Letter Review

Here's a link for some printable letter searches to review the letters A through H!  Hope you're all having an Oh-mazing October!

http://www.kidzone.ws/kindergarten/index-color1.htm

Tissue Paper Candy Corn

You'll need...

• construction paper
• white, orange, and yellow tissue paper
• glue and scissors

Cut out candy corn shape with the construction paper.  Cut out squares of the tissue, crumble, and glue onto paper. 

Angry Jack

What you'll need:

• orange paint
• paintbrush
• green and black construction paper
• scissors
• glue

Let your child create their own "artwork" by giving them some orange paint and a paintbrush.  After they're through making a terrible mess creating a masterpiece, let them add the face and stem.  My little pumpkin decided he wanted to be an angry pumpkin.  It was morning when we did this. I really don't blame him.

Hit The Road Jack and Don't You Come Back...

Jack Skellington Cupcakes

What you'll need...

• white cupcakes (boxed, of course)
• vanilla frosting
• Wilton Black Decorating Icing
• round icing tip (Wilton sells ones that attach right to the decorating icing tube)
• white cupcake liners

We're a little obsessed with Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, so why not make some fun cupcakes of the main character, Jack Skellington.  If you search his name on web images, it's easy to just draw on the face with the black decorating icing.  FUN, EASY, AND OH SO YUMMY IN THE TUMMY! WARNING: May cause a sugar high ;)

HALLOWEEN MADNESS HAS BEGUN!

Boo!

Ghost Footprints

What you'll need...

• black and orange cardstock
• white and black paint
• white puffy paint
• glue

We've seen a lot of variations of the ghosts.  You may decide to do just one footprint, and/or use construction paper or canvas.  Cardstock is sturdy and holds the test of time, as well as allowing us to do this craft year after year.  We can watch our ghosts grow next year!  Paint the bottom of your smartypant's feet white, and gently place onto the black cardstock.  Once it dries, assist in painting two small dots for the eyes.  Use white puffy paint to write the year, names, etc. Mount onto orange cardstock, and BAM, you're done! 

Here's a link to some EASY Halloween word searches: http://printables.kaboose.com/halloween-word-search-very-easy.html

Spider Hand Print

Spider Hand Print

What you'll need...

• black washable paint
• paintbrush
• small googly eyes
• white foam paper or construction paper
• additional scrapbook paper if you want to back it onto something prettier. :)  Oh, and I would add a little bow to the spider it was for a girl.

Paint hands with black paint, leaving the thumbs out...remember, spider's have 8 legs, not 10!  Press each hand to make the spider, add the eyes and back with paper if you want!  Have fun!!

Spooktastic!

We interrupt our alphabet to bring you.....HALLOWEEN!!!  We just get too giddy about the holidays that it only seems fair to take a little time out for some fun and festive crafts. Keep checking in as we periodically post some Halloween FUN!

Halloween Clothes Pin Magnets

What you'll need...

• black, orange, and purple paint (or any colors you choose)
• halloween stickers
• magnet strips
• clothes pins
• ribbon

Help your little smartpants paint the clothes pins in the colors you choose.  Let dry and add stickers and ribbon.  We used hot glue to secure the magnet strips to the back of the clothes pins.  Done and done.  So cute.  So easy.  And now you have your spooky little magnets to hang all your halloween crafts on the fridge!