Handmade Halloween Cards (with free templates)

Kimberly McLeod Posted: 10/23/25 Updated: 10/24/25 1 Comment

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These handmade Halloween cards are so fun and easy to put together! You can make them on your own or use our free printable templates. We love that you can choose between a pumpkin, witch, Frankenstein or vampire card.

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We’ll show you how to make these easy Halloween cards. They each open up so you can write your own special Halloween message inside. “Have a spook-tacular Halloween!” or even just write “Happy Halloween!” inside. All you need to make these are some paint, paper, googly eyes and you’re all set!

Supplies Needed

Frankenstein

Pumpkin

Witch

Vampire

Paint – this color for the face or beige cardstock
Googly eyes
White cardstock
Red cardstock
Black cardstock
Red Glitter paper
Black sharpie

TIP: If you currently don’t have any cardstock on hand – this pack is perfect as it comes in all of the colors you would need for these cards!

FREE TEMPLATES – you can get the free templates sent to your email at the bottom of the post.

And don’t forget to check out our NEW book – Fun and Easy Crafting with Recycled Materials is bursting with easy crafts for kids like this one. But not only that, it is all recycled crafts for kids too – paper rolls, egg cartons, cardboard, popsicle sticks, jars and more!

Watch the Video Tutorial

How to Make DIY Halloween Cards

First make sure you trace around the head templates so that the cards open up – then you’ll be able to write a message inside. See our video tutorial above for a sample!

Frankenstein

1. First, fold over a large piece of green cardstock and trace around the square template to make the head.

2. Trace around the hair, eyebrow and mouth templates on black paper. Glue to the card. Glue googly eyes on top.

Pumpkin

1. First, fold over a large piece of orange cardstock and trace around the template to make the head.

2. Cut out the face pieces from black cardstock. You can use the template or create your own face! Then add the leaf from green cardstock and stem from brown cardstock. Glue to the back of the card.

Witch

1. Fold over a piece of green cardstock and trace around the head template for the face.

Cut strips of orange paper for the hair and glue to the sides. Glue the hat on top made from black cardstock.

2. Add the brim for the hat with gold glitter paper. Glue the googly eyes on. Draw on the nose and mouth with a sharpie.

Vampire

1. Fold over a piece of white cardstock and trace the head template to make the face. Paint the face and let it dry (you can also use beige paper instead).

Glue the hair on the top with black cardstock.