Halloween craft ideas anyone?

[Michele]

For kids.

[Dar]

Have you seen those $1 kits at Michael's or JoAnn's? They are the Foamies. I plan to go the day after Halloween and stock up. :right:

[Sonny]

Make ghosts with tissues and a suckers, or just stuff the head with more tissues and tie around the neck.

Get mini pumpkins, cut off the top, scoop out the insides, and fill with alfalfa seeds (it grows fast) and soon the pumpkins will have hair.

Or let them paint faces on mini pumpkins...a lot easier than carving.

Make halloween masks out of paper plates, with a broken rubber band stapled on either side of the head. The rubber band will keep the mask on their face.

Pom pom balls and pipe cleaners will make spiders.

I know I have more, I can look in some of my craft books if you want.

[Dar]

Sonny, where's a good place to get those crafy things like pom poms and pipe cleaners and stuff w/o paying an arm and a leg?

And why is it so hard to find clip clothespins?

[Michele]

Those are good, thank you. :)

[Michele]

Have you seen those $1 kits at Michael's or JoAnn's? They are the Foamies. I plan to go the day after Halloween and stock up. :right:

No...maybe I will look them up.

This is for Jordan's class.

[Sonny]

Sonny, where's a good place to get those crafy things like pom poms and pipe cleaners and stuff w/o paying an arm and a leg?

And why is it so hard to find clip clothespins?


I get them at Micheal's. If you buy a huge amount it's not too bad, and they last forever. I think the last time I bought pipe cleaners was about five years ago.

There are also school supply stores, but those are usually $$$.

I'd bet Walmart would have most of that stuff pretty cheap.

[Sonny]

No...maybe I will look them up.

This is for Jordan's class.


If you give me a theme (pumpkin or witch, OR painting, gluing etc.) I can give you a lot more ideas. I have a ton of books.

[Michele]

I like the pumpkin idea. I bet they would love that.

[Dar]

Yeah, Michael's only had the slip on type clothespins. I'll try Target or Wally World.

[Sonny]

Here's a list from Channels to Children (the best craft/activity book ever)

scrap paper jack-o-lantern
3-D pumpkin
stuffed pumpkin
funny face vegetable
appearing ghosts
string painting ghost
foot ghost
3-D ghost
tissue ghost
clothespin ghost
ghostly pop-out card
witch mobile
egg carton witch
coat hanger witch
holloween bat
pine cone owl
paper plate mask
grocery bag mask
trick or treat bag
halloween night painting
moon paintingThere are also cooking activities, fingerplays and songs, games for language devlopment, games for social activities, creative dramatic play, math activities, physical development activities, and science activities.

Let me know if you want specific details on any of that.

[Michele]

Maybe I should get that book. I'm going to be planning every holiday party this year, with crafts and games.

[Michele]

Would it be good for 3rd graders?

[Sonny]

The book has all the holidays in it, ALL of them.The introduction says the book is for children under six years of age, but that many of the ideas can be used for older children.


I think it would work for older kids, you could have them do much of the work themselves, especially the cooking and science.

[Michele]

Thanks :)

[Dar]

I added that book to my wish list. :D

[Angie]

Maybe I should get that book. I'm going to be planning every holiday party this year, with crafts and games.

Wow, Michele. I couldn't do that! I helped Courtney last year with Thanksgiving feast crafts, like hats and stuff...I thought I was going to have to punch those little shits in the neck. :mad:

[Sonny]

Wow, Michele. I couldn't do that! I helped Courtney last year with Thanksgiving feast crafts, like hats and stuff...I thought I was going to have to punch those little shits in the neck. :mad:


:rofl:


You really do have to ignore a LOT of behaviors when working with kids. Always plan on an activity taking 30% to 50% longer than you think it will. :agree:

[Brandy]

www.familyfun.com (http://www.familyfun.com) has alot of ideas also.

[Michele]

Wow, Michele. I couldn't do that! I helped Courtney last year with Thanksgiving feast crafts, like hats and stuff...I thought I was going to have to punch those little shits in the neck. :mad:

:D

I'm ok with that kind of stuff....I work with kids at church. But this room mom thing is more work than I thought.

[Sonny]

I added that book to my wish list. :D

:D There is also More Channels to Children, but I've never looked at it. I'm sure it's great, but I'm not sure if it's holidays, or other themes. :dunno:

[Michele]

www.familyfun.com (http://www.familyfun.com) has alot of ideas also.

Thanks! They do have good ideas...and you can watch the video.

[Mootzee]

Go buy "Pack O Fun" magazine. It has oodles of stuff. I used to buy it all the time when I was doing Scouts. They may have a few things on their website, too.

[mmmommmy]

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and for Thanksgiving, some napkin rings

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These are from the Pack-O-Fun website.

[Kate]

Michele--

for cheap games

Carve 3 or 4 pumpkins-- one face each side.

keep the pieces with each pumpkin in a ziplock, have the kids get into 4 groups, they have to put thier pumpkin back to gether the fastest.

a set of plastic bowling pins and mini pumpkin bowling

Have one kid wear a plastic pumkin around thier waist (hold on with a bungee cord) and the other kids (2 teams) race to bounce ping pong balls into the pumpkins.

Manda had the best rooms moms 2 years ago. I will try to remember more of their ideas.

[Danielle]

Try the dollar store for cheap craft stuff. Mine as a ton and even a section on scrapbooking.