I cannot take credit for any of the ideas contained on my pages; they are the result of many others's combined years in the early childhood profession .



Pumpkin Ice Cream
1/2 cup pumpkin pie filling
1/2 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
2 cups heavy cream
2 Large, clean coffee cans
2 Small, clean coffee cans
Rock salt
Crushed ice
Duct tape

Have the children mix all the ingredients together. Pour the ice cream mix into the small coffee cans. Tightly seal the lid with duct tape. Place the small cans into the large cans. Layer ice and rock salt in the space between the small and large cans. Tightly seal the second lid with duct tape. During circle time, have the children roll the cans to each other. After about 20 minutes, you will have ice cream!

Dryer Hose Pumpkins
First, go out and buy several packages of WHITE dryer hoses, the kind that goes from your dryer to the vent outside. Count out 13 rings on the dryer hose and cut it with a strong pair of scissors. Fold the cut dryer hose around so it looks like a pumpkin and staple the two ends together. Let the children paint their pumpkins with orange paint. Finally, make a stem from rolled up brown paper bags. HAVE FUN!

Pumpkin Pies
Old aluminum foil pie tins
White construction paper to fit inside the pie tins
Pumpkin Pie Spice
Orange Paint
Glue
Have the children glue the construction paper into their pie tin. Next, have them paint the construction paper and inside the pie tin. Finally, have them sprinkle the pumpkin pie spice all over the paint! This smells very yummy for a long time!
Here is a variation of this activity!
Have the children dip their hand in paint and make a handprint directly in the pie tin. Let them shake pumpkin pie spice inside the pie tin for a wonderful fall keepsake.

Pumpkin Play Dough (Uncooked)
2-cups flour
1-cup salt
4 tablespoons pumpkin pie spice
2 tablespoons of oil
1-cup warm water
Orange food coloring
Mix all the dry ingredients in your bowl. Add the oil and food coloring into the water then mix into the dry ingredients. Stir until the dough forms a ball (add more flour if the mixture is too sticky, add more water if the mixture is too dry). Knead on a lightly floured surface until the dough is pliable. Refrigerate in a Ziploc bag when not in use.

Pumpkin Patch Picture
Supplies:
Cotton Balls
Orange Paint Powder
Pie Pan
Brown Construction Paper
Green Yarn Yarn
Put the paint powder in the pie pan. Roll the cotton balls around in the paint and then set aside. Spread glue onto the brown piece of paper. Put on the orange cotton balls(pumpkins) and the green yarn(vines). Or you can also just use orange pompoms.

Tissue Ghost
Supplies:
Facial Tissues
Markers
String, yarn, rubber bands, twist ties ect. Take one piece of tissue and roll it into a ball. Put it in the center of another piece of tissue, gather, and tie. This will form the ghost's head. Use a marker to draw eyes and mouth!

Window Watchers
Supplies:
Construction Paper
Crayons
Scissors
Glue
Colored Tissue Paper (orange, red, or yellow work great) Draw a halloween character (bat, cat, pumpkin, ghost, ect.) on a piece of construction paper(just make sure the eyes are atleast an inch around); cut it out, including the eyes. Trace the cutout onto another piece of paper and cut it out too, including the eyes. You now have the front and back. Glue tissue paper over the eyeholes on the backside of the front cut out. Glue the front and back together (make sure to line up the eyes) so the tissue paper is hidden inside.

Spider Web
Supplies:
Black Construction Paper
White Paint
Scissors
Round, Metal Cake Pan or Pie Pan
Marble
Cut a piece of construction paper to fit into the bottom of the cake pan. Place about a half teaspoon of white paint in the middle of the paper. Drop the marble into the cake pan and tilt the pan back and forth. As the marble passes through the paint it leaves trails of white on the paper. (I have also had the kids glue plastic spiders on their pictures when they are dry!)

Bean Ghost Pictures
Supplies:
Black Construction Paper
Large Lima Beans
Glue
Markers
Glue the beans onto the paper, and use a fine point marker to make a face on the bean. This is the ghost. If you want, you can have the child draw a scene on the paper too!

Witches Broom
Supplies:
Paper Grocery Bag
Paper Towel Rolls
Scissors
Tape
String
Depending on the length you want the broom handle to be, you can tape two or more paper towel rolls together. Cut off the bottom of the paper grocery bag, then cut fringes into that side. Roll the uncut side of the paper bag around the bottom of the tube; attach with tape ,then tie with string.

Paper Grocery Bag Costume and Mask
Supplies:
Paper Grocery Bags
Crayons, Markers, or Paint
Scissors
Glue, Tape, Ect
Scrap Paper, Scrap Fabric, Buttons (and anything else you can imagine)
Depending on what you are making, cut holes for eyes, arms, neck, ect. Use your imagination and design as you want!

Paper Plate Masks
Supplies:
Paper Plates
Popsicle Sticks, Yarn, or Rubber Bands
Crayons, Markers, or Paint
Glue, Tape, Ect
Scrap Paper, Fabric, Buttons (and anything else you can imagine)
Cut out holes for eyes. Decorate as desired. Use popsicle sticks as a "handle" to hold up the mask, or use yarn or rubber bands to tie it to the face.

Scary Skulls
Supplies:
Paper Plates
Crayons or Markers
Scissors
Cut half circles (about 3-4 inches long and about one and a half inches deep)on opposite sides of a paper plate. Draw a skull face.

Songs to sing

The Spider Spins A Web

(sing to the farmer in the dell)

The spider spins a web
The spider spins a web
Round,round, up and down
The spider spins a web

Additional verse:

She spins it in and out
She spins it back and forth
She spins it good and strong.




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