Paper plate spider

"J" thought is was so cool to make a craft out of a paper plate when we made the pumpkin, so I thought about making a spider. So today we did a spider plate.

Again another fun, easy, and inexpensive Halloween craft to have the kids make.

Materials:
Paper Plate
3 purple pipe cleaners (legs)....we cut them in half
Eye balls (2)
Black paint
Paint brush

After we made the spider, we hung all the plates we made from the ceiling with yarn/string.





If you like making crafts be sure to check out the other fun Halloween crafts we have done.Pumpkin terra cotta pots, Paper plate witch, Pumpkin seed craft and Paper plate pumpkin

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DIY Mummy candy dish

This is so simple and a great decor for a Halloween party table. "J" loved it when we finished it.

Get 2 terra cotta pots you can use any size we used (2) small ones cause I wasn't sure how it would turn out.

Glue pots together like picture and let it dry over night....we used Aleene's Original tacky glue.

Then I used gauze from the Dollar Tree and wrapped the pots, used clear tape to hold gauze. After that I glues the eyeballs on and you can get a whole bag of them at the Dollar Tree as well.

Total project cost $3.00. If you watch the sales at Michael's and A.C. Moore you can get the pots 4 for $1.00 or 50% at times.

If you like making crafts be sure to check out the other fun Halloween crafts we have done. Terra cotta pumpkin pots, Spider keepsake handprints, and Paper plate witch

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Halloween Spider cider

"J" and "C" have loved doing different sensory play things with the Halloween toys. It was so nice out we took the play on the deck and they mixed different kool-aid packets, water, spiders and eyeballs together.

Then after they mixed it all up"J" said mom, "do you want some of our spider cider?" I thought that was too cute. I said "yes".

Then "J" said, "it will be good mom, it's like apple cider."

Materials:
Kool-aid packets cheap $.20
Dollar Tree spiders and eyeballs.....we have got our money out of those toys!!

I poured alittle kool-aid into the recycled containers and then let "J" and "C" pour and mix away.

They loved playing together making this fun cider.

"C" loved scooping all the spiders and eyeballs in and out of the pitcher.



If you like Halloween sensory play make sure you check out the other fun things we have done here.

Spooky bubbles, Monster Dice game, and  Hocus Pocus sensory play

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Spooky Boo Bubbles

The kids love to play in the bubbles, so we mixed orange kool-aid and alittle black food coloring together and made Spooky Boo Bubbles.

We mixed in the Halloween fun toys as well from the Dollar Tree. They are plastic and hold up well. We have done several different sensory play with them.

Materials:
Dish soap for bubbles
Kool-aid (orange)
Food coloring (black)
Dollar Tree Halloween toys

"J" loved mixing up the bubbles with his mixer.

 

If you like the fun sensory play for Halloween be sure to check out the other fun things we have done.

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Paper plate pumpkin

Some more pumpkin fun for the kids. Today we took a paper plate and made some fun pumpkins. This is another fun, easy and inexpensive craft.

Materials:
Paper plates
Black paper or foam
Scissors
Hole punch
Pipe cleaner

This is a great fine motor skill for the little ones 1. They are using the hole puncher, 2. Painting, and 3. Twisting the pipe cleaner

"J" made a pirate pumpkin, that is why it is missing one eye it has a patch....this is what he said to me.

If you like making crafts be sure to check out the other fun Halloween crafts we have done.  Terra cotta pumpkin pots, Spider keepsake handprints, and Paper plate witch

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Monster dice learning and fun party game

We have been working with numbers and have made some dice with numbers on them in the past. "J" loved playing with them so I thought it would be fun to make our own dice game the kids could play with and tie into Halloween.

So "J" and "C" sat and painted the dice orange. Then when "C" was napping "J" and I placed the eyeballs on the dice and I wrote Halloween action words on the dice.

They really had a great time playing the game.

I got the wood dice at a craft store(A.C. Moore) and used a 50% off coupon 2 different times or you can print 2 coupons and have someone go with you, get both that trip.

Total cost of this project was $4.00 and the nice thing is it is reuseable.

This would be a really fun game to play at a kids Halloween Party as well.

The kids would roll the dice and then they had to do what the dice said, the number of times it landed on.

This is great for helping read and count the eyes on the dice.

Words on the dice:

Pumpkin kick

Screwcrow skip

Witch jump

Spider crawl

Cat walk

Ghost hop

If you like this make sure to check back, cause we will be doing more fun Halloween games.

Be sure to check out the other fun Halloween fun we have done as well. Terra cotta pumpkin pots, Spider keepsake handprints, Hocus Pocus sensory play, Hallowen Lantern, and Pumpkin seed craft


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Paper plate "Fall" wreath

I thought it would be fun to make a "Fall" wreath to hang up, that the kids made.

So I searched the web for a free printable and found these great printable leaves at http://www.1plus1plus1equals1.com/, then I had the kids color them FALL colors.

After that  I cut them out and they glued them on to the paper plate.

I folded the paper plate and "J" cut the center out to make a wreath.

This was a very easy and fun craft for the kids.





If you like to do Fall things, be sure to stop back by for the other fun things we have planned.

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Make your own Fall door decoration

Since Fall is here, thought it would be nice for "J" to make something fun for the door. Plus it was a good way to get him to trace letters and he didn't even think about.

I was in the Dollar Tree the other day and saw this pack of 5 foam shapes and I grabbed a couple. The pack had leafs, pumpkins and an acorn shape in them for $1.00.

So I wrote "FALL" on the leaves and then had "J" make a smiley face on the circle for the word "HAPPY".

After that "J" traced the word FALL with the glitter glue to give it that pretty look. Fun way to get them to write and they don't even realize.

Materials:
Foam shapes
Yarn
Googly eyes
Hole puncher
Glitter pens

If you like Fall crafts and fun, make sure to check back this week for the other fun we have planned.

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DYI recycled ghost/pumpkin lantern

"J" loves to help with lighting the pumpkin at night and I am not always to crazy about him doing the lighter. So I thought it would be neat to make these lanterns and place a battery tea light in it and he can do it himself.

They are very simple you can make them with any jar, we used a small baby food jar. Then placed tissue paper over the mod podge.

Then used a sharpie to draw the faces.

After you place the 1st layer on let it dry and then reapply the mod podge again to extra seal.

Materials:
Mod podge
Baby food jars
Tissue paper squares (orange and white)
Foam paint brush

Be sure to check out the other fun Halloween fun we have done as well. 

Terra cotta pumpkin pots,

Spider keepsake handprints, 

Hocus Pocus sensory play

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P is for Pumpkin

We just craved our 1st pumpkin of the season and I saved the seeds to do some fun crafts with. I had a foam pumpkin from a set of 5 Fall cut-outs from the Dollar Tree.

So I wrote an uppercase and lowercase "P" on the pumpkin and had "J" cover them with pumpkin seeds.

You can cut a pumpkin out on paper or foam, then just write a "P" in the center and have the kids glue the pumpkin seeds on the top, if you don't have a foam pumpkin.

Materials:
Pumpkin shape (paper or foam)
Marker
Glue
Pumpkin seeds

This is a fun project to do with preschoolers and even a toddler can do this. "C" who is almost 2 glued the pumpkin seeds to a paper plate.

 

 

 

If you like this make sure to check back, cause we will be doing more fun Halloween crafts.  Here are some that we have already done.  Terra cotta pumpkin pots, Spider keepsake handprints, and Paper plate witch

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Make your own number learning apple tree

Since Fall is almost here, I put together an apple tree for learning the site of numbers. Then found this song and changed the words alittle and we sang it.

"J" loves music so he thought this was so fun.

You can print the apples for free from this link. Free Apple printables

Then I just laminated the apples cut them out and drew an apple tree on a small tri-fold display board. Used double sticky tape for the apples.

Fun learning and very inexpensive to put together. Also, folds up nice for storage. Great for home or in the classroom.

Materials:
Tri-fold display board ($1.59 @ Wal-Mart)
Green and brown marker
Printed apples (free)
Lamination ($.70 @ Lakeshore Learning)
Double sticky tape

Song we sang: (Tune is to Are you Sleeping?)

Picking apples
 picking apples
One by one
 one by one
Put number (Blank) in the basket
 put number (blank) in the basket
Oh what fun
 Oh what fun

We used the little sand bucket to put the apples in.


If you like inexpensive learning fun for your preschooler make sure to check out some of the links below. Number fun in the bath, Fishing in the sea for alphabets, Scooping up letters for spelling, and Alphabet ice sensory fun.

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Witch paper plate craft

We love to do easy, simple and inexpensive crafts. For the last week we have been making Halloween decorations to hang up around the house.

We made a fun witch today using a paper plate, cute out a big triangle for the hat, small triangle for the nose and then used craft eyeballs and yarn for the hair.

What better way to decorate then to use the kids crafts to hang-up.

 

 

 

 

If you like this make sure to check back, cause we will be doing more fun Halloween crafts.

Be sure to check out the other fun Halloween fun we have don as well. Terra cotta pumpkin pots, Spider keepsake handprints, and Hocus Pocus sensory play

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Pumpkin terra cotta pot

We are getting in the Halloween mood around here since Fall is right around the corner.  It was nice outside so we went on the deck to get some fresh air and paint today.

"J" and "C" love to paint, it was a fun and easy project for the kids.

I got 2 different terra cotta planter pots from the craft store, we already had black paper and pipe cleaners. I got the craft together and they had fun making them.

Cute little decorations to add to the house or classroom for Halloween.

Materials:
Terra Cotta pot
Orange paint
Black paper
Glue
Pipe cleaner
Paint brushes

Also, the other nice thing about this craft is it is very inexpensive. Didn't cost more than $3.00 for the whole craft.

If you like this make sure to check back, cause we will be doing more fun Halloween crafts.

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Spider handprints keepsakes

Every since "J" has been born I have done Halloween hand and foot prints with him. It is so neat to look back each year and see how much he has grown. Alittle sad too, cause my baby is getting so big.

The neat thing this year was when we were doing it, "J" painted his own hand.

This is very easy and you can do it different ways. Trace the kids hands, paint their hands or place in a big ink pad and stamp.

 

If you like this make sure to check back, cause we will be doing more fun Halloween crafts.

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Halloween witch jello/ice sensory play

"J" is really getting into the spooky theme of Halloween. He loves all the spiders, skeletons, scary eyeballs and witch stuff.

So I made some orange and green jello the night before. Then placed some of the little spooky party toys in ice trays and made spooky ice.

The next day we took it out and the kids had fun playing and mixing it all up.

Fun and easy!!

Materials:
Jello (whatever colors you want to use)
Party toys (Dollar Tree) you get 40 or more in the packages except the eyeballs it's 12 for $1.00.
Ice trays or containers

 

 

"J" loved the eyeballs.

If you like Halloween sensory play make sure you check out the other fun things we have done here.

Spooky bubbles, Monster Dice game, and Hocus Pocus sensory play

Thanks for stopping by to see what fun stuff we are doing. If you like what you see please come and follow us over on FB and Pinterest, would love to have you. Also, please feel free to share the fun things you are doing with us.