Ghoul Gak: Sensory Play for Toddlers

Looking for a messy and fun sensory play for you and your kiddos this season? Whip up some easy ghoul gak!

All you need is cornstarch, water (food coloring optional) and some fun Halloween toys and accessories.

This stuff is so fun to play with because it’s a solid and a liquid and messy and just plain weird!

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Ghost Hunt Game (painted ghost rock hide-and-seek!)

I’ve got a festive fun game for you and your kiddos to play this spooky season!

It’s a ghost hunt! It’s simple fun and easy and will help your little ones get into the Halloween spirit.

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Mini Pumpkin Play Activities for Toddlers

Happy October! It’s naturally my favorite time of year, and hopefully by incorporating pumpkins into our play time throughout the month, it’ll easily become my kids favorite time of year too!

I’ve put together some simple and easy fun activities using mini pumpkins that you and your toddler can do to celebrate Halloween and pumpkins all month long!

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“Spookley the Square Pumpkin” Shape Match Game

I adore the book “The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin!” It is the cutest little tale about how wonderful it is to embrace the qualities that make you unique from everyone else, and they might even be the qualities needed to save the day!

If your child loves this book as much as our family does, then you can keep the story going with a fun little DIY “Spookley’s Pumpkin Patch Shape Match” game.

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Pumpkin Name Puzzle for Kids

If you’ve got some orange construction paper and a writing utensil laying around, you can create this simple fun pumpkin name puzzle for your little one this fall!

This is a great activity to whip up quickly that’ll help your tot recognize the letters in their name.

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Autumn Leaves Cotton Swab Painting for Toddlers

The leaves may not quite be turning yet, but I sense an urge in the air for the season to begin to change soon. As fall begins to approach, you can chat about the changing season with your little one and make your very own dreamy fall scene with simple painted autumn trees! This activity is simple and fun – and requires very little materials, many of which you might have laying around your home. This activity is also an excellent way to strengthen fine motor skills by using a cotton swab to dab foliage onto the paper.

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DIY Pumpkin Patch Counting Game for Toddlers

Tis the season for pumpkins! And I have a the perfect simple DIY pumpkin patch game you can create and play with your toddler – while also working on some counting skills!

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Spooky Stories in a Bag

A story in a bag activity is great for young kids to develop early literacy skills. It is also a great way to connect with your kiddo and have some Halloween fun by adding a “spooky story” twist.

You can do this with toys and everyday items in your house and simply “ping-pong” a tale back-and-forth with your child and create a fun spooky tale together for as long as they are interested. Some kids, may just want to explore the objects themselves and play- and that’s OK too! There’s no set rules!

Here is how we approached it:

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Paper Pumpkin Decorating for Toddlers

It’s never too early to start engaging in OR planning your fall activities with your toddlers. As a mom of an almost 3-year-old and an almost 2-year-old, I know that the most desirable activities are the easy ones! This is the kind of festive Halloween activity that doesn’t need a lot of planning or prep – but has endless open play, exploration and discussion opportunities!

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Dollar Tree Halloween Themed Sensory Bin for Toddlers

Hey there internet! It’s been a loooong time since I have shared some ideas, style and stories with you. I’ve been a busy mom of two babies under the age of two-years-old, and it is not for the faint of heart. My greatest DIY project of all time has been figuring out motherhood along with creative ways for my kiddos to play and learn – and keeping the house somewhat clean (I don’t think a completely chaos free house will exist until my boys are 18 LOL! but I do love me some chaos… 😉 )

Now that my oldest has stopped putting absolutely everything in his mouth, I can finally whip up some fun sensory bins – and what is more fun than celebrating spooky season in August with a Halloween-themed sensory bin!

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