Spook-tacular Halloween Fun Ideas for Children
Halloween's here, and the season's kicking off with a chill! October's upon us and we're diving head-first into Halloween mayhem. The spooky books and crafts are out in full force, and the kids are already brainstorming their costumes. We're smack-dab in the middle of Halloween madness!
That's why we're ecstatic to have Blythe from Education.com back to share three scary-good Halloween activities for the kiddos!
Halloween isn't only about the candy and TV specials; it's about creating a memorable holiday experience through DIY decorations, homemade costumes, and festive foods. Today, we're rounding up three of our favorite Halloween activities to get your house looking frighteningly fantastic this October!
Fancy a creepy haunted house or a spooktacular movie night? This DIY spider mobile's the perfect addition to your decor. You'll need pom poms, pipe cleaners, googly eyes, cardboard, and a little yarn. Form spiders y'all, attach them to your mobile, and hang it up! For an extra scare, add bats, ghosts, and witches cut-outs. YIKES!
Got a sweet tooth, boo? Satisfy it with these eyeball cake pops! Bake a plain cake (box mix is cool), crumble it up, add cream cheese, butter, sugar, and milk, and mix 'til it's a dough-like texture. Refrigerate overnight, form into balls, dip in white chocolate, and decorate with gel icing for the iris, pupil, and veins. Stick a straw in each one for a little extra grossness. Yum!
Lastly, join the ranks of the undead with this Medusa portrait! Have your little Monsters trace Medusa's head and neck on a piece of poster board, and stick crayons onto Medusa's hairline. Melt the crayons with a hairdryer and voila! Once it’s dry, let them add some markers to finish the job. Time to scare some visitors!
Blythe Tai is a copywriting whiz for Education.com's editorial and marketing teams. She spent two years working with at-risk youth in the San Francisco Bay Area through AmeriCorps and has previously taught journalism, creative writing, drama, and music classes to students aged 4-18. Blythe graduated with a BA in English and Music from UC Santa Barbara.
Want even more Halloween activities for your ghouls? Check out Education.com for creepy decorations, zombie recipes, and DIY costumes! Happy haunting!
On a side note, here are some additional Halloween ideas to spookify your home:
- Create colorful paper pumpkins using construction paper, scissors, glue, and markers.
- Decorate Dollar Tree lanterns to make cute ghosts using white fabric, glue, and markers.
- Convert simple candle holders into witch-themed decorations with black paint and creative touches.
Now, let the Halloween celebrations commence! The kids will love these DIY activities, and your home will be the scariest on the block!
- Diversify your Halloween experience by incorporating fashion-and-beauty with these DIY decorations, such as the spider mobile, which requires pom poms, pipe cleaners, googly eyes, cardboard, and yarn.
- Food-and-drink enthusiasts can indulge in delicious food with a touch of Halloween spirit through these eyeball cake pops made with a baked cake, cream cheese, butter, sugar, milk, white chocolate, and gel icing.
- Add a festive touch to your home-and-garden with homemade crafts like the colorful paper pumpkins, which only require construction paper, scissors, glue, and markers, or decorated Dollar Tree lanterns to create cute ghosts using white fabric, glue, and markers.
