Halloween crafts are always a hit with my kids, and this DIY Witch Cutting Activity brings together creativity and skill-building in a fun and spooky way. This activity is all about practicing scissor skills while creating a cute witch with colorful hair. By following the lines drawn on the witch’s “hair,” kids will get to reveal the hidden witch face underneath as they cut along. It’s a perfect way to blend a festive Halloween craft with an educational task that helps young children improve their fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
One of the best things about this craft is its simplicity. You don’t need many materials, and the set-up is quick, making it great for an afternoon activity at home or in the classroom. Your child will love revealing the witch’s face as they cut through the zigzag, straight, or wavy lines, and it’s a playful way to make learning fun. Plus, it’s a perfect Halloween-themed introduction to cutting practice for young learners!
Why You’ll Love This Activity
You’ll love this DIY witch cutting activity because it combines creativity with skill development, making it both fun and educational. Cutting along different types of lines helps your child practice precision while the excitement of uncovering the witch’s face keeps them engaged. The best part? It’s super easy to prepare and clean up, and kids will have a blast working on their witch’s hairstyle while strengthening their fine motor skills.
What You’ll Need
- Green, orange, and purple construction paper
- Sharpie
- Kid scissors
- Glue
- Masking tape
Step-by-Step Instructions
1. Prepare the witch’s hair:
Cut the orange construction paper into rectangles. These will be the witch’s hair strands. Using a Sharpie, draw lines down each rectangle. Make the lines different—some can be straight, some zigzag, and others wavy—to create varying cutting challenges for your child.
2. Cut out the witch’s hat and head:
Use the purple construction paper to cut out 3 or 4 witch hats, making sure they are the same width as the orange rectangles. Then, cut a semi-circle shape from the green construction paper to make the witch’s head.
3. Assemble the witch:
Glue the orange rectangles (hair) to the top of the witch’s head, letting them hang down like hair. Next, glue the purple witch hat on top of the head, covering the top part of the hair.
4. Invite your child to cut:
Once everything is glued in place, invite your child to use their scissors to cut along the lines you’ve drawn on the witch’s hair. As they cut, the witch’s face will slowly be revealed! Once they cut along the lines they can cut all the hair off close to the hat to fully reveal the witch’s face!
TIP: Tape down each witch head to make it easier for your child to cut. That way they can focus on cutting without the witch moving!
This activity makes learning how to cut fun and engaging, and the colorful witch design adds a festive Halloween twist. Perfect for little ones practicing their scissor skills!
Play2Learn Toddler & Preschool Programs for Curious Toddlers
There is no limit to your toddler’s energy and curiosity. That energy and curiosity although a joy can be challenging at times. Their interest in just about everything around them is what makes them great learners. One and two year olds can soak up so much just from their senses!
But as a teacher or parent that thirst for learning can be exhausting. That is why I created this toddler and preschooler program. To help you get the most out of this time with your curious toddler without having to come up with creative ways to play and interact with them.
Play2Learn for Toddlers includes 20 Units for toddlers. Each 2-week toddler unit has 20 super easy to set up and engaging activities for toddlers 18 months to 3 years.
Play2Learn Preschool which includes 20 Units for preschoolers. Each 2-week preschoolers unit has 20 unique and easy to set up and engaging activities for preschoolers 3 years to 5 years. That’s over 800 learning activities for your toddler and preschooler at your fingertips! So many ideas you and your child will never be bored again!
These toddler and preschool lesson plans and activities will definitely keep you and your toddler and preschooler busy playing and learning!
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Book: Exciting Sensory Bins for Curious Kids
Did you know I wrote a book of sensory bins? Click here for more information Exciting Sensory Bin for Curious Kids. Or grab your copy at Amazon.
Boring afternoons are made exciting with awesome animal-based bins, like Salty Shark Bay or Yarn Farm. Pretend play bins like Birthday Cake Sensory Play or Bubble Tea Party encourage creativity and imagination. And your kids will have so much fun they won’t even know they’re getting smarter with STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) activities like Sink or Float Soup, Magnetic Letter Hunt or Ice Cream Scoop and Count.
Designed for toddlers 18 months and up.
Book: Super STEAM Activity Book for Kids
Learning all about science, technology, engineering, art, and math sets kids up for scholastic success―and it can be so much fun! Watch kids enjoy building STEAM skills as they color friendly fish, help water find its way to tree roots, solve math problems with mazes, and more.
Find out more and grab your copy here.
Designed for preschoolers 3 years old and up.
Book: Big Book of Riddles for Kids
Riddle me this: What’s an exciting way to practice critical thinking while having a blast? The Big Riddle Book for Kids, of course! From hilarious puns to tough brain teasers, kids can build problem-solving skills with hundreds of riddles tha. t show them how to think outside the box.
- 350 riddles for kids—Have hours of fun with riddles, puns and jokes, and math and logic puzzles that’ll get their wheels turning!
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- Double-check their work—Kids can check their answers in the back of the book with a handy answer key.
Help children expand their minds while having fun with this puzzle book for kids!
Designed for kids ages 6 years old and up.
TV Show: Curious Crafting
I’m so excited to share my crafting TV show Curious Crafting which launched in July 2022 on TVOkids and TVOkids YouTube! Season 2 aired in August 2023! My show was also nominated in 2023 for Best Live Action Preschool Series by the Youth Media Alliance Awards of Excellence.
Curious Crafting Season 1 is also now airing in Australia on ABC! Watch it here!
Set in the ultimate crafting space, Curious Crafting is a short form pre-school age series about the joy of making crafts. I lead a rotating cast of adorable little preschoolers (including my own) making magic out of common household objects.
In each episode we transform recycled items into magical crafts like a milk carton school bus, paper bag puppet or cotton pad turtle. The crafters learn and laugh their way through each activity while demonstrating what their young imaginations can create.
Curious Crafting shares the adventure and joy of making art with takeaway lessons for creating crafts at home.
This show designed for toddlers and preschoolers 2.5 years old and up.
