Haunted Birdhouse Craft

This October, learn how to make a Haunted Birdhouse to help decorate for Halloween. Kids love Halloween and get very excited to choose costumes, visit pumpkin farms, and trick-or-treat. Let them help decorate and make a fun craft, too!

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How to Make a Haunted Birdhouse

Decorate your mantle, sideboard, or any other surface in your house with this easy and fun Halloween Birdhouse craft. It’s a little bit spooky, but a lot of fun! Made with a wooden craft store birdhouse and popsicle sticks of all sizes, it’s a seasonal decoration that kids will look forward to seeing every year.

Hang the birdhouse outdoors on a tree or unscrew the bottom platform to place a battery-operated tealight candle inside. It’s perfect for Halloween night!

Craft Supplies Needed for Haunted Birdhouse Craft

This simple craft idea is so much fun! Before you start, make sure you have all the right supplies:

Wooden birdhouse – Check out this one! I purchased my birdhouse at Joann’s, but am obsessing over that birdhouse with the fence. It would make a great haunted house! (I’m just going to have to make another one.)
Acrylic paint (purple, orange, and grey)
Paintbrushes
Natural wool roving or artificial spider web
Popsicle sticks (standard, wide, and mini)
Popsicle Stick Tombstone Printable
Plastic spiders
Hot glue or tacky craft glue
Grey cardstoc k
Painter’s Tape

Supplies Needed for Halloween Birdhouse Craft

Watch the Video Tutorial

Watch the video below to be walked through every step of this craft.

Directions for Halloween Birdhouse

Making a Halloween Birdhouse is a joyful crafting experience! Follow the directions below to learn how to make them.

STEP 1: Paint the birdhouse. After gathering supplies, paint the birdhouse with acrylic paint. We found it helpful to use Blue Painter’s Tape for extra crisp lines. Allow the paint to dry completely between layers for creamy, solid colors!

We chose grey for the house, black for the roof and base, and purple for embellishments such as the chimney, peg, and window frame. Other great colors choices include:

Turquoise
Lime green
Black
Brown
Orange

STEP 2: Paint the popsicle sticks. Next, paint both sides of 4 wide popsicle sticks orange. Then paint 4 mini popsicle sticks purple, and 1 mini popsicle stick brown. When the paint is dry, glue them to the birdhouse as pictured below.

STEP 3: Make the tombstones. Click here to grab the directions and free printable template for the popsicle stick tombstone. Glue the tombstone to the front of the birdhouse.

STEP 4: Decorate the haunted house. Next, secure plastic spiders to the front of the birdhouse with glue. Stretch white wool roving (which is what we used) or artificial cobweb over the entire birdhouse.

Just a quick note…do not use artificial cobweb if you plan to put your birdhouse outside, as it can harm wildlife.

STEP 5: Your Haunted Birdhouse is complete! Enjoy your new Halloween decoration!

Ideas for Enjoying Your Haunted Birdhouse

Not sure what to do with your Haunted Birdhouse? Here are some creative and fun extension ideas:

Make several Halloween birdhouses this year! It helps get everyone in the Halloween spirit while serving as a festive gift for neighbors and friends.
The Haunted Birdhouse is a great handmade project for scouting troops or afterschool programs.
Give the birdhouse to a teacher or neighbor in a Boo Basket.
Place it on a table as a Halloween decoration for a bake sale or other community event.
Display your Halloween Birdhouse with a stack of Halloween books and movies to inspire the kids.
Let the kids use their new birdhouse in imaginary play, such as a Halloween Sensory Bin. Invite the kids to arrange a little Halloween scene with the birdhouse, mini pumpkins, and faux moss. They could even add some Halloween string lights to the scene! Make extra tombstones to create a graveyard. Once the scene is set, add something to it (like a mini skeleton) and see if the kids notice! Move things around and see how observant your kids are. Make a game of it! It’s an easy and fun way to connect with your kids.

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