Build a Monster Play Dough Tray

Horizontal promotional image showing a Halloween playdough tray with googly eyes, bones, fangs, beads, buttons, pipe cleaners, and green playdough in an orange tray. The text reads “Build a Monster Play Dough Tray” with colorful letters and the website parentingchaos.com.

If you’ve ever handed your kids a lump of playdough and watched them create something wildly unidentifiable (but clearly VERY important), then you already know why I love activities like this one. Our Build a Monster Play Dough Tray is pure Halloween chaos in the best way possible – googly eyes everywhere, vampire fangs in … Read more

Vampire Paper Plate Craft

Finished vampire paper plate craft with a red bow tie, black hair, and white fangs, displayed beside colorful text reading ‘Vampire Paper Plate Craft’ from Parenting Chaos.

There’s something about Halloween that makes my kids want to turn every paper plate in the house into a monster. So of course, we had to make a vampire. This vampire paper plate craft is a little dramatic (as vampires tend to be). We’re talking bold eyebrows, pointy fangs, and a grin that says, “I … Read more

Skull Paper Plate Craft

Finished skull paper plate craft with black eyes and heart-shaped nose on a green background, with “Skull Paper Plate Craft” text in bright colors above the Parenting Chaos website URL.

There’s just something about a skull craft that screams Halloween… without actually screaming. This skull paper plate craft is one of those gloriously easy projects that looks like you spent way more time on it than you actually did. It’s bold, it’s a little creepy (in the fun way), and it’s perfect for classroom doors, … Read more

Owl Paper Plate Craft

A finished owl paper plate craft with large yellow eyes, an orange beak, and feet. The owl’s wings are folded from the plate and decorated with brown feather details. Text reads “Owl Paper Plate Craft” with the Parenting Chaos website below.

If your kids love a good Halloween craft, this owl paper plate craft is going to be a hoot. (Yes, I said it. No regrets.) It’s easy enough for little hands to manage, but still turns out totally adorable. It’s perfect for hanging on the fridge, classroom doors, or turning into a whole owl family … Read more

Mummy Paper Plate Craft

A mummy paper plate craft with large cartoon eyes and white mummy wraps on a black painted plate, with colorful text that says “Mummy Paper Plate Craft” and “parentingchaos.com.”

You know that moment when your kid suddenly decides they need to make something right now? Yeah. This mummy paper plate craft was born from one of those moments. It’s quick, it’s easy, and honestly… it’s kind of adorable. All you really need is a paper plate, a little paint, and some strips of paper … Read more