Celebrate the annual Fright Night with these seventeen fun (and not so scary) ideas, especially for young children.
1. Try your hand at face painting, or allow your children to paint each other’s faces with washable face paints.
2. Make your own goodie bags. Set out some brown paper bags with the standard art supplies or embellish an old pillowcase with fabric paints. You can even spring for blank canvas baggies from your local discount store or craft store without spending a lot.
3. Tie-dye some T-shirts or socks with orange and black fabric colors.
4. Make spirits. Fold squirt a piece of black construction paper in half and let your child into white color. Squish the paint dry between paper, can then embellish the white ghost with paints, pencils and other craft supplies.
5. Make homemade slime. This is always a popular activity. Here is a great recipe from Family Fun Magazine:http://jas.familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts?page=CraftDisplay&craftid=10684
6. Watch a Halloween movie. Make popcorn, cuddle up together in blankets, and take in some spooky cinematic sights. Harry Potter, Dracula, or Ghostbusters are many possibilities. For younger children, choose Heffalump Halloween scenes with Winnie the Pooh or The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad by Disney Classics.
7. Eat creepy cuisine. Cut sandwiches or tortillas into Halloween shapeswith cookie cutters. Create a ghoulish look with almost anything by mixing in a little green or red food coloring.
8. Play guess "how many pumpkin seeds." Each family member or party guest gets to guess in turn, how many pumpkin seeds are in a jar. The winner receives a prize.
9. Go apple swing. Fill a bucket or tub with water and apples and see how many apples each participant can catch.
10. Make masks. Describe the art supplies and see who can make thescariest mask with paper plates, construction paper, yarn, and markers or paints.
11. Create a family costume. With a costume theme that the whole family can participate up to one year, we were all Star Wars characters. Perhaps you are all people from the Wild West or fuzzy forest animals.
12. Do you have a pumpkin seed spitting contest.
13. Roast pumpkin seeds. Clean the pumpkin seeds and throw them in just enough butter to lightly cover theSeeds. (One tablespoon of butter is generally enough for the seeds from a medium-sized pumpkin.) Salt of the seeds, then spread them on a baking sheet in a single layer. Bake at 250 degrees until golden brown, stirring occasionally there.
14. Play Pin the Tail on the Black Cat (or Pin the nose on the pumpkin.) Any amendment to the Pin the Tail on the Donkey is fun for small children.
15. Make a Scare Tape. Record you and your family members Spooky Sounds. All you need is aTape recorder and a little imagination. Include steps, slamming doors, creepy howling werewolves, and crazy cackles. Play the tape from your porch on Halloween.
16. Give each child an inexpensive disposable camera for the big night. This is a fun way to see what Halloween looks like from their perspective. I love to give my children a blank notebook and you can tell the story of memorable events such as Halloween. This is a great tradition and really helpsThey tell their personal stories, which she will cherish for many Halloweens to come.
17. After Halloween is over, make sure that the post Halloween sales for fun additions to your dress up closet, your young children are sure to enjoy year-round shop.
Happy haunting!
Related posts:
- Plan a Halloween Party They’ll Never Forget!
- Creative Ideas For Halloween Decorations
- Kid Friendly Games For Your Halloween Party
- Pumpkin Carving Tips For Halloween
- How to Carve a Pumpkin
