccups
In the Haunted House
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat!
Beneath the Ghost Moon
Monsters Don’t Eat Broccoli
Big Pumpkin 
It’s Pumpkin Day, Mouse! (If You Give)
We’re Going On A Ghost Hunt by Marcia Vaughn and our Cookie Cutter Ghosts.
Maisy’s Halloween
What did we miss? Share your favorite Halloween book or craft in comments!
Cami says
Piggie Pie by Margie Palatini is adorable! When I taught 2nd grade we did a play and the kids loved it!
Allison McDonald says
I don’t know why I always forget that book – we own it and read it often. Sometimes the most obvious right? Yes great suggestion . Thank you!!
Kirstylee @ Moms Have Questions Too says
I love making crafts that go along with a book. This is a great list of ideas to keep my kids busy throughout October. Thanks!
julie d says
Our favorite Halloween books are Over in the Hollow, Room on the Broom, Halloween Night, and Frankenstein (a Monsterous Parody – reminds us of Madeline!). I have just reserved several of your book suggestions at the library. Hopefully our list of favorites will grow!
Laurie Cooper says
Adorable ideas! I need to try some of these with my grandkids. We have traditions of setting out a stack of Christmas books during the month of December to read one a day as Christmas nears. But I have not thought of doing it for October until this moment. It would be fun to add the crafts.
BTW, I’ve written a series of theme related treasure hunt books available at Amazon that you may like to check out. They’re ready- made clues for the children to read to take them to a hidden prize. I play this game with my grandkids for almost every holiday.
Enjoying reading of any sort.
Laurie Cooper
http://www.treasurehuntgamebooks
Pam McMurtry says
This is a great resource – thanks for sharing! My “A Harvest and Halloween Handbook” has Halloween activities, games and a preschool Mother Goose Party. A couple of fun projects for little ones: Scrap crafts – a Jack-o’lantern, bat, spider, toad and cat made with fabric (or scrapbook paper)and buttons. Also an invitation or card that uses a vial of bubbles and a paper chain made like a giant charm bracelet with Halloween cut-outs for charms. Keep up the good work!