8 Fun Halloween Activities for Kids
Looking to spend more time with your child and create lasting memories? This Halloween, get into the spirit by collaborating with your child on a variety of fun activities such as Halloween baking, costume crafting, and game playing. Make the most of your midterm break with this selection of entertaining Halloween activities for kids (and adults).
1. Make a from scratch
If you have some free time, making a homemade Halloween costume with your child is a fun way to bond while also being creative. Consider your childhood Halloween costumes: almost all of them were homemade and included a black trash bag!
Think of what kind of costume your youngster would prefer to wear. Start with their favorite characters from books and television and continue from there. To build a costume, you don't need to be a great tailor; in fact, wonder web eliminates the need for a sewing needle entirely.
2. Carve a pumpkin using a carving knife
Carving pumpkins is a long-standing custom. Visit a local pumpkin patch and pick out a pumpkin together. Carving kits, which are far safer and easier to use than knives, are routinely available in supermarkets. Look for downloadable pumpkin carving templates online or sketch your own design directly on the pumpkin.
You don't want to deal with the mess of carving? Instead, paint the pumpkins. Use your imagination! To get you started, here are some pumpkin carving templates.
3. Prepare some Halloween treats
Baking is a wonderful way to bond with your child and a skill that they will be able to pass down to their children in the future. It's also fantastic because you get to enjoy your tasty creations! There are several home baking kits available to make things a little easier if baking isn't your strong suit or you're limited by kitchen space, etc.
Use blood-red icing to decorate cupcakes, an icing pen to design spiders on cookies, green food coloring in your cake mix, and almonds to resemble witches' nails. The more obnoxious your designs appear, the better! Here are some more Halloween baking ideas.
4. Make Halloween decorations and crafts
You'd be shocked how many everyday objects can be turned into Halloween decorations. Bats may be made out ofHalloween-themed toilet paper rolls, while eerie ghosts can be made out of napkins. Egg cartons can be used to construct bat decorations and orange and black paper can be used to form a Halloween themed chain. Almost everything can be embellished with googly eyes!
5. Prepare candy apples to hand out to trick-or-treaters
Candy apples are really simple to create and are sure to please your trick-or-treaters. Dip the apples in molten chocolate using lollipop sticks, then decorate with sprinkles, marshmallows, and whatever else you like. Allow the chocolate to set before wrapping the apples in greaseproof paper and tying a Halloween ribbon around them. They'll be a hit with the youngsters!
6. Host a Halloween movie marathon
Host a Halloween movie night at your house by bringing the cinema to you. Make a blanket fort in the living room, make some microwave popcorn, and snuggle up with your favorite Halloween film. Have you shown your child Halloween classics like "Hocus Pocus," "Halloween Town," and "The Nightmare Before Christmas"? To get the full effect, turn off all the lights.
7. Bobbing for apples is a fun way to spend an afternoon
Bobbing for apples originated in Ireland, believe it or not! It's quite easy to set up this amusing game. Fill a bowl halfway with water and submerge a dozen apples in it. The object of the game is for each player to bite an apple while maintaining their hands behind their backs. It's not as simple as you may imagine. Successful apple-bobbers will be rewarded with candy, which is everyone's favorite Halloween money.
8. Make your own slime at number nine
Pogs were all the rage in the 1990s, then Pokémon, and now slime. It's something that the kids can't get enough of. Making slime is the ultimate sticky and nasty Halloween pastime. When it comes to slime, there are many various recipes to follow, colors to choose from, and textures to produce; just make sure your work area is covered and your clothes are protected. Here are some slime recipes that are simple to make.
If you'd rather not have slime in your house during the midterm break, see if there are any slime workshops near you.
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