Plastic spider rings seem to be everywhere this time of year! Use them to make this awesome Spider Bracelet Craft. Ways to Learn with Plastic Spider Rings: Sort the Spiders by Color Count the Spiders Make Patterns (orange, black, orange, black or orange, orange, black, orange, orange, black) Transfer the spiders from a …
A fun Halloween game is always needed for classroom parties. Here are four Halloween Games that will be a hit with your little ones. Simple matching games are so beneficial in early childhood development and this Halloween theme game is so much fun for young children! These Halloween Costume cards are a perfect way …
This Pumpkin Game is perfect for all ages because it can be used to have fun practicing almost anything! Download and print the pumpkin game template (below). Cut it out and tape it to the top of an empty tissue box. Use it to play one or all of these pumpkin games! …
Paper Plate Alphabet Craft J is for Jack O’ Lantern 1) Cut the outer ridge or border off of your paper plate. 2) Color or paint your plate orange. 3) Draw or glue on eyes, a nose, and a mouth. 4) Use a piece of the plate that you cut off as a stem. Color …
National Geographic Kids Photograph by Mike Hall, My Shot Isn’t it fascinating how something so small can create something so magnificent? Spiderwebs. They are so cool to explore, learn about, and discover. Share these amazing pictures of webs on National Geographic Kids with your child. Go on a spiderweb hunt. Take a walk and explore outside. How many …
Halloween is right around the corner. Have fun using your imagination while encouraging your young writer with a few creative Halloween story starters. These are great for family time. Share a combined oral story around the table or for independent writing combine it with an author’s night. Have your child illustrate their story as well using a …
I picked up a few of these boxes in the Target dollar spot recently and knew they’d be great for hands-on Math with Halloween Objects with M (5 years old). They’re technically called “table scatter” but I had a feeling we could do a lot more with them than just scatter them on a table! …
Halloween is getting closer and one of our favorite things to do is celebrate the holiday with friends! If you have little ones, how about gathering some of their buddies together for a morning of learning and fun? With some simple dollar store materials, you could host a Halloween tot school! Tray Activities Tray …
Halloween is such an exciting time for toddlers and preschoolers! Fill your month of October with a Halloween countdown featuring Halloween themed activities. 1. Weave a web with paper plates and yarn Easy Preschool Crafts 2. Make a mini-book about pumpkins growing Preschool Alphabet 3. Bat Themed Roll and Color Game Making Learning Fun 4. …
Here’s a great idea for Halloween Scissors Practice! If you have extra Halloween stickers (or any extra stickers at all), this is the activity for you! Use the extra stickers to make cutting strips. Challenge your child to cut in between each sticker. Thinner strips allow your child to be successful at cutting the strip …
Here are several mini plastic pumpkin activities that you can prepare for your toddler or preschooler! Yesterday we counted straws into these plastic pumpkins. During this activity I couldn’t help but wonder what else you could do with these little plastic pumpkins. Use the same format as pictured above but with rhyming words, word families, syllables, beginning/middle/end sounds, or money. The …
Here are a few Halloween ideas that we’ve tried in the past: Pumpkin Letter Matching Bean Skeletons and Macaroni Spider Webs Candy Corn Grid Game (printable) And last but not least, a few Halloween Songs!