Halloween Daily Craft Tracker Wheel – Fun Countdown Calendar for Kids
Get Creative with a Halloween Craft Countdown Calendar
Halloween is the perfect time to get creative with fun crafts for kids! To celebrate the spooky season, we have created a Halloween craft tracker wheel. This easy DIY countdown calendar is a unique way to countdown to Halloween with your kids.
Every October, we love sharing new Halloween craft ideas. This year, we went through our old posts and cleared them out to feature our favorite simple, creative, and fun Halloween craft tutorials. The craft tracker wheel can be used year after year or redone annually for something fresh. We kept the crafts and characters simple so you can mix and match different ideas each time!
The Halloween craft wheel works as a countdown calendar, with a spooky character and coordinating craft for each day leading up to October 31st. Get the kids involved in the countdown fun by creating the tracker together. Then use it daily or weekly to build excitement and work on crafts as you count down the days to Halloween.
Before we get into the craft tutorial, be sure to pin this post! The Halloween craft tracker wheel is perfect for your seasonal DIY and kids craft boards.
More Than Just Crafts: Developmental Benefits of the Halloween Wheel
While Halloween crafts are fun and creativity-building activities on their own, this craft tracker wheel provides some added developmental perks for your kids.
The interactive process of planning the wheel, assembling it, and engaging with it over the Halloween season provides many benefits that boost your child’s growth and learning.
When children can express themselves through creative projects like this DIY craft freely, it builds confidence and problem-solving skills. Fine motor development is also improved through cutting, tracing, gluing, and other hands-on steps.
Tracking progress daily promotes planning, logical thinking, and a sense of responsibility. Displaying the completed wheel gives a great sense of accomplishment.
Working on crafts together provides an opportunity for quality bonding time and making memorable moments. Incorporating early academic concepts makes crafting even more educational.
So, while your child will have a blast making and using this Halloween tracker wheel, they will also be building creativity, skills, and developmental growth all season long!
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Halloween Tracker Template
Supplies for 13 Days of Halloween Daily Craft Tracker Wheel
Many of the supplies needed for this craft you likely already have at home. But if you need to purchase anything, here are some affiliate links for convenience:
- 2 Paper Plates
- School Glue
- Kids Scissors
- Brass Fasteners
- Googly Eyes
- Tempera Paint Set
- Craft Sticks
- Construction Paper Variety Pack
- You’ll also need access to the free printable, which you can download here.
How to Make the Halloween Craft Tracker Wheel
Follow these simple steps to create your Halloween craft countdown calendar:
- Print out the free printable template and cut out the 13 triangles.
- Use one of the triangles as a template to cut out a matching triangle from a paper plate. Set this plate aside for now.
- Glue the 13 printable triangles onto a whole paper plate in numerical order.
- Use a brass fastener to poke a hole in the center of each paper plate.
- Separate the two paper plates or layers of the wheel.
- Decorate the top paper plate as desired to create the centerpiece. We made a fun monster face:
- Paint the plate background color (we did blue)
- Cut zigzag “teeth” from white paper and glue to craft sticks
- Glue googly eyes
- Add other embellishments like cotton balls for hair.
- Customize the front of the wheel with spooky decorations, paint, stickers, etc. Get creative!
- Reassemble the layers of the wheel onto the brass fastener.
- You’re now ready to use your Halloween craft tracker wheel!
You can decorate the front of the wheel however you like. You can make it look like a wheel or a witch’s spellbook or whatever you want.
Create a Spooky Fun Halloween Craft Countdown With This DIY Tracker Wheel
Get your haunt on this October by making your own boo-tiful Halloween craft tracker wheel! This easy DIY craft is the perfect countdown calendar to the spookiest day of the year.
In this step-by-step video tutorial, we’ll show you how to make a creepy, cool Halloween craft wheel for tracking your daily crafting. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned pro, this craft is fun for all ages. Let’s get started!
