Halloween Activities

Halloween Ping Pong Lights

Halloween Ping Pong Lights

Time to start on the Halloween crafts! Woo Hoo! I’ve got lots planned for the run up to the 31st so keep checking back. More

57 Halloween Crafts And Activities

I think that it has been a while since I did a round up of all my Halloween posts in one place.  So here More

monster hair cutting activity

Monster Hair Cutting Activity

Learning to use scissors is a really hard process. A child has to have the hand strength to open and shut the scissors while More

Halloween water bead tray

Halloween Water Bead Sensory Tray

One of our favourite types of sensory boxes to do involve water beads, we love the feeling of them, playing with them, but also More

Egg Carton Monsters

Woo hoo the half term holidays have started!  That means lots of time for crafts and activities.  To start everything off we made some More

halloween silhouette decorations

Halloween Silhouette Decorations

A simple Halloween decorating idea is to print out some pictures to stick on your windows to create some spooky silhouette decorations. Make sure More

ghostly stones

Halloween Ghostly Stones

During lock down painting rocks and then putting them in parks and woods for people to find seemed to be the thing to do.  More

moveable mummies

Halloween Moveable Mummies

What would Halloween be without a few mummies around?  You just can’t go wrong with them.  This year we have been making some moveable More

moving eyes pictures

Halloween Moving Eyes Pictures

I saw these moving eyes pictures from Pink Stripey Socks a few years ago.  They immediately made me think of the portraits and busts More

Nanny Anita's Halloween Craft

Last Minute No Carve Pumpkin Craft with Crayons

Looking through Pinterest I came across countless pins about non-carve pumpkin ideas. I only wish that I had enough time and pumpkins to try More

Halloween play dough tray

Halloween Play Dough Tray

It has been a while since I have made some play dough, so making a Halloween play dough tray was the perfect excuse for More

halloween clay decorations

Halloween Clay Decorations

We started these Halloween clay decorations way ahead of the game this year!  YC wanted to play with some clay with her cousin during More

Nanny Anita’s Ghost Leaves & Hanging Bats

Here are two great Halloween arts and crafts posts, perfect for half term. Make sure you follow my Halloween board on Pinterest for more More

origami flapping bat

Origami Flapping Bat

As origami designs go, this origami flapping bat is one of the easiest that I have made.  It doesn’t take long to make one. More

Halloween paper lanterns

Halloween Paper Lanterns

Paper lanterns are a simple craft to do at any time of the year.  I think the last time I made these with my More

flying tea bag ghosts

Flying Tea Bag Ghosts

Over the past few weeks we have done quite a few Halloween crafts and games, therefore it is high time for a science based More

Craft stick haunted house

Craft Stick Haunted House: Kids Halloween Craft

These craft stick haunted house is a fun craft for kids of all ages.  BB and I made ours when he was off school More

origami ghosts

Glow In The Dark Origami Ghosts

I have had a set of glow in the dark origami paper in my art cupboard for a few years now and I have More

positive and negative halloween pictures

Positive and Negative Halloween Pictures

Last year we had great fun making some positive and negative Halloween pictures.  They are a slightly more complicated craft, so younger children may More

ghost bombs

How To Make Ghost Bombs

I read about these ghost bombs on the blog growing a jeweled rose .  They looked right up EC street.  He loves things that More

pompom pumpkins

Pompom Pumpkins

I have two different ways to make pompom pumpkins.  Ours kind of turned into Mickey pumpkins (well there is a big shocker!).  Whether you More

Chromatography bats

Chromatography Bats: Halloween Decorations

About 7 years about EC and I first made chromatography butterflies using coffee filters.  Now BB and I are using the same technique to More

moveable owl puppet

Moveable Owl Puppets

I love doing owl crafts, they are such an easy bird to draw. This time we have been making moveable owl puppets. Make sure More

junk model haunted mansion

Junk Model Haunted Mansion for Small World Play

Our box of junk modelling is beginning to overflow and has been begging to be used. I decided to use a couple of boxes More

Halloween Light Jars

I have seen these Halloween light jars being made on Pinterest for some time now, and they are just adorable.  There are many ways More

Loo roll mummies

Loo Roll Mummies: Craft for Toddlers

If you need a quick and simply Halloween craft for toddlers and preschoolers, then these loo roll mummies are perfect. Make sure you follow More

Loo Roll Bats

The other day we had one of EC’s friends over for a science play date – what it is a science play date?  Well More

Monster Exploding Bag Experiment

Monster Exploding Bag Experiment

I love how there seems to be a limitless number of things that you can do with bicarbonate of soda and vinegar. So far More

Conker eyeball sensory tray

Conker Eyeball Sensory Tray

It is conker time! Every September my charges seem to collet every conker that they see and we end up with baskets full of More

Halloween Pom Pom Bats

 EC’s favourite animal is the bat, so every year I try to do some sort of craft bat around Halloween. So far we have More

Hama bead pumpkins

Halloween Hama Bead Pumpkins

I was going to try making some Lego pumpkins with my charges, but after a search through all the blocks, there really wasn’t enough More

Ghoulish Halloween Sun Catchers

Ghoulish Halloween Sun Catchers

Last year EC, YC and I spent a very pleasant afternoon making some autumn sun catchers. YC enjoyed it so much she asked the More

fizzing baking soda bats

Fizzing Baking Soda Bats Experiment

I have done this baking soda and vinegar experiment before; this is just a variation of it. It’s always fun and goes down well More

Acorn Monsters

Acorn Monsters!

Every autumn I see lots of posts about conkers, painting them, maths activities, and sensory bins etc. But I see little about acorns. Don’t More

halloween pumpkin pairs game

Halloween Pumpkin Pairs Game

A few weeks ago I did a Halloween themed memory game that went down a storm with my charges. Today’s game is another memory More

Halloween melting hand activity

Halloween Melting Hand Activity

This Halloween melting hand activity is easy for children to help setup and keeps their attention for a long time. We’ve done many similar More

Pumpkin Paper Plates with Nanny Anita

What you will need: paper plates, black paper, paint, scissors

Halloween Shadow Puppet Activity

We’ve done shadow puppets before, we did them for St George’s day a few years ago. Well at a club that YC goes to More

pumpkin ring toss

Pumpkin Ring Toss

There is always part of me that feels slightly guilty when I am carving up a pumpkin. It feels like I am wasting food, More

Halloween Spider Web Craft

Halloween Spider Web Craft

I am not quite sure why I am doing a Halloween spider web craft, over the last few weeks my house seems to have More

The 10 Best Things To Do This October Half Term

From rebuilding the city with LEGO bricks to half-term Halloween raves, here are the best ways to spend the October holiday with your children.

halloween silhouette scenes

Halloween Silhouette Scenes

These Halloween silhouette scenes are a nice quiet activity. I had one of my munchkins at home sick and when the tv became tedious More

Glow In The Dark Pumpkin

I love carving and decorating pumpkins, but I prefer the non-carve approach because it means younger children can get involved with very little help, More

Marble painting spider webs

Marble Painting Spider Webs

Marble painting spider webs is a super quick and easy Halloween craft for children of all ages. It was the perfect afternoon filler for More

halloween fingerprint silhouette pictures

Halloween Fingerprint Silhouette Pictures

This Halloween fingerprint silhouette picture is a really nice and simple craft for all ages. It is slightly more involved than some crafts that More

monster blow painting

Monster Blow Painting Halloween Craft

It is always fun to start doing Halloween crafts and activities. This monster blow painting is not only a fun craft for all ages, More

melted crayon halloween sun catchers

Melted Crayon Halloween Sun Catchers

It seems like a good idea to make the most of the good weather, and make some sun catches to capture those last rays More

Nanny Anita's Halloween Spider Balls

Halloween Craft Special: 3D Spider Webs

I have seen these done Halloween 3D spider balls before and thought how cool these looked.  Of course I had to get my charges More

halloween mummy craft

Nanny Anita’s Halloween Mummy Craft

I love October, it is by far my favourite month. There is so much going on, and of course there is Halloween to prepare More

fizzing pumpkin activity

Fizzing Pumpkin Activity

We have done this vinegar and bicarbonate of soda experiment in many different forms.  It is truly a classic one.  This time we turned More

Cotton wool ghost pictures

Cotton Wool Ghost Pictures

Suddenly, like in the space of a weekend, BB has gone from flitting between activities every minute or so. To being able to engage More

Crayon resistant spider web art

Crayon Resistant Spider Web Art

This week EC came home from school and wanted to do some painting. While he was busy doing his own thing and YC was More

Lemon volcanoes

Ghoulish Lemon Volcanoes

We didn’t do these Lemon volcanoes as a specific Halloween activity, but they are quite Halloween-ish. They look like some sort of witches cauldron More

Halloween feely boxes

Halloween Feely Boxes

Everyone must have, at some point, done  Halloween feely boxes.  They are a classic party game.  Well we didn’t these ones at a party, More

apple stamping pumpkin craft

Apple Stamping Pumpkin Craft

We have all done vegetable printing at some point. It is such a stable of early year crafts. I remember doing it with YC More

How to make cheesecloth ghosts

How to make Cheesecloth Ghosts

For the past year I have had these how to make cheesecloth ghosts appearing on my Pinterest feed. I won’t lie, they are pretty More

sticky spider web tape game

Sticky Spider Web Tape Game

A few weeks ago EC and YC both had a play date after school. When both have play dates at the same time it More

taste safe halloween sensory bin

Taste Safe Halloween Sensory Bin

If you search online for edible sensory bins for babies you will get millions of results. I don’t like to call any activity edible More

halloween memory game

Halloween Memory Game

A few weeks ago EC and YC had a Dyslexia assessment and one thing that came up on the report was they both had More

Acorn Monsters

The Best Halloween Crafts And Activities For Kids

As we are now in October, I thought I would put together a round up of ALL the Halloween related crafts and activities that More