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Halloween

Fun Halloween Math Games

October 4, 2019 By Terri Thompson

Halloween is so much fun, don’t you think?

Bring out the jack-o-lanterns, the ghosts, and the pumpkins! Let’s add a little bit of spooky fun to our learning activities.

Here are some great Halloween math games that I just know your kids will love. They’re for all levels of elementary school and some can be easily adapted to all levels of kids. You’ll find that these are great ideas for some extra (and super-fun) math practice at home.

Practice addition, subtraction, fractions, multiplication, and more with these Fun Halloween Math Games suitable for all elementary grades.

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Halloween Math Games for Kindergarten through Second Grade

Practice estimation with these Spooky Estimation Jars from No Time for Flashcards. This fun activity works on skills for your younger elementary kids, but it can also be adapted as a challenge for your older kids.

Turn a pumpkin into a geoboard, a classic math tool, for some fun hands on shape practice. It’s great for fine motor skills too! Danya Banya has all the details for this Pumpkin Geoboard.

Use the book Room on the Broom for some ordinal number practice (ex: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc) with this simple math game from Rainy Day Mum.

Go on a pumpkin hunt around your neighborhood and record your results on a ten frame with this outdoor math game from Still Playing School. Use the opportunity to do a little addition practice too.

Add a Halloween twist to tally mark practice with some spooky bones tally marks. This is a great hands-on math idea from Miss Giraffe’s Class.

Grab a bag of candy corn and use for a little greater than/less than practice. You can find the details for this candy corn math activity at Planning Playtime.

Practice addition or subtraction with this simple printable game, Ghost Roll Math, from Boy Mama Teacher Mama. Roll your numbers, record, and do the math.

Use Halloween candies to practice addition with this simple Pumpkin Candy math printable game from I Heart Crafty Things.

Add within five and ten with this simple idea from Gift of Curiosity that uses the cutest pumpkin and ghost beans.

Create pumpkin seed manipulatives and work on place value and subtraction with this fall math idea from Rainy Day Mum.

Simple Math Games for Halloween That Can Be Adapted for All Grades

Do some Spooky Sums from NurtureStore. Since you provide the math problems, this ghost math activity can be suitable for all grades.

Make our Halloween Pick-and-Solve Sticks for some fun math fact practice. But, don’t limit yourself to addition facts. You can easily use this method to work on subtraction or multiplication facts.

Halloween Math Games for Third Grade Through Fifth Grade

Create and practice fractions with this paper plate Candy Corn Fractions activity from Teach Beside Me.

Practice multiplication with a visual Pumpkin Patch Array with this idea from School Time Snippets.

You can also practice multiplication with this fun Candy Corn Themed Multiplication Games printable pack from Royal Baloo. I love the multiplication crossword!

Add some pumpkins and a few ghosts and you’ve got some fun and interesting Halloween math games that are much, much better than homework.

Which of these ideas do you think you’ll try with your kids?

Practice addition, subtraction, fractions, multiplication, and more with these Fun Halloween Math Games suitable for all elementary grades.

You may also like one of these fun Halloween activities

Halloween Shape Poems Writing Activity

Neighborhood Halloween Scavenger Hunt

Halloween Word Scramble

Jack-O-Lantern Pencil Holder

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The Best Halloween Suncatchers for Kids

September 30, 2019 By Terri Thompson

Are you decorating for Halloween yet?

My favorite decorations are kid-made. What could be better?

So, decorate your windows with one of these fun Halloween suncatchers. All of these kids crafts are perfect to make this October. They’re fun to make and perfect ways to brighten up your windows.

Decorate your windows for Halloween with one of these fun Halloween suncatchers for your kids to make.

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Fun Halloween Suncatchers

Pull out your contact paper, your tissue paper and the rest of your craft supplies and get started on one of these fun crafts.

And, I’ll bet you have so much fun that you’ll want to make all of them!

Halloween Suncatchers

Decorate your windows with these fun and spooky Halloween suncatcher crafts for kids.

Silhouette Halloween Suncatcher

Make pretty Halloween silhouettes with this fun suncatcher craft.

Paper Plate Jack-O-Lantern

These paper plate jack-o-lanterns also make a great suncatcher.

Frankenstein Suncatcher Craft for Kids

Photo Credit: fromabcstoacts.com

This Frankenstein suncatcher is too cute to be scary!

Halloween Shadow Suncatcher Craft

Photo Credit: alittlepinchofperfect.com

Use coffee filters to make these simple silhouette suncatchers.

Tie dyed halloween suncatchers

Photo Credit: www.thecrafttrain.com

Turn tie-dyed paper towels into cute Halloween suncatchers.

Witch & Bat Halloween Suncatchers

Photo Credit: www.craftymorning.com

Make several fun suncatchers to decorate your window this Halloween.

Hair Gel Halloween Sun Catchers

Photo Credit: happyhooligans.ca

Use hair gel to create fun jack-o-lanterns and other Halloween scenes for your windows.

Halloween: Perler Bead Suncatchers for Kids

Photo Credit: seevanessacraft.com

Melt perler beads to make these fun suncatchers.

Adorable Coffee Filter Jack O'Lantern Suncatchers

Photo Credit: www.firefliesandmudpies.com

Use coffee filters to make these adorable jack-o-lantern suncatchers.

Recycled Halloween Suncatchers

Photo Credit: www.craftsonsea.co.uk

Recycle plastic lids to make these fun Halloween suncatchers.

Which one of these fun Halloween suncatcher crafts are your favorite?

Decorate your windows for Halloween with one of these fun Halloween suncatchers for your kids to make.

You may also like one of these fun Halloween crafts

The Cutest Ghost Crafts for Kids

Spider Web Wreath Halloween Craft

Halloween Black Cat Mask

Cardboard Tube Halloween Mummy Craft

Make sure you have all the supplies you need for your suncatcher crafts

Each of the crafts lists has their own separate list of craft supplies. But, if you want to have fun making suncatchers here are some general supplies you may need.

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Best Halloween Movies for Toddlers

September 17, 2019 By Terri Thompson

A Halloween movie night can be so much fun! But, most Halloween movies for families are not suitable for toddlers.

Don’t give up hope! I’ve got your back.

Here are some fun choices of Halloween movies for toddlers. They’re not too long, not too scary, and just right for your little ones.

These Halloween movies for toddlers are not too spooky and are just right for your little ones. They'll love these fun and adorable options.

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These movie choices may not be the most enjoyable for adults (honestly, how many movies for toddlers are?), but they’re good choices that will keep your little ones happy. And that in turn will make your movie watching time much more enjoyable.

So, gather up the kids, queue up a movie, and have a good time together.

Fun Halloween Movies for Toddlers

Room on the Broom

This gentle movie is based on the classic book by Julia Donaldson. It’s fun, whimsical, and very sweet. This is my number one choice of great toddler Halloween movies. You can view it via Amazon Prime and it’s also available on Netflix.

Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About Halloween

Learn all about Halloween and fall from the Cat in the Hat. This fun choice is full of silliness and catchy songs. If you toddler is already a fan of the Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That, they’ll love this choice.

Curious George: A Halloween Boofest

In this movie, George and his friends has a fun (and slightly spooky) adventure after hearing the legend of No Noggin, who likes to kick the hats off of everyone’s heads. It’s a fun choice for little Curious George fans.

Pooh’s Heffalump Halloween Movie

Like most Pooh movies, this is a gentle take on a Halloween story. The friends get a little scared because Halloween can be so spooky. But, they learn that the can be brave together.

A Very Brave Witch

This selection from Scholastic is very short (it clocks in at only 7 minutes), but it is a sweet story about a little witch who meets a new friend and experiencing trick or treating for the first time. You can watch it alone via Amazon Prime or watch it along with several short Halloween selections from Scholastic.

Spookly the Square Pumpkin

Like some of the other choices on this list, so many great toddler Halloween movies are based on beloved children’s books. In this movie, Spookly is teased because he’s a different shape, but with the help of some very good friends he learns that different is awesome.

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey’s Monster Musical

This movie from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse is just the right amount of spooky for your little ones. They’ll love the music and the story line. It’s a great choice for fans of the show.

It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown

Your toddlers are not too young to be introduced to this Halloween classic. This is a perfect choice that everyone in the family will love!

Tips For a Successful Halloween Movie Night With Toddlers

You don’t have to have a movie night at night. A tired toddler will just not enjoy a movie. Try having a movie afternoon or even a movie at breakfast.

Keep things short. Since toddlers have a short attention span, you shouldn’t pop in a full-length movie. These selections are all either around 30 minutes or an hour in length.

Let them play. Don’t expect your toddler to set still for an entire more. If they’d rather sit and play while watching, let them. They’ll have fun and you’ll have a better time too.

These Halloween movies for toddlers are not too spooky and are just right for your little ones. They'll love these fun and adorable options.

Recommended Movie Night Resources

If you’ve got Amazon Prime, it can be so easy to have a fun movie night. They’ve got so many family friendly movies, including many of these Disney classic live action movies for families available via streaming (in addition to other great benefits). You can sign up for Amazon Prime via this link.

You may also like one of these themed movie lists

Top 10 Sports Movies for Families

Fun Superhero Movies for Families

Top Family Movies on Amazon Prime

The Best Family Friendly Movies for Family Movie Night

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Cardboard Tube Spider Craft for Halloween

October 10, 2018 By Terri Thompson

I’m the designated spider killer at our house.

Anytime anyone finds a spider, they come find me. Apparently I’m the only one that that isn’t terrified by these little creatures.

Not only am I not terrified, I actually find them quite interesting. Not kidding. And sometimes a little bit cute. Not kidding either.

So, I thought I’d make them so cute that even my kids would appreciate them and came up with this fun idea: Cardboard Tube Spider Craft for Halloween.

Spiders don't have to be scary, especially when make this fun and simple kids craft, a cardboard tube spider craft for Halloween.

Disclosure: Craftprojectideas.com provided some of the supplies we used to make these spiders. The idea and pictures are my own. 

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Supplies Needed for your Cardboard Tube Spider craft:

Cardboard tubes: toilet paper rolls or paper towel rolls
Black paint
Scissors
Black fuzzy craft sticks (pipe cleaners)
Googly eyes

How to make your cardboard tube spider craft for Halloween

Start by cutting your cardboard tube in half (or quarters if using a paper towel roll).

Then, on opposite sides, use a sharp instrument to poke four holes per side. Grownups – please do these first two steps yourself!

I used the tip of a sharp pair of scissors to make my holes. You just need something to punch through the cardboard.

Now it’s time for the kids to take over.

Use your black paint to paint the outside of each tube. Make sure you paint over your holes.

Of course, you don’t have to stick with black here. Use any color you want for a group of fun and funky Halloween spiders. If you do this, use colorful pipe cleaners for the legs too!

After the paint is dry, thread 4 pipe cleaners through the holes. Take one pipe cleaner and thread in one hole, through the middle, and out through the hole directly across from your first hole.. Your 4 pipe cleaners will make 8 legs.

Once you have them all the pipe cleaners threaded, bend and arrange your pipe cleaners to look like spider legs.

For the final step, attach your googly eyes.

When we made our cardboard tube spider craft, some of us used 2 eyes per spider. My youngest daughter decided to be scientifically correct and use 8 eyes on her spider. I think I like that one the best.

Spiders don't have to be scary, especially when make this fun and simple kids craft, a cardboard tube spider craft for Halloween.

Once you’re done, you’ve got some fun spiders for Halloween.

Stand them up on a shelf or attach string and dangle them from the ceiling.

Either way, they’re a fun addition to your Halloween decorations.

See, I told you I could make spiders cute!

Spiders don't have to be scary, especially when make this fun and simple kids craft, a cardboard tube spider craft for Halloween.

You may also like one of these fun Halloween crafts:

Paper Plate Jack-O-Lanterns

Black Cat Masks

No-Sew Ghost Pencil Toppers

Fun Spider Crafts for Kids

Twig Spider Web Craft at Kitchen Counter Chronicles

Toilet paper roll spider craft for Halloween

Craft supplies you may need:

In addition to items pulled from your recycle bin, here are some supplies that will help you with your cardboard tube spider.

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Spider Web Wreath Halloween Craft for Kids

October 4, 2018 By Terri Thompson

I’ve got to give most of the credit for these Halloween wreaths to my 7-year-old. She’s got some great ideas.

I had a much different wreath in mind and only got as far as the first step before she took over and made the perfect spider web wreath.

I love it when the kids take over. They’re ideas are always so much better than my own!

And because my daughter called the shots, the craft not only turned out cute, but it was also a fun process for her.

Grab a paper plate and some yarn to weave your own web with this fun and spooky Spider Web Wreath Halloween craft for kids.

This Halloween spider web wreath is fun to make and appropriate for preschoolers as well as elementary-aged kids.

It’s easy to adapt to differing skill levels and is open to a child’s individual creativity.

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Supplies Needed

Paper plate
Scissors
Orange paint
Orange yarn
Clear tape
Plastic spider rings

How to make a Spider Web Wreath

Start by cutting the middle out of your paper plate.

If you’re working with young kids, you may want to do this step ahead of time, since you’ll need sharp scissors to do this task.

Flip your paper plate so that the bottom side is facing up and then paint the entire wreath orange.

If you don’t want an orange wreath, another fun option would be to paint your paper plate black and use orange yarn for your spider web.

Let the paint dry.

Once your wreath is dry, cut a long length of orange yarn (several feet!). It needs to be long enough to wrap around the plate many times for your spider web.

Tape one end of the yarn to the back of your wreath with clear tape.

Grab a paper plate and some yarn to weave your own web with this fun and spooky Spider Web Wreath kids Halloween craft this October.

Start wrapping the yarn around the wreath in all different directions. Go back and forth, sideways, diagonally, and around and around.

Keep wrapping until you reach the end of your yarn piece.

Secure the other end of the yarn to the back of your wreath with tape.

Finally, you can add your spider to your spider web wreath. (Or do like we did and add many spiders!)

We found that using small pieces of yarn to tie our spider rings to the web worked best. Add as many spiders as you want. We had a few busy, busy spider webs!

Note: This post was originally published on October 17, 2014. Updated and  republished on October 4, 2018.

Grab a paper plate and some yarn to weave your own web with this fun and spooky Spider Web Wreath Halloween craft for kids.

You may also like one of these fun Halloween crafts for kids:

Cardboard Tube Spider for Halloween

Black Cat Paper Plate Mask

Candy Corn Paper Plate Sculpture

DIY Spider Ring at Fantastic Fun and Learning

Find the supplies you’ll need

This fun wreath project only needs a few easy to find supplies. Here’s some great options for you:

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