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This spooky cute Halloween Black Cat Craft is a fun Halloween craft for kids! It comes together easily with recycled materials and is also a fun weaving yarn project!
It’s Halloween and the cats are coming out to play! This adorable Halloween Blac Cat Craft for kids will have them howling with the rest of the trick or treaters! Your cat also happens to be cold roaming the streets so why not weave him a warm and cozy wool sweater? Kids will love practicing their fine motor skills and stitching by weaving yarn through the loops to make their black cat a warm sweater!
This adorable cat craft was inspired by my friend Kati from her Instagram @mavalina.de where she made a llmaa version! Make sure to check her version out!
What do you need to make this Black Cat Craft?
We love recycled crafts and cardboard projects are some of the easiest around! You’ll need our simple cat template. Or just trace out your own easy peasy! Then you’ll need your favorite black markers, paint or paint sticks to color in the cat black. The face details are made with some paper. And the weaving is just simple yarn! Use your favorite colors and let the kids design a cute sweater for your black cat!
What does this Halloween craft teach kids?
- Simple tracing with the template
- Scissor skills
- Fine motor with the weaving of the yarn
- Coloring (also fine motors)
What if my kids are too young to use a needle?
Great question! These days you can buy plastic needles that are blunt and safe for kids. OR you can add tape to the end of your yarn to create a faux needle to weave through the yarn on the cat.
Halloween Black Cat Craft – Materials:
- Cardboard
- FREE cat template (download down below our craft instruction card)
- Black maker, or paint sticks or black paint markers
- Yellow and red paper for the eyes
- Red paper for the nose
- Glue stick
- Scissors
- Yarn
- Needle
Watch the video in this post to make this cat craft
HALLOWEEN BLACK CAT CRAFT
Materials
- Cardboard
- FREE cat template (simple handdrawn template in case it helps you)
- Black maker, or paint sticks or black paint markers
- Yellow and red paper for the eyes
- Red paper for the nose
- Glue stick
- Scissors
- Yarn
- Needle
Instructions
1. Print out the free cat template or draw your own. Trace on cardboard and cut out.
2. Paint or use markers to color your cardboard black.
3. Create eyes and a nose out of your yellow and red paper. Glue to the cat face.
4. Measure out notches on the top and bottom of the cat and weave yarn height wise.
5. With a needle, weave yarn horizontally to create a weave or "sweater" for your cat.
Agnes Hsu is a mom of three and has been inspiring parents and kids to get creative with easy activities and family friendly recipes for over 10 years. She shares her love for creative play and kids food to her 2MM+ followers online. Agnes' commitment to playful learning and kindness has not only raised funds for charity but also earned features in prestigious nationwide publications.