Halloween Art Activity Finish the Picture Creativity Challenge Fast Finishers

This Halloween Finish the Picture resource gives students partially started Halloween themed drawings to complete with their own ideas. Students continue the image, fill the page, and then color or shade the finished artwork. The imagery includes pumpkins, skeletons, bats, black cats, spooky characters and seasonal scenes.

It is a low prep, print and go October art activity for classroom teachers, art teachers, substitute teachers and homeschool families. Because the pages are open-ended, students can take the same starting point in all kinds of directions, so the finished work can be silly, spooky, cute or highly detailed.

WHAT TEACHERS ARE SAYING

★★★★★ “My students really enjoyed completing this artwork. We talked a lot about symmetry and balance in artwork. Thanks! :)” Winter R.

WHAT'S INCLUDED (NON-EDITABLE PDF)

• 1 Cover Page
• 1 Teacher Overview Page explaining the purpose of the activity, with ideas for classroom use
• 1 Lesson Plan Page with learning outcomes, lesson overview, materials, competencies, big ideas and discussion questions
• 1 Art Rubric Page for creativity, originality, effort, process and project execution
• 10 Halloween Finish the Picture Drawing Pages, each with a student name line and directions to continue the drawing, fill the page, and color or shade the final artwork

HOW TO USE IT

For a quick Halloween art activity, students can complete one page in a single class. For a fuller Halloween art lesson, students can add extra details and backgrounds, try different art mediums such as crayons, colored pencils, markers, watercolor, oil pastels or mixed media, and complete several pages over time.

It also works as a fast finisher activity, bell ringer, sub plan, creative drawing warm-up, brain break, morning work or art center task. As students turn a partial image into a complete composition, they practice imagination, creative thinking, visual problem solving and artistic decision making.

FAQ

Who can use this resource?

Classroom teachers, art teachers, substitute teachers and homeschool families.

How long will this resource take?

A student could complete one page in one class. With a range of art mediums, more detail or multiple pages, it can stretch into 2 to 3 classes or more.

Is this resource editable?

No. It is a non-editable PDF.

What skills does this resource support?

Creative thinking, drawing, problem solving, imagination, composition and artistic confidence.

ALL TEACHER REVIEWS (6)

★★★★ “Great when having a substitute” LAURA S.

★★★★★ “Left with a substitute for early finishers. Perfect!” Janine W.

★★★★★ “Good resource, thanks!” Denalda S.

★★★★★ “My students loved this resource!! Thx!” Lisa F.

★★★★★ “This is going to be a big hit. Thank you!” The W.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Kathleen McGiveron (Ms Artastic) is an artist who has been featured on NBC LX News and designs art lessons for kids and educational resources for teachers. She is the founder of Ms Artastic and hosts the Ms Artastic YouTube Channel and Podcast.

TERMS OF USE

Images and lessons are copyright products.

YOU MAY: use this in creative ways and have as much fun with it as you like. For clip art, you may use the images as clip art, website graphics, binder covers or bulletin board decorations. Additional licenses are available for school use.

YOU MAY NOT: use this on OutSchool, put it on your blog, share it with other teachers, administration or districts (admin can buy additional licenses), sell it, give it out for free or photocopy it for others.

Sincerely,

Ms Artastic