Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. I love fall and pumpkin everything so I would like to share some of my ideas to do with your children at home or in a classroom.
These pumpkin accents, are amazing. Check out my post on 32 ways to use these pumpkins or any other cutouts. I will not repeat any of the 32 activities so check out this link after you read this one.
The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin
- Squared pumpkins snack. Graham cracker with orange icing
- Squared pumpkin project. Glue orange squares on the big squared pumpkin
- Square and cube observation
- Pumpkin sink or float
- Magic pumpkin seed sorting. Paint seeds different colors
- The child will paint what shape and color pumpkin they want to make
I Like Pumpkins
- Pumpkins on a vine. Use the front of child’s knuckles and add the green vine
- Make pumpkin seed to eat
- Plant pumpkin seeds
- Paint real pumpkins
- Tasting pumpkin pie
- Make a Scarecrow (Dance to “There was an old lady that wasn’t afraid of anything”)
Splat the Cat and the Pumpkin-Picking Plan
- Sizing pumpkins
- Weighing and measuring pumpkins
- Pin the smile on the pumpkin
- Pumpkin magnet face
- Pumpkin teeth (roll the dice and add the teeth in the pumpkin smile)
- Pumpkin bowling
Sixteen Runaway Pumpkins
- Rolling pumpkins to a partner
- Count by twos
- Explore inside of pumpkins
- Pumpkin smash
- Pumpkin pie play dough
- Paper bag pumpkin (crumble newspaper inside small brown bags and paint the outside, adding green pipe cleaner for vines)
Corduroy’s Best Halloween Ever! (perfect for party day)
- Decorate mini pumpkins for the classroom pumpkin patch
- Dress up
- Mask making using a paper plate
- Bobbin for apples (in the home only, don’t want to spread germs)
- Dance the monster mash
- Toss the candy in the pumpkin bucket
- Catch the ghost (use a white balloon add a spooky face and let the air out the kids will try to catch it)
My kids love doing these fall/Halloween activities. They have a blast, and you will too. If you have any questions let me know. Love ya, Mary xoxo
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