HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES These activities were shared through an e-mail list. If you see something that is yours, let me know so I can give you credit. FINGERPLAY As you are singing this song draw it on a dry erase board or with color crayons and paper. Or just do it in the air with your fingers. The children love taking turns drawing it also. What is this I’m making do you know? Watch my busy fingers see it grow, These two holes are eyes that look so big and wise And this three cornered hole is a nose. A mouth I'll make right here underneath It ought to have some big shinny teeth Tis plain to be seen it will soon be Halloween And this is Mr. Jack o lantern , everybody knows !!!!!!! Make a pumpkin on a popsicle stick for this song. Pumpkin Pumpkin, Peek A Boo ,Peek A boo, Peek A Boo, Pumpkin Pumpkin Peek A Boo, I see YOU!!!!!! CRAFTS POM-POM SPIDER Materials Needed: 2 inch black pom-pom 3 Jumbo black chenille stems Red felt two - 12mm oval wiggle eyes 12 inch piece black yarn Tacky glue Scissors Group chenille stems side-by-side and twist once at center to hold pieces together. Glue legs at twisted portion to pom-pom. Shape legs by bending down and then bending the very tips up to form the feet. Cut a mouth from felt and glue to pom-pom. Glue eyes to pom-pom above mouth. Fold yarn in half and knot ends together. Glue knot to top of pom-pom for a hanger. You can make yarn any length you want to hang from ceiling, a door, etc. PUMPKIN PIN Materials Needed: Orange & green craft foam sheets Tacky glue A pin back 2 small wiggle eyes Thin black ric-rac Cut a pumpkin (a simple oval or circle is fine) w/out the stem from orange craft foam. Then cut a pumpkin w/ the stem from green craft foam. Have child glue the orange pumpkin on top of the green one. Glue on wiggle eyes and a piece of ric-rac for the mouth. Apply a generous amount of glue to attach a pin back onto the back of the pumpkin. Let glue dry until clear before wearing pin. PAPER PLATE PUMPINS Paint paper plates orange using finger paints. Let the paint dry and using yellow paint, add eyes, nose and a mouth. Cut a stem from green construction paper and fasten to the top of the pumpkin. HALLOWEEN SACK Since the kids will be collecting prizes, get some small paper sacks with handles. Fill the table with markers, glitter and lots of Halloween stickers & let them decorate their own sacks! GAMES *Pumpkin Hoop Toss: Simply a hula hoop thrown over a large pumpkin *Pin the Tail on the Cat: Make a black cat out of felt & find some great cat eyes at the craft store. Cut a tail out of some fake fur, added rough Velcro on back, & make a blindfold out of leftover felt and elastic. *Apple Bobbing Noodle Grab: Fill a pot with water & add cooked spaghetti. Add small toys. The spaghetti will float on top & toys will sink to bottom. To get to the toys, kids have to reach into the GROSS mixture! To make it more gross, add green food coloring! *Pumpkin Roll Race: Let kids have race with medium sized pumpkins. *Pumpkin Toss Similar to egg tossing. Use a small pumpkin per two players. The two people toss the pumpkin back and forth to each other, each time stepping back away from each other. The person wins who does not drop the pumpkin.