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1

Sing “Eensy, Weensy Spider”.
(Music/ Movement)
2

Make a spider with black play dough and black yarn.
(Art)
3

Make banana-pumpkin milkshakes.
(Cooking)
4

Give your
child old clothes for dress-up.
(Dramatics)
5

Give your
child cardboard shapes to make pictures with.
(Shapes)
6

Sprinkle salt in a box lid and let your child write words in the salt with a finger.
(Writing)
7

Decorate a room with pretend cobwebs for fun.
(Art)
8

Look for orange objects in your home.
(Colors)
9

10

Go for a ride on a bus. Look for stores.
(Community Awareness)
11

Sing “The Wheels on
the Bus”.
( Music)
12

Columbus Day
13

Make a sailboat with
a plastic lid, some play dough, a straw, and
a paper sail.
(Art)
14

Hide paper pumpkin shapes around your house
for your child
to find.
(Problem Solving)
15

Let your child help you sort the laundry.
(Sorting)
16

Tear out ghosts from white paper and
add eyes.
(Sm. Muscle Dev.)
17

18

Pretend to be friendly ghosts flying around.
(Movement)
19

Check out some Halloween books from
the library.
(Literature)
20

Discuss past Halloween or Harvest celebrations with your child.
(History)
21

22

Have child paint with black finger paint. When dry, cut into
a cat shape.
(Art)
23

Put pumpkin stickers on your fingers
for finger puppet fun.
(Lang. Dev.)
24

Take your children to a climbing park.
(Lg. Muscle Dev.)
25

Let your child help you gather food
for a food bank.
(Kindness)
26

Visit a
pumpkin
patch.
(Science)
27

Carve a
pumpkin together.
(Cooperation)
28

Count
pumpkin seeds.
(Math)
29

Bake
pumpkin
seeds with butter
and salt.
(Cooking)
30

Discuss Halloween safety rules.
(Safety)
31

Happy Halloween