This free printable skeleton craft is a fun way for young children to practice fine motor skills and make a cute Halloween decoration. You don't need construction paper to make this easy Halloween craft thanks to the free printable templates!
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While this skeleton was designed with Halloween in mind, it's also a great activity to go along with a science book like Bones!
If you're looking for fall and Halloween activities for little learners, make sure to check out these additional posts for the fall season here on The Artisan Life:
Art supplies needed to use your free build a skeleton craft
You don't need much to make your cute Halloween craft! Here are the supplies you'll need:
- Your free printable monster template (look for the download link further down the post. There's a row of purple arrows pointing the way.)
- Printer access and paper or white card stock
- Child safe scissors
- Paper faster brads. We used these colorful brads.
- A single hole punch, awl, small pair of scissors, etc to make holes for the brads. Optional.
- Set includes 100 brass fasteners for craft.
- High-quality: Multicolor brads are professionally plated and coloured, no rust, no burrs, easy to bend.
- Simple and easy: just insert the mini brad into the object and fork it so that it stays in place.
How to make your free printable Skeleton
First, grab your PDF file from lower down in the post.
Print one copy of both craft pages for each child.
If your children or students want to color the skeleton, it can be easier to do before cutting the pieces out.
Use child safe scissors to cut out each of the template pieces.
Use a hole punch or something sharp, like small scissors or a pencil, to make holes for the brads.
This is optional, but helpful. Children can use the single hole punch but adult help is best if you're using something small and sharp.
Connect the bones together as shown to make your dancing skeleton craft!
You're done! The skeleton can be posed and used as a bulletin board decoration or strung up and hung.
Free skeleton template PDF file download area
Like other free printables here on The Artisan Life, this cut & paste craft is licensed for personal use, including classroom use and use with library activities.
You are not licensed to sell or redistribute the print outs or files, even for free. Please refer friends and colleagues to this post to download their own copies.
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I hope you enjoy this paper build a Halloween skeleton craft. Stop by the posts below for more free printables for kids of all ages for Halloween:
Elena
Thank you so much! My Kinders loves this activity!