10 Kids Halloween Crafts Inspired by Your Favorite Movie Characters

Are you looking for a fun kids Halloween craft inspired by Halloween movie characters? These witch broom keychains styled as Halloween movie characters are so fun.

These witch broom keychains are such a fun and creative way to bring your favorite Halloween movie characters to life! Our kids had a blast making them, and honestly, we did too. Each broom turned out so unique and felt like a little piece of Halloween art. Grab your beads, pick your favorite character, and let’s get crafting together!

This blog post is all about our keychain witch broom patterns for Halloween movie characters.

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If you saw our Witches Broom Keychain post, then you know that we LOVED making these witch brooms with our kids. 

They are the perfect balance of pattern-creating and fine-motor skill practice. Each one turned out so cute. The kids were so proud of their own!

If you are looking for how to make these witch broom keychains, you can find it in our tutorial blog post.

We decided to make our witch brooms extra fun by using colors from our favorite Halloween movie characters.

We couldn’t get enough of this craft and found ourselves creating too many of these witch broom keychains!

These are such great kids Halloween crafts because you can hang these witch brooms on your purse, backpack, or car keys. They even make a cute way to add a little Halloween flair to your diaper bag.

We’ve put together a detailed list of 10 Halloween movie character sets that will inspire you. 

Now, pick your poison and start crafting!

Scooby-Doo is such a fun choice for Halloween keychains! The characters are super recognizable, and it’s just so satisfying to turn Scooby, Shaggy, Velma, and the rest of the gang into tiny, crafty keychains.

Thread Color: Dark Brown

Start at the bristles:

1. Burgundy – 3
2. Tan – 2
3. Black – 1
4. Tan – 2
5. Light Orange – 18
6. Maroon –  7
7. Tan – 5
8. Light Orange – 7
9. Maroon – 2
10. Light orange – 1
11. Maroon – 3

Thread Color: Yellow

Start at the bristles:

1. Yellow – 2
2. Tan – 4
3. Sky Blue – 1
4. Tan – 1
5. White – 14
6. Sky Blue – 34
7. Tan – 2

Thread Color: Light Brown

Start at the bristles:

1. Brown – 2
2. Tan – 5
3. Green – 26
4. Burgundy – 26
5. Blue – 2

Thread Color: Orange

Start at the bristles:

1. Orange – 1
2. Light Purple – 1
3. Orange – 1
4. Tan – 3
5. Green – 2
6. Purple – 10
7. Light Purple – 3
8. Purple – 7
9. Light Purple – 3
10. Lavender – 23
11. Tan – 7
12. Purple – 3

Thread Color: Brown

Start at the bristles:

1. Brown – 3
2. Black – 3
3. Brown – 4
4. Teal – 2
5. Gold – 1
6. Brown – 6
7. Black – 2
8. Brown – 3
9. Black – 1
10. Brown – 5
11. Black – 3
12. Brown – 5

Coco is such a sweet pick for Halloween keychains! The bright colors and adorable characters make it so fun to shrink Miguel, Mama Coco, and the Day of the Dead spirits into little keychains.

Thread Color: White Thread (split into two sections, braided)

Start at the bristles:

1. Gray – 1
2. White – 1
3. Tan – 3
4. Mauve – 3
5. White – 2
6. Purple Multi – 3
7. White – 13
8. Purple Multi – 1
9. White – 2
10. Tan – 1
11. White – 1
12. Mauve – 1

Thread Color: Black

Start at the bristles:

1. Black – 2
2. White – 1
3. Black & White Striped – 1
4. White – 2
5. Purple – 1
6. Purple Checkered – 3
7. Purple – 6
8. Brown – 20
9. Purple – 5
10. Navy – 1
11. Purple – 8
12. Black – 2

Thread Color: Brown and Tan

Start at the bristles:

1. Black – 2
2. Black & White Striped – 1
3. White – 2
4. Orange – 1
5. White – 1
6. Tan Multi – 1
7. White – 2
8. Tan Multi – 1
9. White – 2
10. Tan Multi – 1
11. White – 6
12. Brown – 16
13. White – 2
14. Brown – 2
15. White – 13

Thread Color: Black

Start at the bristles:

1. Black – 2
2. Tan – 3
3. White – 1
4. Red – 13
5. Blue – 18
6. Black – 2

Thread Color: White

Start at the bristles:

1. Black – 1
2. Black & White Striped – 2
3. White – 1
4. Gold – 1
5. White – 2
6. Cream – 1
7. White – 2
8. Cream – 1
9. White – 1
10. Cream – 1
11. White – 2
12. Black & White Striped – 1
13. White – 2
14. Black – 2
15. White – 6
16. Gold – 1
17. White – 1
18. Black & White Striped – 2
19. White – 1

Bring Sully, Mike, and Boo to life with our Monster’s Inc pattern! Of all the Halloween movie characters, this set is extra fun because kids can craft their favorite trio from the movie.

Thread Color: Lime

Start at the bristles:

1. Lime – 4
2. White – 3
3. Turquoise – 1
4. Black – 1
5. Turquoise – 1
6. White – 3
7. Lime – 17

Thread Color: Teal with 4 Purple

Start at the bristles:

1. Purple/Turquoise Multi – 1
2. Turquoise – 1
3. Teal – 2
4. Turquoise – 1
5. Light Turquoise – 1
6. Purple/Turquoise Multi – 1
7. Turquoise – 1
8. Light Turquoise – 1
9. Purple – 1
10. Purple/Turquoise Multi – 1
11. Turquoise – 1
12. Purple – 1
13. Purple/Turquoise Multi – 2
14. Light Turquoise – 31
15. Purple/Turquoise Multi – 1
16. Turquoise – 1
17. Purple – 1
18. Purple/Turquoise Multi – 1
19. Light Turquoise – 1
20. Turquoise – 1
21. Purple – 1
22. Turquoise – 1
23. Purple/Turquoise Multi – 1
24. Light Turquoise – 1
25. Purple/Turquoise Multi – 1
26. Turquoise – 1
27. Light Turquoise – 1
28. Teal – 2

Thread Color: Brown (tied into 2 sections)

Start at the bristles:

1. Brown – 4
2. Peach – 2
3. Pink – 8
4. Purple – 2
5. Peach – 1
6. White – 2

This Addams Family pattern is a favorite! You can make Thing, Wednesday, Gomez, Morticia, Pugsley, and even Cousin Itt! These keychains are a fun way to bring these classic Halloween movie characters to life.

Thread Color: Cream

Start at the bristles:

1. Tan – 5

Thread Color: Black

Start at the bristles:

1. Black – 2
2. White – 2
3. Red – 1
4. White – 1
5. Black/White Striped – 3
6. Black Multi – 18
7. Black – 14

Thread Color: Black

Start at the bristles:

1. Black – 2
2. Tan – 2
3. Black – 1
4. Tan – 1
5. White – 1
6. Black – 1
7. White – 1
8. Black Multi – 41
9. Black – 2

Thread Color: Black

Start at the bristles:

1. Black – 2
2. Cream – 2
3. Red – 1
4. Cream – 1
5. Black – 57

Thread Color: Black

Start at the bristles:

1. Black – 2
2. Tan – 3
3. Black – 1
4. White – 2
5. Black – 1
6. White – 1
7. Black – 1
8. White – 2
9. Black – 1
10. White – 2
11. Black – 9
12. Tan – 5
13. Black – 9

Thread Color: Brown

Start at the bristles:

1. Dark Brown – 4

Who you gonna call for a fun Halloween craft? Us! These Ghostbusters pattern lets kids create Slimer, the Ectomobile, and a Ghostbuster—or maybe even all three at once.

Thread Color: Lime Green

Start at the bristles:

1. Lime – 4
2. Light Yellow – 1
3. Lime – 2
4. Light Yellow – 1
5. Light Pink – 1
6. Light Yellow – 1
7. Lime – 41

Thread Color: Silver

Start at the bristles:

1. Gray – 2
2. White – 20
3. Gray – 1
4. White – 11
5. Blue & White Multi – 2
6. White – 1
7. Red – 1
8. White – 1
9. Red – 1
10. White – 11
11. Light Yellow – 2
12. Red & White Multi – 2
13. Blue – 1
14. Red & White Multi – 5
15. White – 1
16. Gray – 1
17. White – 1
18. Red & White Multi – 2
19. Gray – 2

Thread Color: Brown

Start at the bristles:

1. Brown – 2
2. Peach – 3
3. Black – 2
4. Tan – 2
5. Black – 1
6. Tan – 2
7. Red – 1
8. White – 1
9. Red – 1
10. Tan – 8
11. Black – 3
12. Tan – 31
13. Black – 3

Hocus Pocus is a must-watch every October at our house. Mary, Sarah, and Winifred are the perfect mix of spooky and silly. It’s always fun to watch them get into trouble every Halloween.

Thread Color: Black (tied in a bubble braid)

Start at the bristles:

1. Black – 2
2. Peach – 3
3. Burgundy – 1
4. Gold – 2
5. Burgundy – 1
6. Gold – 1
7. Burgundy – 2
8. Tan – 1
9. Dark Purple – 4
10. Purple – 3
11. Dark Purple – 31

Thread Color: Orange (tied higher)

Start at the bristles:

1. Orange – 2
2. Peach – 3
3. Dark Green – 1
4. Gold – 1
5. Lime – 1
6. Purple – 1
7. Lime – 1
8. Purple – 1
9. Lime – 2
10. Gold – 1
11. Dark Green – 22
12. Purple – 1
13. Dark Green – 2
14. Purple – 1
15. Dark Green – 1
16. Purple – 2
17. Dark Green – 1
18. Purple – 3
19. Dark Green – 1
20. Purple – 6

Thread Color: Yellow

Start at the bristles:

1. Yellow – 2
2. Peach – 3
3. Maroon – 1
4. Rose Pink – 4
5. Muave – 2
6. Burgundy – 8
7. Maroon – 2
8. Burgundy – 34

Calling all young witches and wizards! This Harry Potter set lets kids craft keychains in every house color—Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw.

Thread Color: Half Blue, Half Brown

Start at the bristles:

1. Repeat the following pattern 5 times:
   1. Blue – 3
   2. Black – 3
   3. Mauve – 3
   4. Brown – 3

Thread Color: Half Maroon, Half Gold

Start at the bristles:

1. Repeat the following pattern 5 times:
   1. Maroon – 3
   2. Red – 3
   3. Gold – 3
   4. Light Yellow – 3

Thread Color: Half Yellow, Half Black

Start at the bristles:

1. Repeat the following pattern 5 times:
   1. Light Yellow – 3
   2. Cream – 3
   3. Black – 3
   4. Charcoal – 3

Thread Color: Half Green, Half Gray

Start at the bristles:

1. Repeat the following pattern 5 times:
   1. Green – 3
   2. Light Green – 3
   3. Light Gray – 3
   4. Gray – 3

We had so much fun making these Nightmare Before Christmas keychains! Kids can craft Sally, Jack Skellington, and Oogie Boogie, and it’s always fun to see which character they pick first.

Thread Color: Orange

Start at the bristles:

1. Light Blue – 7
2. Repeat the following pattern 6 times:
   1. Black – 1
   2. Yellow – 2
   3. Pink – 2
   4. Teal – 2
3. Black – 1
4. Light Blue – 7

Thread Color: White

Start at the bristles:

1. White – 3
2. Black – 2
3. White – 2
4. Repeat the following pattern 25 times:
   1. Black – 1
   2. White – 1

Thread Color: Tan

Start at the bristles:

1. Tan – 4
2. Black – 1
3. Tan – 4
4. Glowing Multi – 1
5. Tan – 5
6. Glowing Multi – 1
7. Tan – 4
8. Black – 1
9. Tan – 4
10. Glowing Multi – 1
11. Tan – 8
12. Glowing Multi – 1
13. Tan – 8
14. Glowing Multi – 1
15. Tan – 5

This Disney Villains set is so much fun to make! Kids can create Evil Queen, Ursula, Jafar, Captain Hook, Hades, and Cruella de Vil.

Thread Color: Gold

Start at the bristles:

1. Black – 2
2. Peach – 2
3. Red – 1
4. Peach – 2
5. Black – 2
6. Dark Purple – 1
7. Gold – 1
8. Orange – 1
9. Gold – 1
10. Dark Purple – 5
11. Red – 1
12. Dark Purple – 25
13. Black – 1
14. Dark Purple – 1
15. Black – 2

Thread Color: Light Gray

Start at the bristles:

1. White – 2
2. Pale Blue – 2
3. Red – 1
4. Pale Blue – 3
5. Gold – 1
6. Pale Blue – 1
7. Black – 12
8. Dark Purple – 1
9. Black – 3
10. Dark Purple – 1
11. Black – 2
12. Dark Purple – 1
13. Purple – 1
14. Dark Purple – 1
15. Black – 1
16. Dark Purple – 1
17. Black – 1
18. Dark Purple – 2
19. Purple – 1
20. Light Purple – 1
21. Purple – 1
22. Dark Purple – 1
23. Purple – 1
24. Light Purple – 1
25. Purple – 1
26. Light Purple – 1

Thread Color: Black with 2 Red

Start at the bristles:

1. Black – 1
2. Red – 1
3. Tan – 2
4. Black – 1
5. Tan – 1
6. Black – 1
7. Maroon – 1
8. Tan – 2
9. Black – 2
10. Red – 1
11. Black – 9
12. Maroon – 2
13. Black – 32
14. Red – 1
15. Black – 1
16. Red – 2

Thread Color: Maroon with 2 White

Start at the bristles:

1. Maroon – 2
2. White – 1
3. Black – 1
4. Light Peach – 2
5. Black – 1
6. Light Peach – 1
7. White – 3
8. Red – 15
9. White – 1
10. Gold – 1
11. Red – 2
12. Maroon – 15
13. White – 4
14. Black – 2
15. Gold – 1
16. Black – 2

Thread Color: Light Blue

Start at the bristles:

1. Blue – 2
2. Light Blue – 1
3. Gold – 1
4. Light Blue – 3
5. Charcoal – 2
6. Black – 1
7. Gray – 1
8. Black – 1
9. Charcoal – 3
10. Black – 3
11. Charcoal – 3
12. Black – 45

Thread Color: Half Black, Half White

Start at the bristles:

1. Black & White Striped – 2
2. Light Peach – 2
3. Red – 1
4. Light Peach – 1
5. Light Yellow – 4
6. Black – 34
7. Red – 1
8. Light Yellow – 4
9. Light Purple – 3
10. Red – 2

Hotel Transylvania is one of our go-to Halloween movies because it’s spooky but still funny enough for the whole family. Dracula, Mavis, and Johnny always make us laugh, and it’s such a fun way to get in the Halloween spirit without too many scares.

Thread Color: Black

Start at the bristles:

1. Black – 2
2. White – 2
3. Black – 2
4. Dark Red – 1
5. Black Multi – 2
6. Black – 14
7. Black Multi – 3
8. Black – 18
9. Dark Red – 3
10. Black – 20

Thread Color: Tan

Start at the bristles:

1. Tan – 2
2. Light Blue – 3
3. Green – 1
4. Light Yellow – 3
5. Blue – 17
6. Orange – 7
7. Light Blue – 7
8. White – 2
9. Blue – 2
10. Green – 1

Thread Color: Black

Start at the bristles:

1. Black – 2
2. White – 2
3. Black – 1
4. White – 1
5. Black – 46

Whomever your favorite Halloween movie character is, these witch broom keychains are a fun way to represent!

For our character witch broom keychains, we packaged each set of supplies in a 4x6 clear bag and added a round label sticker with the character’s name. That little detail made it easy for guests to see which beads matched each character—and honestly, it was such a fun finishing touch! We’re sharing a free PDF of the labels so you can recreate the same look for your own party.

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Looking for extra Halloween fun? Grab our printable kids’ spell book, Magical Mixology: A Kid’s Potionology, on Etsy.

It’s the perfect way to elevate your Halloween celebrations with some creative activities and spells. We hope this helps you spend some time crafting and playing with your family this season!

Witch broom keychains are one of the easiest kids Halloween crafts you can make this season. Pick a favorite Halloween movie character, grab some beads, and start crafting together!

Do you have a favorite Halloween movie character that we missed? Let us know in the comments!

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