Creative pack. Young Writers has created an educational and fun Halloween pack for 3-11 year-old children to enjoy!

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1 halloween Creative pack Young Writers has created an educational and fun Halloween pack for 3-11 year-old children to enjoy! Included in your pack is: Halloween biscuit recipe Create your own felt ghost and pumpkin Make a Halloween finger print Spooky colouring pages Ghost stories competition (7-11 years) Halloween poem template (3-6 years) Halloween wordsearch Recomended Halloween book titles Halloween Spot The Difference Feel free to photocopy this pack or download it from

Adult supervision required activity Make your own Halloween biscuits Create your very own spooky ghost, bat and pumpkin biscuits especially for Halloween.

2 Adult supervision required activity Make your own Halloween biscuits Create your very own spooky ghost, bat and pumpkin biscuits especially for Halloween. Try out this simple recipe to create your scary treats. Less than 30 mins preparation time 10 to 30 mins baking time Makes 6-8 biscuits Ingredients 100g/3½oz of Unsalted butter (softened at room temperature) 100g/3½oz of caster sugar 1 free-range egg (lightly beaten) 275g/10oz of plain flour 1 tsp of vanilla extract To decorate 400g/14oz of icing sugar 3-4 tbsp of water 2-3 drops of food colouring Preparation method Preheat the oven to 190c/375f/Gas Mark 5. Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper. Beat the butter and sugar together in a bowl until combined. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract, a little at a time, until well combined. Stir in the flour until the mixture comes together as a dough. Roll the dough out on a lightly floured work surface to a thickness of 1cm/½in. Using Halloween-themed biscuit cutters, cut biscuits out of the dough and carefully place onto the baking tray. Bake the biscuits for 8-10 minutes, or until pale golden brown. Set aside to harden for 5 minutes, then cool on a wire rack. For the icing, sift the icing sugar into a large mixing bowl and stir in enough water to create a smooth mixture. Stir in the food colouring. Carefully decorate your biscuits with icing and set aside until the icing hardens.

Adult supervision required activity Felt ghosts and pumpkins 1 2 3 4 Instructions Cut out one of our templates of either a ghost or pumpkin.

(Remember you will need two of each, one for the front and one for the back) Now you have your felt shapes it s time to thread your needle and sew both templates together around the edge.

3 Adult supervision required activity Felt ghosts and pumpkins Instructions Cut out one of our templates of either a ghost or pumpkin. Lay this onto your felt and draw round the template twice0, and then carefully cut out. (Remember you will need two of each, one for the front and one for the back) Now you have your felt shapes it s time to thread your needle and sew both templates together around the edge. Don t forget to leave a small gap at the bottom to stuff your ghost or pumpkin. You may want an adult to help you do this Once your felt shapes are sewn together now fill then with cotton wool and sew up the gap Glue or sew on buttons, eyes and gems to create faces Now you have your felt ghost or pumpkin! What you will need: Orange, green and white felt Needle and thread Scissors Cotton wool Fabric glue Wiggle eyes, gems, buttons, felt-tip pens etc Ghost and pumpkin template

4 Pumpkin template Ghost template

Adult supervision required activity Halloween finger prints Have a go at this activity to get children involved in Halloween and create their very own spooky print.

(Ghosts or haunted houses work well in white paint, and witches in green) Carefully press down your paper on top of the paint, making sure that you don t move so your

5 Adult supervision required activity Halloween finger prints Have a go at this activity to get children involved in Halloween and create their very own spooky print Instructions Paint an area on a wipeable flat surface slightly smaller than your paper. With your finger, draw a scary Halloween picture in the paint. (Ghosts or haunted houses work well in white paint, and witches in green) Carefully press down your paper on top of the paint, making sure that you don t move so your picture doesn t smudge. Lift up your paper and leave to dry. Materials A wipeable flat surface Coloured paints Black paper Have fun creating your finger print pictures, we had a lot of fun making ours!

6 activity Colouring fun

7 activity Colouring fun

Your story could have a twist can the mysterious event be explained? Was it just a Halloween prank? You could try writing a mini saga, it s a story in just 100 words!

8 Things That Go Bump In The Night Can you write a tale in just 250 words that packs in thrills and chills? From a spooky ghost story or a mystery to a suspense-ridden tale, we re inviting young writers aged 7 to 18 years to enter our spooktacular ghost story writing competition! Your story could have a twist can the mysterious event be explained? Was it just a Halloween prank? You could try writing a mini saga, it s a story in just 100 words! You could write the opening chapter of your ghostly novel, or re-tell a classic ghost story in a modern way. Make sure your story has a beginning, middle and end. Think about your plot a ghost story is spooky, eerie, with suspense and atmosphere what was that noise? Who put that there? What lurks in the darkness? We ll be awarding prizes to our favourite storytellers too Get inspired and send your spooky story to us by. I would like to submit my GHOST STORY. Name:... Surname:...Age:... Address (or School address):..... Postcode:... Address:... Send your entry to: Young Writers GS, Remus House, Coltsfoot Drive, Peterborough PE2 9BF. your poem to competitions@youngwriters.co.uk. Upload your entry at

9 ... s Halloween Poem On October the 31st, I dress up as... to look my worst.... carves a pumpkin s face, It looks... - it is ace. We light a candle to make it glow, Then out into the night we go. There are... and witches in the street, I hope I get some... to eat. I knock on... s door, And shout... with a roar. If they say they want a trick, I... then run away quick! I have a really... time on Halloween night, Giving... a really big fright. BOO! Suitable for children up to 6 years old. Send your poem to us by 31st October to win a a selection of spooky books! Name Surname Age Address Postcode Telephone Send your poem to: My Halloween Poem, Young Writers OR, Remus House, Coltsfoot Drive, Peterborough, PE2 9BF. Alternatively you can us at: info@youngwriters.co.uk

10 wordsearch R B A T S A E I M S W I T C H B V Y F R L B T S F W A L M W A F K S P I D E R S W E B Q R G L N R E J C P V E C W E L U G C L J A N U K H R A Y S T A I M Y O S L O G H O S T S A S C T O D W N P R O B P O P U M P K I N M E T H D J K W S I N E U C K S F E H D L W D T O G V N M A E T Z N B F U L L M O O N V I T C E U S Y U A Z E I P A V A M P I R E O D K C I T S M O O R B O K G T C H Hidden in the cauldron are 15 Halloween themed words. Can you find them all? Pumpkin Spiders web Ghosts Black Cat Trick Treat Halloween Sweets Cauldron Monster Bats Vampire Witch Full Moon Broomstick

Recommended Reads Horrid Henry s Halloween Horrors by Francesca Simon Publisher: Orion Children s Books ISBN: 9781510101227 RRP: 6.

Zombie vampires, were-rabbits and strange bumps in the night - Henry s making some fiendishly funny mischief!

99 Age Range: 9-11 years W hen Molly and her little brother Jack visit their rich relatives on Ravenstorm Island, Molly feels immediately on edge.

11 Recommended Reads Horrid Henry s Halloween Horrors by Francesca Simon Publisher: Orion Children s Books ISBN: RRP: 6.99 Age Range: 6-11 years H ave a horror of a Halloween with six favourite scary Horrid Henry stories. Zombie vampires, were-rabbits and strange bumps in the night - Henry s making some fiendishly funny mischief! Mysteries of Ravenstorm Island by Gillian Philip Publisher: Orchard Books ISBN: RRP: 5.99 Age Range: 9-11 years W hen Molly and her little brother Jack visit their rich relatives on Ravenstorm Island, Molly feels immediately on edge. An elderly butler gives them bizarre warnings, eerie statues of children are dotted around the island, and - worse - she s expected to be friends with her moody cousin, Arthur. But things become much worse when Jack disappears - and no one else on the island remembers he ever existed! Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson Publisher: Macmillian Children s Books ISBN: RRP: 6.99 Age Range: 3-4 J oin the witch and her cat for a broomstick adventure! The witch and her cat fly happily over forests, rivers and mountains on their broomstick until a stormy wind blows away the witch s hat, bow and wand. They are retrieved by a dog, a bird and a frog, and each animal asks for a ride on the broom. They climb on, one after the next, until the broom is so heavy that it snaps in two! What will happen next as they tumble into a bog and meet a greedy dragon?

Recommended Reads The Witches by Roald Dahl Publisher: Puffin ISBN: 9780141346410 RRP: 6.99 Age Range: 8-11 W itches really are a detestable breed.

Luckily one boy and his grandmother know how to recognize these vile creatures, but can they get rid of them for good?

How about: An army of brainwashed baboons, A flying bandaged dog s-bottom, A talking cat goddess, or An evil sorcerer from another world? Somehow, Niall Rivers has got to deal with ALL OF THEM.

12 Recommended Reads The Witches by Roald Dahl Publisher: Puffin ISBN: RRP: 6.99 Age Range: 8-11 W itches really are a detestable breed. They disguise themselves as lovely ladies, when secretly they want to squish and squelch all the wretched children they despise. Luckily one boy and his grandmother know how to recognize these vile creatures, but can they get rid of them for good? Secret Agent Mummy by Steve Coles Publisher: Random House ISBN: RRP: 5.99 Age Range: 7+ W hat could be crazier than a 2000-year-old EGYPTIAN MUMMY DETECTIVE moving in next door? How about: An army of brainwashed baboons, A flying bandaged dog s-bottom, A talking cat goddess, or An evil sorcerer from another world? Somehow, Niall Rivers has got to deal with ALL OF THEM. Still, it s not the end of the world... IS IT? Winnie s Pirate Adventure by Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: RRP: Age Range: 2-4 W innie the Witch would like to announce that in this book she is actually Winnie the pirate and Wilbur is not her cat, he s her parrot. When they arrive at Cousin Cuthbert s party in their fancy dress, Winnie and Wilbur discover a whole crew of children, ready for action. With a map and a fine pirate ship (thanks to a little magic from Winnie) they set off to find their treasure island. But a band of fierce pirates is already there. What will Winnie and her fancy-dress pirates do?

Recommended Reads The Araminta Spookie Adventures Skeleton Island by Angie Sage Publisher: Bloomsbury ISBN: 9781619639461 RRP: 8.

And when the pair is stranded overnight, they discover that there might be more truth to the island s name than they would have preferred.

99 Age range: 9-11 A boy is put on a train by his stepmother to make his first journey on his own.

13 Recommended Reads The Araminta Spookie Adventures Skeleton Island by Angie Sage Publisher: Bloomsbury ISBN: RRP: 8.99 Age range: 9-11 A raminta and her best friend Wanda are going on a school trip to Skeleton Island, a place rumored to be the site of a scary ghost shipwreck. And when the pair is stranded overnight, they discover that there might be more truth to the island s name than they would have preferred. Tales of Terror from the Tunnel s Mouth by Chris Priestly Publisher: Bloomsbury ISBN: RRP: 6.99 Age range: 9-11 A boy is put on a train by his stepmother to make his first journey on his own. But what should be a thrilling ride becomes weirder than anyone could have imagined when the train stalls at the mouth of a tunnel and an elegant woman in white offers to help the boy while away the hours by telling him stories. Five Little Pumpkins by Ben Mantle Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: RRP: 6.99 Age Range: 2-5 F ive little pumpkins sitting on a gate. The first one said, My, it s getting late! The second one said, There are witches in the air! The third one said, Good folk, beware!

14 spot the difference Circle the 5 changes in the bottom picture.

15 wordsearch Answer sheet R B A T S A E I M S W I T C H B V Y F R L B T S F W A L M W A F K S P I D E R S W E B Q R G L N R E J C P V E C W E L U G C L J A N U K H R A Y S T A I M Y O S L O G H O S T S A S C T O D W N P R O B P O P U M P K I N M E T H D J K W S I N E U C K S F E H D L W D T O G V N M A E T Z N B F U L L M O O N V I T C E U S Y U A Z E I P A V A M P I R E O D K C I T S M O O R B O K G T C H Hidden in the cauldron are 15 Halloween themed words. Can you find them all? Pumpkin Spiders web Ghosts Black Cat Trick Treat Halloween Sweets Cauldron Monster Bats Vampire Witch Full Moon Broomstick

16 spot the difference Answer sheet

young writers Information about! Get in toucho.uk www.young writers.c Young Writers aim to encourage young people to engage in creative writing.

17 young writers Information about! Get in toucho.uk writers.c Young Writers aim to encourage young people to engage in creative writing. We have worked with schools, parents and young writers for over 20 years by doing the following: l Running national poetry and creative writing competitions through schools l Providing resources to teachers to aid them in teaching Young Writers l Providing poetry and creative writing workshops for Young Writers Our website hosts a variety of creative packs and workshops for children as well as recommending books, publishing children s reviews, winners section, author interviews and much more! We have a blog that features all sorts of literary news, as well as provide more information about Young Writers in general. Visit the news section of our website to read our blog. We welcome feedback, suggestions and comments from teachers, parents and young writers please feel free to give us a call on or drop us an info@youngwriters.co.uk or complete our online survey. We hope you have enjoyed using our free resource pack. If you would like to send any of your poetry, stories or mini sagas to us, for consideration for publication, please send them to Young Writers OR, Remus House, Coltsfoot Drive, Peterborough PE2 9BF or upload them at our website. Check out our website for lots more free activity packs! Tel: I I Fax: I info@youngwriters.co.uk I Web:

J is for Jack-O -Lantern A Halloween Alphabet

J is for Jack-O -Lantern A Halloween Alphabet Author: Denise Brennan-Nelson Illustrator: Donald Wu Activities created by Cheryl Grinn These activities may be reproduced with this express written consent