Halloween is around the corner! Here's a fun monster activity that is not spooky, but rather great for math and sensory play! This monster eyes activity came to me while driving one day. In fact, many of my ideas come to me when I'm chauffeuring my kids around. :) This activity turned out so cute and I'm excited to share it with you! Materials for Monster Eyes: Monster Eyes printable gallon-sized Ziploc bag clear soap (about 1/4 cup) tape googly eyes To set up this … [Read more...]
Halloween Alphabet Puzzle
Halloween is around the corner and I have a fun activity to share with you! This Halloween alphabet puzzle is a great way to work on learning the alphabet order. Plus it's fun to do for Halloween! Alphabetizing is an essential skill that will help students in many day-to-day tasks both at home and at school. There are so many jobs and tasks in school that rely on the person's ability to alphabetize. That is why we practice it at an early age! And doing it in a fun way is a great … [Read more...]
Halloween Sensory Bottle
I have a fun Halloween sensory bottle to share with you today! This glow-in-the-dark bottle was a huge with my toddler and a fun decoration for Halloween! I was inspired to make this bottle after finding some glow-in-the-dark decorative fillers at Michaels. I used it with our writing tray, but it also makes a great filler for a sensory bottle! If you're new to sensory bottles, you may be wondering why I would make this. A sensory bottle is a tool for a child to engage the senses. In … [Read more...]
Halloween Themed Writing Tray
A few weeks ago I picked up some glow-in-the-dark decorative fillers because I thought it would be the perfect material for a Halloween writing tray. Today I'm excited to share with you how it turned out and free alphabet cards for you to use to make your own! This writing tray is great for preschoolers to work on beginning writing skills. In fact, I suggest doing this activity before using a paper and pencil for teaching writing. Your child can still practice forming letters and won't … [Read more...]
Halloween Sensory Bin
One of my favorite activities to put together for my kids is creating sensory bins for them to play with. This month, we created a Halloween sensory bin. My boys are loving it and play with it all the time! Here's what we used in our bin: large clear plastic bin dry black and white beans small Halloween-themed erasers (Target dollar section) glow-in-the-dark snakes and stretchy worms (Dollar Tree) Halloween vase with LED candle (Dollar Tree) balloon pumpkins (tutorial … [Read more...]
Silly Monsters Coloring Book {Free Printable}
My kiddos love silly monsters! We also love making Halloween a fun time of the year, with silly (not scary!) monsters. Today I'm sharing with you a cute little booklet with monsters to color! There are 11 adorable monsters to color in this book. My boys and I think these monsters are so cute! To download your free coloring book click HERE. Tips for the Printable: Make sure you have the latest version of Adobe to download the PDF. This printable only needs 3 sheets of paper (when … [Read more...]
10 Halloween Children’s Books
My boys and I visit the library once a week. They absolutely LOVE spending time there. We spend lots of time reading at home and I love that they enjoy reading books. Since Halloween is coming up at the end of this week, I thought I would share some of our favorite Halloween books! This post contains affiliate links. Do Not Build a Frankenstein! by Neil Numberman I love this book and so do my kids...we've read it at least twenty times since getting it from the library last … [Read more...]
Build a Frankenstein Game
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Halloween is coming up this week! We've been reading lots of fall-themed books at our house. One of my kids' absolute FAVORITE book is Do Not Build a Frankenstein! It is such a cute book! As we were reading it, I came up with an idea to do a game called Build a Frankenstein. In this game, the goal is to build your Frankenstein before the other player. Players start with a green Frankenstein head. They spin and whatever the spinner lands … [Read more...]
6 Easy Spider Web Crafts
Spiders totally creep me out. I know that I'm much bigger than them, but I just really dislike spiders. They always seem to pop up when I least expect it! My kids are the opposite...they love anything to do with creepy crawlies. Since spiders are popular this time of year, I wanted to do a spider web craft with them. I had some leftover spider cut-outs from the sensory bottle we made, so we decided to make an easy spider web craft with them. First, we made a spider web design on black paper … [Read more...]
6 Halloween Activities for Preschoolers
I know it's only September, but since Halloween is just about a month away, I thought I would round-up 6 Halloween activities to do with preschoolers. Enjoy! :) 1. Surprise Pumpkin Story This is my favorite activity! You have to check this one out!! It is a story you share with your child, while cutting the paper at the same time. At the end, it makes a jack-o-lantern! My preschooler thought this was the COOLEST activity ever! And this activity doesn't have to be just for Halloween, … [Read more...]