It seems like feathers are used in crafting a lot in the fall, on Halloween masks and to decorate turkeys. Maybe you’ll find some feathers 
on a nature walk to do this activity with, or you can order an assortment … Read More ...
Thanksgiving Printable Worksheets for Preschool
Adding a holiday twist to learning activities is always fun, but I feel like it’s a little extra at Thanksgiving time because parents can grab learning activities for kids to do while they’re waiting for food to be done or … Read More ...
Haunted House Printable Drawing Prompt
This fun haunted house printable drawing prompt is sure to encourage fun drawings and storytelling from your kids or your class.
The house has lots of rooms to fill with ghosts, ghouls, witches, vampires, or whatever else kids might dream … Read More ...
Fun Halloween Ideas for Preschool
This post isn’t a single idea, but Ms. Stephanie’s Preschool has a bunch of photos of great ideas you can use for Halloween activities if you have a preschooler at home or work with preschoolers. Some of these would be … Read More ...
Halloween Balloon Races
Balloon races are a fun and easy activity that deals with important concepts of physics, and it’s fun to dress up the balloons in different ways to reinforce the reality that heavier objects need more force to move the same … Read More ...
Halloween Shadow Match Game for Preschoolers
Matching shapes is a key skill for preschoolers that helps with letter and number recognition, and this shadow match game from Kool Kids Games is a fun way to work on that skill.
The printable game has a variety of … Read More ...
Ghost Chromatography Experiment
In terms of light it’s said that black is the absence of color, but when it comes to making black paint or markers, lots of colors go into the mix.
You can discover the different colors of black with this … Read More ...
How to Make an Articulated Skeleton Hand
Skeletons are everywhere this time of year, so why not use them to foster a bit of learning beyond singing “The Skeleton Dance”?
These instructions for making an articulated skeleton hand are a little complex for younger kids, but grade … Read More ...
Halloween Potion Science Lab
Halloween is the perfect time to do some spooky science in the form of “potion making.”
Science Sparks has a great roundup of Halloween science activities, from the classic vinegar and baking soda explosions to chia seed “spider slime” and … Read More ...
Ghost Rockets STEM Project
Kids love things that explode and/or fly, and these ghost rockets from Mom Brite are a fun Halloween STEM project that does a little bit of both.
Using film canisters (she has a link to buy them in case you … Read More ...
Glow in the Dark Egg Experiment
If you’ve been around the kids’ learning activity world for a while, you’ve probably seen experiments involving dissolving the shell of an egg. (If you haven’t, soaking an egg in vinegar dissolves the shell but the membrane stay intact, giving … Read More ...
Pumpkin Life Cycle Project
Lots of teachers use this time of year to talk about the plant life cycle relative to the growth of pumpkins, but why not take it even further and explore how pumpkins (and other plants) decay?
Rot is kind of … Read More ...
Spooky Sound Experiments
There are a lot of spooky sounds to go with the spooky sights of Halloween, and it can be fun to try to make your own scary sounds at home or in the classroom.
One Time Through has a great … Read More ...
Skeleton Sensory Activity
Halloween is a fun time to learn about bones, and you can also play with bones as you learn with this skeleton sensory activity from Taming Little Monsters.
They use colored salt as a base to bury skeleton pieces
, … Read More ...
Star Spangled Math Ten Frames Activity
Put a star-spangled spin on math learning with these cute ten frames printables from A Little Pinch of Perfect.
Use purchased star-shaped erasers, beads, buttons or whatever you have on hand as counters (you could even cut out or punch … Read More ...