Halloween Shelfie

It's officially SPOOKY SEASON, ya'll! There are so many opportunities for imaginative play around this time, and we couldn't wait to dive in.

Take a closer look at the collection of 9 Halloween-inspired activities (FOUR available in the shop) currently on our playroom shelves!

1. Halloween Sensory Bin — LITERACY, SENSORY & FINE MOTOR

• Planted Creative Halloween Sensory Starter Kit & Bamboo Tongs

• popcorn kernels

• wood bowl

• tray (to contain small objects & filler - Dollarama)

Open-ended activities mean countless ways to play:

• bury the pieces & dig to find — using tongs and/or hands

• match objects with words

• stack & sort

• count

2. Halloween Counting — MATH, LITERACY & FINE MOTOR

• Planted Creative Halloween Counting Activity

• tray (to contain pieces & cards - Dollarama)

• counting, sorting, number recognition, Halloween sight words

3. Halloween Patterns — SEQUENCING & FINE MOTOR

• Planted Creative Halloween Patterns Activity

• sectioned tray (Dollar Tree)

• complete the patterns!

4. Halloween Spelling — LITERACY &

FINE MOTOR

• Planted Creative Halloween Vocabulary Set

• Bananagrams Letters (Scrabble letters work great, too!)

• wood tray & bowl, tray (Dollarama)

• choose a card, find the letters & spell the word!

• cards can also be used as Vocab Sight Words for your play space; they fit perfectly along the front of the IKEA KALLAX shelves
  

5. 'Make a Monster' Playdough Tinker Tray — CREATIVITY & IMAGINATIVE PLAY, SENSORY, FINE MOTOR

• Handful Sensory Dough - Upside Down Pineapple Cake

• sectioned tray (Dollar Tree)

• play vampire teeth, pumpkin-carving teeth, googly eyes, & sticks

• get creative - use the dough & pieces to create your own monsters!
  

6. Window Clings — FINE & GROSS MOTOR, CREATIVITY & IMAGINATIVE PLAY

• various Halloween window clings (Dollarama, Walmart, Dollar Tree)

• vertical play is great for muscular development & gets the littles on their feet!

• tons of fine motor work

• put those little imaginations to work - creative storytelling

7. Spider Counting — MATH, FINE MOTOR,

SENSORY

• mini spiders & cotton balls on wooden tray

• spider tea-light holders (Pharmasave)

• dice

• Bamboo Tongs

• wicker tray (to contain pieces)

• roll the dice & count, pick spiders with tongs or hands & count to match dice, transfer to tea-light holders

8. Cookie Cutter Tracing — CREATIVITY & IMAGINATIVE PLAY, FINE MOTOR

• Halloween cookie cutters

• pencil, pencil crayons & paper

• tray (to contain items - Dollarama)

• trace the the cookie cutters & colour!

9. 'Witch Stew' — CREATIVITY & IMAGINATIVE PLAY, FINE MOTOR, SENSORY

• green Kinetic Sand

• various Halloween loose parts (Dollar Tree & Dollarama)

• little bamboo fork, knife, & ladle (Pampered Chef)

• dig, scoop, cut, mold, PLAY!

Books

• Working Mummies — Joan Horton

• Trick or Treat on Spooky Street — Janine Scott

• Room on the Broom — Julia Donaldson (See the adorable short 'Room on the Broom' movie, here!)

• Shelf — IKEA KALLAX

• Various Baskets & Bowls — thrifted and/or gifted!

• Garlands — handmade by me!

Happy Halloween playing!