Halloween Party - 10/29

 Our Halloween party was today and we had a great time!  Our littles came all dressed up.  :)

 Because of the rain we were not able to go to the park so we played inside instead.  They were a little bummed about that - so was I, but that's ok.  We had fun anyway.

 After circle time we watched a movie.  It's perfect for this age.  It is an animated version of the children's book, "Room on the Broom."  They loved it.

 You can see here how we do circle time.  The children sit on a colorful mat and we discuss the weather, color, shape, number, letter, season and day of the week.  We also use this space to sing songs, dance, and story time.

 After the movie the children came over and decorated bat sugar cookies.  They did a great job.  With a little help we got them all decorated.

 Yummy and a good learning experience.  This would be great for you to work on at home.  Have the children start spreading things - peanut butter on toast, butter on crackers, etc.

 Then they put candy eyes on the bats and black and green sprinkles.  Spooky!

 After our cookies we went upstairs for centers.  In individual learning I made this fun activity where the children place pumpkins on the mat and then count them.  It' fun because there are magnets on the back of the pumpkins and when you put it on a cookie sheet they stick.  It's a simple concept but it keeps the children's interest.  Please work with your children on counting from 1-10.

 Also at the sensory table we did cutting.  They got to cut a foam ghost shape.

 The girls were having a lot of fun in the dramatic play area.

 Lots of sensory and center time fun!

 These pincers are great for developing muscle strength in the hands and fine motor skills.  You can usually find them at the dollar store.  I highly recommend picking up a couple of pairs (they can break somewhat easily).  Have your children pick up cotton balls or other objects.  This is a great pre-writing skill.

 Then we had a craft - we made bats.  It's just cardboard egg carton sections but when it's painted black it looks like a bat in flight.  Unfortunately they weren't dry in time to finish them so they  will have to wait until next time.

We had some singing and dancing time downstairs and then it was time to go home.  :)