With preschoolers, I always liked to have Montessori-inspired Halloween activity trays available on the shelves for a couple of weeks before Halloween. Both as a Montessori teacher and homeschool mom, I made sure the activities were fun, non-scary, and included activities in a number of curriculum areas.
A lot of bloggers today have the same idea. There are some wonderful resources around the blogosphere!
Montessori-Inspired Halloween Activities
Halloween posts from Living Montessori Now and other blogs:
Montessori-Inspired Pumpkin Activities
Montessori-Inspired Pumpkin Unit
Montessori-Inspired Friendly Ghost Activities
Montessori-Inspired Halloween Activities
Montessori-Inspired Skeleton Unit
Free Spider Printables and Montessori-Inspired Spider Activities
Free Halloween Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time
Halloween Activities for Montessori-Inspired Themes and Parties
Montessori-Inspired Pumpkin Hammering for Toddlers
20+ Pumpkin Hammering Activities for Preschoolers
Free Skeleton Printables and Montessori-Inspired Skeleton Activities
Free Spider Printables and Montessori-inspired Spider Math Activities
Free Tarantula and Spider Do-a-Dot Printables (Montessori-Inspired Instant Downloads)
Free Spiderweb Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
Yummy Gluten-Free Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
Montessori Pumpkin Scrubbing for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Delicious and Nutritious Vegan, Gluten-Free Pumpkin Pie and Pumpkin Pie Squares
Simple Fun with Pumpkins and Pumpkin Seeds for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Hands-on Fun with Montessori-Inspired Human Skeleton Activities
How to Participate in the Teal Pumpkin Project with Non-Food Treats
Non-Scary Montessori Halloween Printables for Preschool Through Elementary
Free Bat Printables and Montessori-Inspired Bat Activities
Sifting Spiders (Photo from Counting Coconuts)
Counting Coconuts has a number of Halloween posts and many Halloween activities (photo from On Our Shelves – Halloween)
Halloween Sensory Box (Photo from Pink and Green Mama)
Pink and Green Mama has a Halloween sensory box. (The blog is no longer available.)
Halloween Colored Noodle Lacing (Photo from Jada Roo Can Do)
Jada Roo Can Do has Halloween colored noodle lacing. (The blog is no longer available.)
Spider Sorting (Photo from Growing a Godly Girl)
Growing a Godly Girl blog is no longer available.
Tweezing Spiders (Photo from Leptir)
Leptir has Halloween activities in many curriculum areas from 2009 (photo) and 2010.
Tweezing Spiders Activity (Photo by Julie at The Adventures of Bear)
The Adventures of Bear has another variation on tweezing spiders. (The blog is no longer available.)
Putting Spiders on Spider Web Activity (Photo from Barefoot in Suburbia)
Barefoot in Suburbia has a number of pumpkin and spider activities, including putting spider rings on a pipe cleaner web.
Lesson Plans to Pots and Pans also has a number of pumpkin and spider activities, including a jack-o’-lantern buttoning activity and making pumpkin life cycle bracelets.
North American Montessori Center has a post on Montessori-Style Halloween.
My Montessori Journey has New Activities for October, Halloween Bead Activities, Halloween Practical Life, Halloween Water Transfer, Spider Sifting, Spider Web Paintings, and Halloween Wreath.
Sunrise Learning Lab has a number of Halloween posts, including a post with Halloween math fun for ages 6-9.
Candy Corn Math Work (Photo from Chasing Cheerios)
Chasing Cheerios has Candy Corn Math Work (photo) and Halloween Spooning Work using white bean ghosts.
Counting by 5s with Pumpkin Picks (Photo from Kingdom of the Pink Princesses)
Kingdom of the Pink Princesses has Halloween activity trays, including a skeleton puzzle tray to go with vertebrate work and counting by 5’s using pumpkin picks.
If you’d like to see more about how we celebrated Halloween at our home, I have a post on Homeschool Halloween.
Halloween Activities on Pinterest
I also have a Kids’ Halloween Activities Pinterest board with Halloween activities of all kinds.
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Lots of inspiration here! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks! Halloween can be such a fun holiday if it’s not too scary for kids, and I always love checking out different ideas! 🙂
I linked up last years Halloween activities, but, I’ll have them this year too.
Thanks so much for linking up last year’s Halloween post, Natasa! Your activities are great! I’ve added your 2010 post along with your 2009 post. I’ll look forward to seeing your 2011 activities, too! 🙂
I am always amazed at the creativity of parents and teachers when it comes to Halloween activities. So much fun! I love the spider sifting 🙂
Thanks, Melissa! I’m always amazed at the creative ideas I find online, too. It’s so great to see all the ways others are making learning fun and seasonal! 🙂
I love all of the spider activities!
Thanks, Sheila! They’re awesome, aren’t they?! 🙂
I love your Halloween round up of activities. I’m going to try and few and I’m sure my kids will enjoy them.
Thanks so much! I’ll hope to see some of the activities you try at your blog! 🙂
Always excited to see more Montessori ideas. I look forward to browsing around =-) I am starting a Linky Party if you want to link up at http://livinglifeintentionally.blogspot.com/2011/10/first-ever-linky-party.html
Thanks so much, Beth! I’ll have to stop by later and link up! 🙂
I love all the spiders! My boys would think those activities were great. I noticed target has 100 plastic spiders and I’ve been itching to do something with those 🙂
Thanks for your comment, Jackie! Boys do tend to love spider activities! 100 spiders would be perfect for lots of activities! 🙂
Some wonderful ideas gathered here, thanks for sharing them all in one spot!
Thanks, Mama Pea Pod! I probably had way too much fun finding all the activities! 🙂
Thanks for sharing these great activities!
Thanks, Sharla! I had fun finding them, and I love that Pinterest makes it even easier than before to share lots of ideas! 🙂
Deb, what great ideas! How fun.
Thanks, Heidi! Halloween is definitely a fun holiday for little ones as long as it isn’t too scary. I love that there are so many non-scary but fun ideas to try! 🙂
I love these. I stumbled this post.
Thanks, JDaniel4’s Mom! I really appreciate your stumbles. And I’m appreciating the comments I missed earlier! 🙂
So many great Halloween ideas. Thanks for sharing your favorites. Vicky from http://www.messforless.net
Thanks, Vicky! I’m amazed at the numbers of ideas online now. How much easier it would have been to find ideas when I was a teacher and then a homeschooler. Of course, I didn’t have to worry about being distracted by the computer … so maybe it all evens out in the end! 🙂
Wow you do have a lot of Halloween ideas! I just pinned it on Pinterest! Thank you for sharing this with us on The Sunday Showcase
Thanks, Aimee! I LOVE Pinterest! It’s amazing how easy it makes sharing and organizing ideas. 🙂
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What a fantastic round up thank you so much! Definitely will keep the little one busy during the school holiday. What a lot of work you’ve put into this, it’s amazing. Thanks again.