Halloween Party. Required:

Transcription

1 Halloween Party Required: This national event celebrates the fun side of this child favorite holiday. Halloween can span across every area of the center. Enjoy ghoulish games, creepy crafts and plenty of tricks and treats all day Additional KidsPark resources for reference: Creepy Crafts Spook-tacular Sweets Cooking Club: Pumpkin Fun Cooking Club: Fall Flavors Get Started: Hang a sign Flutter, crawl or fly in for Bug Day or Don t Bug Me Day Send an reminder (sent by Corporate) Post the event on Facebook Purchase needed materials and prepare ahead of time

2 Boo Bars Pretzel Rods White candy melts Mini chocolate chips Bowl Microwave Wax paper Purchase materials Pour candy melts into a bowl Microwave them until melted Dip a pretzel rod into the bowl of melted candy melts Coat half the rod Add mini chocolate chip eyes and mouth Place ghosts on a sheet of wax paper and into the fridge to harden Enjoy!

3 Q-tip Skeleton Black and white construction paper Q-tips Scissors Glue Black markers Cut a supply of Q-tip skeleton body parts Cut a supply of white construction paper skeleton heads Glue a skeleton head onto the top of the sheet of black construction paper Glue together the skeleton body Add ribs, legs, feet, arms, fingers, etc. Draw simple face on your skeleton head

4 Pumpkin Boo Bowling Toilet paper rolls Black construction paper Double sided tape Scissors Small pumpkin Cut a black construction paper face for each roll of TP Use double sided tape to stick a face on each roll Let s bowl with a pumpkin! In addition to traditional bowling get creative - try trick shots - set up the pins in non-traditional orders - friendship bowl two friends roll beach balls at the same time - etc. To make the pumpkin more like a real bowling ball clean it out and drill three finger holes in it.

5 Torn Paper Candy Corn Black, white, orange and yellow construction paper Glue Chalk Use a piece of chalk to draw an outline of a candy corn on a sheet of black construction paper for each child Tear the white, orange and yellow construction paper into small pieces Glue the pieces on the sheet of black construction paper Fill in the outline create a candy corn

6 Paper Lantern Kitty Cat Black, white, yellow and pink construction paper Scissors Glue sticks Black crayons Tape Stapler Cut a supply of black construction paper strips to use as handles Cut a supply of yellow construction paper eyes, pink construction paper noses and white construction paper whiskers Fold your paper in half vertically Make cuts along the folded edge about one inch wide Use tape to secure the ends to create a lantern shape Draw eyeballs on the eyes Glue on eyes, whiskers and a nose Staple on a handle Hang at home This craft can be made as any Halloween jack-o-lantern, ghost, Frankenstein, etc.

7 Paper Bag Pumpkin Paper bags Orange and green paint Black construction paper Scissors Paint brushes Glue Newspaper Cut a supply of black construction pumpkin face pieces Fill the bag with crumpled pieces of newspaper Twist the top of the bag to create a stem Paint the bottom of the bag the pumpkin orange Paint the top of the bag the stem green Glue on a face

8 Halloween Pet Rocks Rocks Bio-paint Wash rocks Time to get creative! Paint the rock Create a spook-tacular rock pet You may want to print a few pictures to display as examples of Halloween pet rocks to start the kids creative juices..

9 I Spy Halloween Treasures Large mason jar Small Halloween toys Small Halloween color items Printer Rice Print a list of all the items in the jar Place all the items in the jar Fill the jar with rice Sit in a circle Read an item off the list (with a teacher s help) Shake, twist and roll the jar to find the item Pass the jar to a friend Continue until all treasures on the list are found This activity can also be done as a craft. Each child can use a small water bottle and create an I Spy Halloween game to take home.

10 Edible Monster Mouth Apples Caramel spread Marshmallows Plastic knives Purchase needed materials Cut the apples into slices Spread a generous amount of caramel onto a apple slice Place another apple on top Create a sandwich effect which makes a mouth Open the mouth and add marshmallow teeth Enjoy

11 Paper Bag Spooky House Small paper bags Orange and black construction paper Foam Halloween stickers Markers or crayons Newspaper Stapler Scissors Glue Cut a supply of black construction house tops Cut a supply of black and orange construction paper windows and doors Lay the bag flat with the open side on top Glue on windows and a door Stick on Halloween foam stickers Draw some spooky details Open the bag and fill it with crumpled newspaper Fold the top over and staple the bag shut Glue on a house top Let dry and display at home!

12 Halloween Tissue Paper Wreath Paper plates Black, orange, purple and green tissue paper Wiggle eyes Black paint Scissors Glue Hole punch Yarn Cut the center out of each paper plate create a wreath for each child Punch a hole in each wreath Tie a piece of yarn through each to hang it from later Mix some glue with the paint and place it at the art table Cut the tissue paper into large squares Paint the wreath black Gently crumple and stick on tissue paper squares Stick on some eyes Let dry and hang

13 Spin Art Spider Web Paper plates Black and white paint Black construction paper Scissors Plastic spoons Salad spinner Cut a supply of black construction paper spiders Place the paper plate into the salad spinner Scoops some black and white paint onto the plate Close the salad spinner and spin Open the spinner to reveal the spider web design Add more paint and spin again if desired Place a paper spider onto the web

14 Musical Pumpkin Tiny pumpkins Halloween music Purchase tiny pumpkins Sit in a circle When the Halloween music is on pass the pumpkin around the circle When the music stops the friend with the pumpkin is out The last child left wins the tiny pumpkin! Play a few rounds so a few friends go home with pumpkins.