These are a few ideas to enjoy the fun of October 31st
Links are to silkysteps resources, amazon.co.uk and other providers
Crunchy sand - add
puffed rice,
pumpkin buckets,
wooden scoops and
star links with
sticker eyes in to your
sand tray.
![](http://www.silkysteps.com/resources-for-play/Forum-images-resource-files/crunchy-sand-toddler-activity-2-year-old-halloween.jpg)
Ghostly wash day - open up
white toilet paper rolls, remove the tube, add to a tray with
sharpie pen drawn ghosts on
transaparent pots filled with water and where wanted, some
tear-free bubbles
Halloween story books +
minibeast books and
night and day books - source board books for children to enjoy freely.
Cauldron catch and bean bag toss - position black
cauldrons to catch children's thrown
bean bags and
cups with scrunched up
tissue paper balls
Bat puppets to flap and wave =
basic bat outline or
bat character outline,
drinking straws and
sticky tape,
crayons to decorate
![](http://www.silkysteps.com/resources-for-play/Forum-images-resource-files/bat-puppet-role-play-activity-halloween-nocturnal-animals.jpg)
Skeleton dough - skeleton cookie cutters, white drinking straws, craft stems, quantity of dough, upturned colander for fine motor threading
![](http://www.silkysteps.com/resources-for-play/Forum-images-resource-files/skeleton-dough-halloween-activity.jpg)
![](http://www.silkysteps.com/resources-for-play/forum-images-resource-files/skeleton-dough-halloween-activity.jpg)
swamp -
lots of links,
frog figures &
squeaky,
cornflour + water +
green &
brown colouring = gloop and large leaf/lily pad shapes cut from
craft foam
Spider web weaving - string yarn, trellis and spider!
incy wincy spider rhyme