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Paper Halloween Luminaries

August 29, 2017 By Amanda Formaro (WE EARN COMMISSION FROM PURCHASES MADE VIA PRODUCT LINKS IN OUR POSTS)

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Halloween decorations don’t have to be difficult, and kids love to join in the fun. And seriously, I won’t tell if you decide to pick up the crayons or colored pencils and color along! You can easily print out my drawings and color them in. By day they are colorful shelf or window decorations, but by night they are spooky paper Halloween luminaries!

By day they are colorful shelf or window decorations, but by night they are paper Halloween luminaries!

Making Paper Halloween Luminaries

Cute huh?! And these paper luminaries are one of the simplest of the easy crafts for kids on this blog. All you have to do is print out my drawings, color them in and tape them into a cylinder. Your kids may love making these fun twirling paper monsters as well! Hang them up and watch them twirl in the wind.

Making Paper Halloween Luminaries

Of course if the kids (or you) prefer, you can draw your own designs too! If you decide to do that with your paper luminaries, be sure to use a black marker for the main design. As you can see from the animation above, the color from the crayons is lost when the lights go off. The only crayon color still visible is red.

During the day these paper Halloween designs are all coorful and cute, but by night they light up the place!

During the day these paper Halloween designs are all colorful and cute, but by night they light up the place! So as I said, these printable luminaries are pretty simple really. And it’s a great way to spend an hour or so coloring and creating.

ANOTHER CRAFTY IDEA >>  Envelope Advent Calendar

Print color, trim and tape!

If you draw your own designs, use an 8.5″ x 11″ sheet of printer paper placed horizontally. Draw your design in the center. Remember you will roll the paper into a cylinder and if your design is too wide the whole thing won’t be seen at the front of your luminary.

Supplies you need for these paper Halloween luminaries:

For each luminary:

  • Sheet of 8.5″ x 11″ white paper
  • Crayons or colored pencils
  • Clear tape
  • Battery operated tea light
  • Glass jar
  • Black Sharpie (optional – if drawing your own designs)
  • Scissors (if you want to trim and make decorative edges)
  • Patterns

  1. Print each pattern on white paper.
  2. Color in with crayons or pencils.
  3. Roll paper into cylinder and tape closed.
  4. Turn on tea light and place inside glass jar.
  5. Place paper luminary over the jar.
  6. Turn out the lights!

Make fun Halloween luminaries from paper and crayons! Just print out these free designs and color!
I hope you have fun with this! Here’s some more ideas you might like. My painted halloween luminaries are a great way to light up your sidewalk at night! And if you’re looking for halloween party ideas you are in luck, there’s a ton on that post. If you love Halloween, try these monster paper bag puppets for some fall afternoon fun!

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Paper Halloween Luminaries
 
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Author: Amanda Formaro
Supplies
For each luminary:
  • Sheet of 8.5" x 11" white paper
  • Crayons or colored pencils
  • Clear tape
  • Battery operated tea lights
  • Glass jars
  • Black Sharpie (optional - if drawing your own designs)
  • Patterns
ANOTHER CRAFTY IDEA >>  Four Leaf Clover Paper Plate Crown
Directions
  1. Print each pattern on white paper.
  2. Color in with crayons or pencils.
  3. Roll paper into cylinder and tape closed.
  4. Turn on tea light and place inside glass jar.
  5. Place paper luminary over the jar.
  6. Turn out the lights!
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Paper Halloween Luminaries!! By day they are colorful shelf or window decorations, but by night they are spooky paper Halloween luminaries! Easy to make and fun to look at!
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Amanda Formaro is the crafty, entrepreneurial mother of four children. She loves to bake, cook, make kid's crafts and create decorative items for her home. She is a crafting expert and guru in the kitchen and has appeared online and in print publications many times over the years. She is also the editor for the Home & Garden channel at Craft Gossip and owner of FunFamilyCrafts.com.

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Filed Under: Easy Crafts for Kids, Halloween Crafts Tagged With: halloween, jack o lantern, luminaries, luminary, Monster Crafts, monsters, paper, pumpkin

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Comments

  1. Deb says

    September 24, 2017 at 7:48 pm

    My 5 yr old grandson had fun this weekend making these luminaries. Thank you for sharing the patterns and instructions. WE colored them together. He was delighted to show his parents what he made.

    Reply
    • Amanda Formaro says

      September 27, 2017 at 11:23 am

      How fun! I’m so glad he had a fun time making these :) Thanks for sharing, Deb!

      Reply
  2. Nina Lewis says

    September 22, 2017 at 4:08 pm

    These are so cute!! I’m going to make them with my grandkids at our Halloween party! Thanks so much for sharing all of your creativity!

    Reply
  3. Diego Lopes says

    September 12, 2017 at 6:54 am

    Lovely! These Halloween lights are awesome, they’re easy to make and they look great.

    Reply
    • Amanda Formaro says

      September 13, 2017 at 10:00 am

      Thanks so much!

      Reply

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