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Healthy Halloween Treats
Halloween is all about the candy and sweets – I love these as much as the next person, and I’m known for my Halloween sugar cookies – but it is possible to have too much of a good thing. Here are some healthy Halloween treats that are just as fun as the sweet ones! Ghostly String Cheese Mummy Applesauce Pretzel Broomsticks Clementine Pumpkins Cheese Cut Outs What are your favorite healthy holiday treats?
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20 ways to explore pumpkins
Pumpkin exploration is synonymous with Halloween in preschool. But if you’re ready to try something other than painting pumpkins and sending them home, then check out this list! Carve pumpkins Explore the insides in the sensory table Separate the seeds and bake them Compare the insides to canned pumpkin Explore pumpkins of different shapes and sizes Look at a variety of different colored pumpkins See what items you can stick into the outside of the pumpkin Look at the insides of different types of pumpkins See if your pumpkins will roll down a ramp Measure your pumpkins with a piece of yarn Use the tops of your carved pumpkins as…
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Friday Freebie – Monster Manners
Happy Friday! Halloween is getting close, are you ready for it?! This week I’ve shared some fun monster activities that can be used to celebrate Halloween, or anytime throughout the year. today, I wanted to share a monster activity that I absolutely love. This Monster Manners set is a great way to work on social emotional skills and help your students think about good choices and consequences. Download your set from Growing Kinders, and have a great weekend!
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Make a Monster – Collaborative Art Project
I am a huge fan of large group art projects – I love that each child can bring a different vision to the project. I also love them for practical reasons, it’s a lot easier to find space for one large project to dry than it is to find space for 20 small projects, and they use far fewer materials. One year I made a dragon with my class. I drew the outline on a large sheet of table paper, and they decorated it with bingo markers. It was amazing to see the details that they included, and which parts of the dragon each child chose to work on. I…
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Monster Bingo
Did you see the cute Monster Math Number Cards that I shared yesterday?! Well I made something else to go with them. I love bingo because it is super easy to teach even the youngest children how to play. With picture bingo all the children have to do is match the picture card that you hold up to a picture on their bingo card. This cute Monster Bingo set includes 5 different bingo cards and all of the picture cards that you will need in order to call the game. Your students can play this game independently as a center activity, or you can use it for a small group…
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Monster Math
It’s been a while but I’ve finally created something new and I can’t wait to share it with you!!! This number set is perfect for Halloween because it features some friendly little monsters, but I love these graphics because they can also be used year-round. The Monster Math Number Card set includes 6 different types of number cards: There are so many ways that you can use these cards, the possibilities are endless and every single student will feel successful. Choose the matching cards that challenge your students or make up your own games to meet their needs. I can’t wait to use these, I hope that you love them…
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Books about monsters
Monsters are an interesting subject to explore with preschoolers because the children are fascinated by them, and they have so many different thoughts and opinions about the subject. They may be aware that monsters are not real, yet they are still terrified of them. Some children may enjoy being scared, while others would rather not even think about it. Monsters belong to the realm of make believe that preschoolers are still attempting to understand. Here are some of my favorite monster books for the classroom – these can be fun for the Halloween season as an alternative to ghosts and vampires. All links are affiliates. Go Away, Big Green Monster!…
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Friday Freebie – Art Center Labels
Happy Friday! Today’s freebie goes along with all of the art projects that I shared this week. These Art Center Labels are perfect for keeping your art area organized and making sure that children know where materials and supplies belong. Go download these from Jessica Harris and have a great weekend!
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Messy Art for Preschool – Paper Mache
I’m not sure that I’m in majority, but I love love love messy art projects. Yes, they are a pain to clean up, but they are such a fun experience for the children because they never get to do stuff like this at home, and it’s always a new way to experience the materials that you’re using. As for the cleaning part, the children are usually just as excited to help me clean up as they are to actually do the activity. How long has it been since you did some old fashioned paper mache?! As a kid, I honestly hated paper mache, I’ve never liked getting my hands messy…
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Messy Art for Preschool – Toothbrush Painting
I’m not sure that I’m in majority, but I love love love messy art projects. Yes, they are a pain to clean up, but they are such a fun experience for the children because they never get to do stuff like this at home, and it’s always a new way to experience the materials that you’re using. As for the cleaning part, the children are usually just as excited to help me clean up as they are to actually do the activity. Toothbrush painting can be done in a variety of ways – the most simple being to brush the bristles along the paper like you would with a traditional…
