Last week the kids and I made costumes for the Sheepy in “Creepy Sheepy” and this week we did the same with the crayon protagonists in “The Crayons Trick or Treat” by Drew Daywalt.

After reading “The Crayons Trick or Treat” with the children in your care, set up a coloring and drawing station where kids can design their own unique Halloween costumes for each crayon.

In “The Crayons Trick or Treat” the beloved crayon crew goes on a silly, laugh-out-loud Halloween adventure.

As always, each crayon brings its own quirky attitude to the story, making this a fun read-aloud that gives kids plenty to look at, laugh about, and talk about. The Halloween theme makes it especially fun for October storytime, while the familiar crayon characters keep young listeners engaged.

And what better way to follow the story than with a little costume creativity? After reading, invite children to make Halloween costumes for their own crayon characters. They can decide what their crayons would wear and let their imaginations do the rest!

You Will Need:

Colorful Card Stock Paper
Scissors
Glue Sticks and White Glue
Markers
Odds and Ends: Ribbons, Pipe Cleaners, Colorful Sequins, Felt Scraps, Foil Paper, and anything else you can think of.

What to Do:

1. Make the Crayon’s Body
Cut a long rectangle from cardstock paper in the color of your choice. Add a white paper wrapper around the middle and write the crayon’s name, such as Purple, Blue, or a silly name of your child’s choosing.

2. Make the Costume
Have kids decide what their crayon character should wear for Halloween. A superhero cape? Witch hat? Ghost costume? The sillier, the better!

3. Add the Details
Cut costume pieces from construction paper and glue them onto the crayon. Add markers, ribbon, paper shapes, or other craft supplies for extra personality.

4. Give Crayon a Personality
Encourage children to name their character and tell you what their crayon is dressing up the way they are.

Costume Ideas We Used:

Orange Crayon (Jack O’ Lantern))

Use orange paper for the base tunic. Cut out a Jack-o’-lantern pumpkin face from black felt scraps and glue it to the center. Glue vibrant orange or gold sequins inside the pumpkin’s eyes and smile so it glitters in the dark.

Green Crayon (Confused Holidays)

Use green paper for the base tunic for the Christmas theme. We cut out tiny holiday shapes from felt scraps and paper like a tiny red Christmas stocking, a birthday party with a birthday candle, and a square of yellow “American cheese”. Add multicolored sequins around the holiday shapes to make it look like chaotic holiday confetti.

Purple Crayon (The Helpful Vampire)

We used purple paper for the base tunic to make a vampire. Cut a vampire cape from a piece of black fabric, and make tiny red or white vampire fangs out of shiny foil paper or white felt. Use markers to draw a spooky collar, and track a line of deep red or purple sequins around it.

White Crayon (The Ghost)

Use white paper for the ghost costume. Cut two large “spooky” ghost eyes out of black felt scraps. Frame the ghost eyes with silver foil paper or white sequins to give the ghost a funny, shimmering look.

Photo by Stephanie Felzenberg

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