We thought we'd share some of our favorite simple Halloween craft and treat activities to help while away the hours up until it is time for Trick or Treating!
1. Spiderwebs from
Mom Tried It
We love this simple and engaging craft and can't wait to try it ourselves!
2. Banana Ghosts from
Brimful Curiosities
3. Cute Ghosts from
Projects for Preschoolers
4. Frightening Faces from
Serving Pink Lemonade
5. Felt Jack-o-Lanterns from
Serving Pink Lemonade
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We are sharing part of a post from
MomsWithApps today, featuring creative, open-ended Halloween apps for the iPhone, iTouch, and iPad...
Treat Street includes a mix and match costume shop, a street with doorbells to ring and treats and surprises to collect, and a goodie bag that can be searched through to see all the treats collected. It is a simple exploratory game, with nice graphics.
Leaf Jam is a new release that lets kids play with fall leaves, tapping the screen to make them fall, shaking it to move them around, and touching the rake button to clean up and start over!
Let's Bead Friends allows kids to create a bracelet with beads they design themselves, using simple or complex patterns. They can even send a jewelry greeting by email or through facebook. This is another open-ended and exploratory game (with Halloween beads, too!) that encourages creativity.
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An excerpt from an excellent article published by Scholastic, Parents Magazine:
"There is a myth that doing nothing is wasting time, when it's actually extremely productive and essential," says Dr. Hirsh-Pasek. "During empty hours, kids explore the world at their own pace, develop their own unique set of interests and indulge in the sort of fantasy play that will help them figure out how to create their own happiness, handle problems with others on their own, and sensibly manage their own time. That's a critical life skill."
"Children continue to learn and develop throughout childhood," notes Hirsh-Pasek. "But they need time to recharge their batteries and process what they've learned. Free time allows them to explore, to be scientists, discoverers, creators, and innovators. They do that when they build pillow forts in the family room, sail away in a laundry basket to a foreign land, or find the remarkable in the mundane."
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