Easy Halloween Crafts

Looking for a simple art project for the coming weeks?  I've got you covered!  Below are a few favorites 

Puffy Ghosts

These cotton ball ghosts are SO easy and quick!  Grab the download for the ghost template and face HERE, at Thriving Home Blog.  I have 23 kids and it took us 3 1/2 bags of 200 count cotton balls.  I didn't give my kids a limit; I just set the cotton balls out and told them to come get a small handful as they needed.  *We used Elmer's glue bottles for this project.

Paper Plate Pumpkins

To make these simple pumpkins, get the cheap paper plates and some orange paint.  You will also need some scraps of black and brown construction paper.  Kids paint their plates orange, add faces, and stems.  Easy!!

Paper Plate Spiders

These are a bit more complicated.  We used small, black dessert plates for this.  I gave my kids tape, google eyes, glue, silver glitter, and silver pipe cleaners.  They added 8 legs and as many eyes as they wanted.  

The Little Green Witch

This craft goes specifically with the adorable book, The Little Green Witch. We read the book, as well as The Little Red Hen and then compare/contrast the two stories.  We also do some of the other Literacy activities included.  

Frank

These fun Frankenstein and Mrs. Frankenstein craft is from First and Kinder Blue Skies.  We used paint to make it a bit more interesting!  The best part of this craft is that it's FREE!

Craft Stick Spider Web

This is a great craft to do as part of your Halloween party.  These are great to make if you have parent helpers or a small class.  Just grab some large craft sticks, white yarn, and plastic spiders.  

Ghost

The final craft is this ghost craft from Crafty Bee Creations.  I love her crafts...tracing, cutting, and gluing are great fine motor practice!  This craft is also FREE!

Happy Crafting!
xo

Megan 

Halloween Ideas

Hi Friends!  Happy Sunday!  Hard to believe Halloween is this week.  Time is flying, per usual!  Below are some Halloween ideas from years past and a few from this year!  Enjoy!

This year we made these ghosts from Crafty Bee Creations.  I needed a craft on the fly and this was perfect.  Also, it's free!  

We always play BINGO around Halloween time.  This is a BINGO game I got from Amazon a few years back.  Sometimes, we play sight word BINGO.  You can grab my sight word BINGO games by clicking HERE.

We have done some great non-fiction activities with spiders from THIS FREEBIE.  The writing is my favorite!

In years past, my students and I have loved making "Witches Brew."  This is a freebie from What the Teacher Wants. 

Speaking of snacks, we read Spookley the Square Pumpkin  and made these Spookley snacks.  

For our party, orange punch and fun cups/straws are a must!

These snack pack graveyards are always fun!!  However, this year, Halloween Peeps are M.I.A.

Fall Taste Tests are always a big HIT!  I have apple and pumpkin themed taste tests.

I love a good paper plate craft!  These jack-o-lanterns make a great hallway display.  Each one is unique.

Doodlebugs Teaching has wonderful printables for Halloween (she has them for most holidays).  Copying them on colored paper makes them extra festive!

I use my Halloween Centers during center time in the week or two leading up to Halloween and the kids always have a blast!  

October Sentence Edits are great fun!  The kids love searching for things that are "wrong!"  I have sentence edits for every month.  Grab the bundle HERE and save $$$.

You can always expect to find a Halloween book in the listening center!  Grab the free recording sheets HERE.

First Grade Blue Skies has a free Frankenstein boy/girl art project that's fun to make!  I usually read Even Monsters Need Haircuts before we make these.

My all-time favorite Halloween themed activities are to read The Little Green Witch (currently out of stock but you can find a read aloud HERE) and complete the coordinating activities from my literacy pack.  Grab my pack HERE.  It's SO MUCH FUN!!!!

Halloween Parts of Speech Sort makes a great center, whole group, or partner activity.  Nouns, verbs, and adjectives included (and all have a Halloween theme!).  Grab the bundle for all holidays HERE and save $$$$.

Halloween I Have, Who Has is a fantastic way to build vocabulary in the classroom!  This fast-paced game requires minimal prep (just print and laminate cards) and will keep your kids engaged!!!  Grab the bundle for all holidays and save $$$$ HERE.  

I just love mini-books!  They are great for searching for sight words, practicing reading, and vocabulary.  Grab the Halloween book HERE.  Want more holidays?  Grab the bundle and save $$$ HERE.

Happy Haunting!

xo,

Megan