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HALLOWEEN · MAKE SOMETHING WORTH REMEMBERING

A haunted-house story collage

Build a paper house against a purple night sky, add mysterious yellow windows and invent a playful story about who lives inside.

45 min hands-on1–6 makersAges 6–10 with adult help for cuttingEasy4 illustrated steps ↓

Set aside about 10 minutes within the activity for storytelling. Pre-cut a tray of simple shapes for a faster classroom version.

A black paper house with yellow windows, a full moon and a friendly white ghost on purple cardstock.
One way your finished project could look.

A LITTLE INSPIRATION

See it. Make it.
Make it yours.

Start with this finished example, then follow the four illustrated steps below. Choose the colors and details that feel like you.

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Let’s make it.

  1. Two black rectangles, two roof triangles and a yellow moon arranged beside purple cardstock.

    Step 1: Cut simple shapes

    Choose a tall or wide house and lightly arrange its parts on purple cardstock. With adult help, cut black rectangles for two joined house sections and triangles for their roofs. Cut one yellow circle for a moon.

  2. Black house sections and pointed roofs glued beneath a yellow moon on the purple background, before windows are added.

    Step 2: Build the house

    Glue the moon near an upper corner, then glue the house rectangles and roof triangles into the lower half of the page. Leave a little purple sky between the roofs and moon so the shapes stay easy to see.

  3. Yellow windows and a door added to the black house, with a friendly white ghost at the doorway.

    Step 3: Add windows and a ghost

    Cut large yellow window rectangles and one door, then glue them onto the house. Draw simple window panes with a black marker. Add one friendly white paper ghost peeking from a window or beside the doorway.

  4. The completed haunted-house collage beside a blank sheet and pencil ready for a story.

    Step 4: Tell the story

    Invent a three-part story on a separate sheet: who lives here, what surprising sound they hear, and the friendly explanation. Share it if you want, or attach the story behind the collage as a secret for the next reader.

A little help: Agree on the group's comfort level before sharing stories. Use pretend mysteries and friendly resolutions; skip surprise scares or jokes at another child's expense.

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