Why have boring-looking terracotta pots when just a little paint can transform them into silly little Halloween-themed creatures?
Today I am sharing four cute decorated Halloween clay pot painting ideas that you can make at home or in the classroom, as they take little time to make and make a wonderful gift for parents.
You can go small, or you can go big with these! No matter the terra cotta pot you have at hand, these ideas work just as well.
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We’ve had so much fun creating these silly little crafts for kids – we made a bat, a mummy, a Jack-o-lantern and a vampire. But why stop with these, you could just as easily make a black cat clay pot craft, a Frankenstein’s monster, a witch, skeleton, ghost or any other ghoul.
Let your imagination be the guide.
Ready? Grab your paintbrush and let’s go!
Let’s take a closer look at our finished Halloween Clay Pot Craft Ideas.
I just love how the bat turned out.
The mummy and Jack-o-lantern are looking pretty great too.
What You Need for Our Halloween Clay Pot Craft Ideas
Materials:
- clay pots, any size you feel great about
- paintbrushes (big one and small one for details)
- acrylic craft paint
- chalk (optional)
- scissors, black foam, and craft glue for bat wings
Step by Step Instructions
If you have your clay pots lying around for a little while, clean them first to remove any dust.
For the Jack-o’-lantern, start by painting the pot orange. Depending on the paint, more than one coat of paint might be needed.
Tip: Some acrylic paints have extremely bad coverage. If this is the case with your paint, apply a layer of white paint before painting with another color.
Let the paint dry completely before moving forward.
With a pencil, draw the shapes for the Jack-o’-lantern face (you can also use chalk). If you are feeling bold, you can absolutely freehand it as well.
Fill in your stencil with black paint.
A paintbrush and acrylic paint do the job, but as an alternative, you can also use black acrylic pens.
Let dry and you are all done.
Acrylic paints are, by default, waterproof, so even if you will be displaying these outside, they should last for a few seasons without the need for protective varnish. The sun will get to the paint in time, though.
If you want this fun Halloween project to have shine though, go ahead and add a layer of glossy varnish.
Vampire Terra Cotta Pot
To make a vampire, paint the terra cotta pot with a pale purple.
Then sketch (I used white chalk) the facial features and hair.
Here is how I sketched the vampire…
…and our mummy…
And lastly the bat.
For the bat, also cut two wings out of black craft foam (if you don’t have black foam, paint it black) and glue them on the sides of the clay pot.
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