Spooky Halloween Fun for the Kids! – From guest blogger Elizabeth Mays
My kids and I have always enjoyed making fun craft projects for the holidays and I am happy to share a few of our Halloween favorites with you!
Halloween Mural – Using tempera paint (and adding a little dishwasher detergent to it for easier cleanup later) let the kids paint a Halloween scene on your sliding glass doors for all to see and enjoy.
Halloween Body Tracing – Trace your child’s outline on a large sheet of butcher paper and then let them color it in and decorate it as a Halloween character. Maybe they’ll make themselves a scarecrow, a witch, or even a skeleton!
Halloween Placemats – Let the kids choose a placemat color in an 11×14-inch piece of construction paper. Then put an assortment of colored construction paper in the middle of the table along with glue and scissors. Let the kids use their own creativity as they cut out things to design and stick onto their placemat background. When their design is complete, use clear contact paper to laminate it for mealtime. (Try this for other holidays too!)
Halloween Art Book – Keep a stack of plain drawing paper along with markers, crayons, and colored pencils available in a little art center which the kids can use any time they feel inspired. Tell them that if they would like to draw any Halloween pictures, they can do so whenever they’d like. After a week or two, bind together all the pages into a book and the kids will have so much fun looking at all their Halloween drawings.
Mom’s Best Cinnamon Caramel Apples – Make caramel apples as you usually do, but when the caramel is still somewhat sticky, roll the apples in some crushed up Mom’s Best Naturals Toasted Cinnamon Squares cereal. The cinnamon, caramel, and apple sweetness combine to make a delicious fall treat!
Happy Halloween!