I love spending hours getting lost down the Etsy rabbit hole searching for the best handmade toys for kids. It's my favourite form of window shopping and I come across so many awesome quality products and stores. This post includes the best Halloween toys for kids I've found on Etsy this year.
Many parents are starting to create a boo basket tradition with their children each Halloween, similar to Christmas Eve boxes and Easter baskets. A boo basket is a bucket, box or basket full of Halloween treats for kids which typically includes candy, toys, books, movies and pyjamas to use throughout October in the lead up to Halloween. These toys would all be great additions to a boo basket for kids.
THE BEST HALLOWEEN KIDS TOYS FROM ETSY
This list includes Etsy stores from all over the world. Please take note of the location and delivery times for the stores mentioned before purchasing to ensure items will arrive prior to Halloween. Most toys featured in this post are recommended for children 3+ but please check individual item listings for age recommendations.
WOODEN HALLOWEEN STACKER TOYS FOR KIDS
We're huge fans of wooden toys because they're usually open ended as well as great quality that will last for years. These wooden Halloween toys can be used for stacking or imaginary play and will be loved by toddlers through to school kids for many years.
Tiny Fox Hole have a few different wooden Halloween play sets available featuring hand carved figurines including a ghost, spider, pumpkin, cat, bat and more. Tiny Fox Hole toys are Waldorf inspired with curved edges and made from ash wood, sealed with linseed oil and hand burned to create detail. Tiny Fox Hole toys are handmade in Magnitogorsk, Russia.
This cute witches house pumpkin stacker is from Oshkin Wooden Craft. This set includes the wooden pumpkin house stacker, wooden witch figurine and wooden cat. This set can be used as a stacker, puzzle and a cave house in imaginary play {the inside of the biggest piece is painted as the inside of a house}. Oshkin Wooden Craft toys are made in Magnitogorsk, Russia.
Vulps Toys also make a few wooden Halloween figurine sets. Their Halloween haunted village play set includes the village barn, village church, witches house, spooky ghosts, a bat, cat, RIP monster and witch. The pieces are made from bass wood and coloured with non toxic water based paints. Vulps Toys are hand crafted in Podoleni, Romania.
HALLOWEEN PEG DOLLS
Peg dolls are a great resource for imaginary play as well as language and social skill development. Use them in a normal doll house to transform it into a haunted house, or on their own for some spooky play. They'd also be great to give out as Halloween party favours.
Crazy For Dolls have this adorable set of Halloween peg dolls that can be bought complete with the coffin or individually. The dolls are hand painted with acrylic paint and sealed with non toxic clear sealer in North Carolina, United States. They also have a large range of Halloween and fall themed dollhouse miniatures.
Peggy And Pip have some super cute chunky Halloween peg dolls. These peg dolls can also be ordered individually or as a set. Peggy And Pip dolls are hand painted with non toxic paint and sealants in Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Mini Maras have cute collection of Halloween peg dolls in all different sizes. These ones can be bought individually, as a complete set of 53mm peg dolls or a complete set as shown in the photo above. Mini Maras peg dolls are made in Mijas Costa, Spain.
Meow Neow Friends have this gorgeous witch and black cat peg doll set. The set features wooden peg dolls with merino wool felted accessories. They also sell many other Waldorf and Montessori inspired peg dolls, handcrafted in Pennsylvania, United States.
Small Havens have these adorable peg doll witches with felt detailing and coloured hair. The witches can be ordered individually and you can choose from blonde, red, blue, grey or brown hair. Small Havens make a huge range of Waldorf inspired toys including lots of fairy garden accessories, in NSW, Australia.
HALLOWEEN FINGER PUPPETS
Finger puppets are a great resource for eye tracking with babies or story telling for older kids. These Halloween finger puppets are more cute than creepy and perfect to use at home or as part of classroom activities.
Sweet Felt Toys have these adorable cartoon style Halloween finger puppets which can be purchased individually. The finger puppets have gorgeous detailing and are hand made in Dnipro, Ukraine.
Baby Shop Books also have a really cute set of felt Halloween finger puppets. These ones are a little more minimalist in design and can only be purchased as a complete set. These finger puppets are made in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.
These crocheted Halloween finger puppets from Funny Ami Toys are so cute! Each one is crocheted from acrylic yarn and filled with fyberfill at the top. They can be purchased separately or as a set. These finger puppets are made in Dnipro, Ukraine.
HALLOWEEN PLAYDOUGH KITS FOR KIDS
Playdough is one of the best sensory resources available and has so many uses including themed sensory kits. If you don't want to make your own homemade playdough then don't worry, these Halloween playdough kits all come with homemade playdough and lots of spooky props. They're also great to use with my free Halloween playdough mats.
Jallie Play Co have these adorable mini Halloween playdough jars which are great to use for trick or treaters or Halloween party favours as well as at home. Each jar includes 5oz of playdough in various colours and a themed prop. The jars ship from Illinois, United States.
This witches brew playdough kit from Happy Life Magic Shop has everything your little one will need to make the perfect sensory witches brew. The set comes with non toxic playdough, a witches cauldron and lots of accessories to fill the witches brew. They also have a few other Halloween themed playdough kits which ship from New York, United States.
If you're looking for an even bigger Halloween playdough kit, Jallie Play Co also have this huge sensory kit. It comes with 4 different colours of playdough, a mini rolling pin, playdough cutters and lots of Halloween props.
HALLOWEEN BOOKS TO ADD TO A BOO BASKET
If you want to add some Halloween books to your boo basket, these are some really good picture book options.
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