Halloween is a wonderful time to delve into “spooky” science with the kids. Below are more than 25 Halloween science and sensory activities to try with the kids this month! Integrating science activities and sensory activities into the preschool classroom (and at home!) can be seriously fun for everyone involved. That, alone, is reason enoughKeep Reading
Two Ideas for Making a Pumpkin Glitter Jar with Kids
Sensory jars are such fun to make with the kiddos. In addition to the entertainment value, a lot of early learning concepts can be taught with discovery bottles. Here are two pumpkin glitter jar ideas we recently came up with. They’re pretty simple, but we’re still rather fond of them. 2 pumpkin-themed glitter jar ideasKeep Reading
Sensory Bottle Ideas for a Spider Theme
Do you have children who are enamored with all things creepy crawly? These easy spider sensory bottle ideas are sure to pique their interest. I think they’d be great around Halloween, as part of a bug or spider theme, or just because your little scientists want to. I have to admit, I’m not a huge fanKeep Reading
Halloween Sequencing Activity for “Big Pumpkin”
Looking for some fun Halloween books and activities? Carolyn of The Pleasantest Thing put together this awesome “Halloween Read and Play” blog hop today. There are over 25 book-inspired activities to try out this month! My contribution is a sequencing activity to go along with one of my favorite Halloween books. Hands-down, my favorite HalloweenKeep Reading
Monster Matching Busy Bag with Printable
October is a fun time to break out some monster fun in preschool. Here’s a simple monster-themed busy bag kids of different levels can enjoy. Are you following Fun-A-Day’s Halloween Pinterest board? monster matching busy bag Materials Free printable monster cards Laminating pouches (optional) Laminator (optional) Prep Print out multiple copies of the monster cards.Keep Reading
Halloween Art Activities with Coffee Filters
Coffee filter art is definitely a classic project for kids. Probably because it seems to be a universal hit – at least in my experience. These Halloween art activities are focused on pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns made via coffee filter art. The kiddos and I are pretty happy with how they turned out! coffee filter HalloweenKeep Reading
Printable Halloween Emergent Reader
I love making books with, and for, my preschool students. So many early learning concepts can be taught using simple homemade books! With Halloween coming up, I thought it would be fun to create a new printable emergent reader for the kids. Are you following Fun-A-Day’s Halloween Pinterest board? Halloween emergent reader for preschool andKeep Reading
Stellaluna Activity – Night Sky Sensory Play
I’m all about reusing items from sensory bins, if at all possible. It keeps things affordable, shows kids creative thinking, and helps reduce waste. So this fun, batty Stellaluna activity has a few items from our Star Wars sensory bin. batty, sensory Stellaluna activity Affiliate links included in this post. Materials Stellaluna by Janell CannonKeep Reading
Pumpkin Math and Engineering Challenge
The preschool kiddos and I delved into a fun fall S.T.E.M. activity this week! We explored pumpkin math, pumpkin engineering, and pumpkin literacy! It was a bigger hit than I thought it would be, and the children are already planning extensions to it. I’m adding it to the list of must-do fall activities! AreKeep Reading
2 Easy Halloween Sensory Activities for Kids
If you’re a regular reader of Fun-A-Day, you know how much I love sensory activities for kids. Since I have a very limited budget for sensory materials, I’m a bit meticulous about storing old bins. I also tend to reuse materials for multiple activities. In that vein, here are two super easy Halloween sensory binsKeep Reading
