This year, our family, like many, are deciding to stay home for Halloween. Instead of going out trick-or-treating, we are going to have a celebration with just our small family, complete with costumes, decorations, games, and some treats. This is where our spider web weaving Halloween activity for preschoolers is being enjoyed. My ECE classroom…
Pumpkin Hammering (a pumpkin carving alternative for little ones)
We are not big pumpkin carvers around here which might come as a surprise to some. We are all about celebrating the holidays and tend to overdo most of them. We definitely celebrate Halloween and enjoy lots of fun crafts and squeeze all the memories out of that special day. But we prefer no-carve pumpkin…
Halloween Counting Activity
1… 2… 3… 4… 5… I love the sound of my kids counting from our kitchen table. “Is this right mommy?” “Yep, looks like you have five little ghosts ready to glue on.” Counting is a great skill for your little one to develop, so you won’t want to miss out on this super easy…
Halloween Sensory Bin
I’m always looking for fun and festive ways to enforce letter learning with my preschooler. It’s a bonus if the set up is short and the playtime is long. With this Halloween sensory bin, I was thrilled with how easy it was to set up and how many different ways my preschooler played and learned. Halloween Sensory…
Science for Halloween
With Halloween just a couple short weeks away, I knew it was the right opportunity to dive right in with some great activities with my little one. It’s a time I look forward to each year, and this year is no exception. My two older children took great enjoyment and shared a few giggles as…
PERFECT Pumpkin Carving Ideas for ALL Kids
Guess what is just around the corner friends? Halloween! It really is – especially if you are a planner like me. Well not like me, but like I am aiming to be. Last year I went a bit batty finding perfect pumpkin carving ideas for my kids. You see, I want my little ones to…
A Pumpkin Pinwheel
Did you know that I am afraid of horses? Well, maybe not afraid – but I am definitely nervous around them. They are so humongous. Once I was at a horseback riding camp when I was little and I got stepped on. My toe was purple for years and years! A purple toe for years…
Easy Preschool Halloween Decorations: Jack-o-Lantern Windows
We whipped out this gem of a Halloween craft the other day — and I just need to say – it might be the best quiet time activity I have come up with. Not to toot my own horn, but any activity that keeps my little ones engaged on and off for a week deserves…
Toddler Halloween Costumes
I mentioned yesterday that I am not one for spooky Halloween things. But I do LOVE Halloween. I mean, just seeing those tiny little people smiling ear to ear and dressed up in the cutest little outfits is enough to make my day. I have one little one who is still (sort of) okay with…
Halloween Games for Kids
Halloween! It will be here before I know it. Costumes have been decided (well, one for sure, and the second keeps changing between a hockey player or a baseball player – my money is on a combo of the two). Crafts have already begun, and this year, for the very first time, we will be…