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Halloween has become a tradition in our household, in that we tend to do the same halloween activities each year. There is something very satisfying about re-visiting a craft you have been doing since the children were small!

This year we began early! The children were bemused! 'But it isn't Halloween yet!' they said.

'No' I agreed - 'but I need the pictures for my website!!'

Enjoy! I hope you have as much fun with these ideas as we do.

Halloween Craft Ideas

Apple Head Witches

Every year make some ‘apple head witches’. My friend put me onto this one (thank you, friend!).

Halloween Activities - apple head witches Carefully peel an apple and carve a face into it(eye-sockets, nose and mouth). It’s better if you exaggerate the features and make them quite deep. We usually poke cloves in to act as eyes.

Halloween Activities - apple head witches Stick your apple onto a stick and fasten on a cloak (paper or cloth) with an elastic band. Make your witch a hat out of black paper.

Now - sit back and over the next week or so, watch your beautiful apple head witch become shrunken and hideous!!

Halloween Stick Dolls

Stick dolls are easy to make and give great results.

Use the instructions for making the dolls, but use orange and black yarn.

You could use these as 'bodies' for your apple head witches!

Halloween Slime

Halloween slime making always goes down well!!

For little people a mix or cornflour, water and food coloring gives a good yucky experience.

For older children you can make a revolting mix from Borax and PVA glue. There are several recipes on the web, but Steve Spangler explains the science behind it. There are also some other great experiments and videos on the site - scroll down for the Top 10 Experiments on the right hand side.

Pumpkin Carving

Yes - I realise this isn't the most original idea ever!!!

BUT.. Did you know you could get patterns!!

The Pumkin Lady provides free patterns (scroll down to find them) that you can print, and use as a template when carving.

Homeschooling Tips

Of course, Halloween is also a great time to sneak in a little homeschooling too! Try out these ideas.

Math - If you have The Multiplication Tables: Colouring Book

I recommend on my Homeschooling Math page, then the 5x table from book one is a toad, and the 5x table from Book 2

is a bat!

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