Free Halloween Bingo for Younger Kids

Bingo is always a crowd pleaser but sometimes its a little to hard or too long for the little ones. These mini boards are perfect for younger kids to join in on the fun. There are 6 different boards and calling cards included. You can find the free download below. Have fun!

 Download Here

You can also find it in my Teachers Pay Teachers store here

Looking for a Regular Version of Halloween Bingo? I have one here!

Free Spider Shapes File Folder Game

I have a fun Freebie for you just in time for Halloween.  

Practice shapes with this adorable spider themed match game.  You can glue the two pages to a file folder or use as is (that's what I do). Print the two pages full of webs and the page of spiders.  I recommend cardstock and laminate if possible.  Cut out the spiders and you are ready to go.  Help the shape spiders find their matching webs.  You can also add Velcro or magnets so your pieces don't slide. 

Download your free game here!

Easy chocolate monster cookies and Halloween drink labels

I love making holiday themed treats and dinners.  However, life with 5 kids can be a little crazy and I don't have as much time as I'd like to do these creative projects.  That's why these cookies are perfect-really easy and really cute!

You need:

2 boxes chocolate cake(Devils's food is my favorite)

4 eggs

3/4 cups oil

Mix together. 

Roll into quarter size and place on a cookie sheet. - If the dough is sticky try adding some oil to your hands or a little flour to the dough.

Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes.

Add candy eyes right out of the oven. For even more deliciousness turn them into yummy ore cookies-just add the frosting from this post. 

These are great for a class party, Halloween party, family movie night, or just for fun!

 Another quick idea to add a little extra Halloween fun to your celebration.  Add some cute labels to your soda bottles.  Print free drink labels (here), cut, and tape on to your bottles.  I used sprite for witches brew and orange soda for pumpkin punch.  Grab some cups from the dollar store and you have instant (cheap) fun!  My kids think this is the great thing ever!  

Candy Corn Counting Mats

Counting mats are a fun way to help your kids practice number recognition and counting skills.  Add a little Halloween fun and fill the jars with candy corn. 

Download Here and print on cardstock.  I like to laminate mine.  You can also create a file folder game by glue the two pages into a folder.

Adorable graphics from  Krista Wallden - Creative Clips, and fonts by Hello Literacy

Free Halloween Bingo

My kids love bingo and we are now adding a Halloween edition to the mix.  There are 5 different boards (let me know if you need more) and 2 pages of calling cards.  For some extra fun use candy corn or Halloween colored m&ms as markers.

Bonus: Print 2 of the calling cards for a fun Halloween match game.

Download Halloween Bingo Here

Adorable graphics from  La Boutique dei Colori,  Krista Wallden - Creative Clips, my cute graphics,   Jen Hart Design, and  Glitter Meets Glue Designs

Pin the hat on the witch (Free Printable Game)

Here's a fun Halloween spin on the classic game of pin the tail on the donkey.  Pin the hat on the Witch is quick and easy game for your next Halloween party or movie night (Hocus Pocus maybe).  

Download the game here

It's sure to make any cute little witch smile :)

 For some more fun Halloween fun try Frankie Says or Don't Eat Pete!

Adorable graphics from  La Boutique dei Colori and  Glitter Meets Glue Designs

Candy Corn Number Puzzles (1-10)

Today I have a fun way to practice numbers.  These cute candy corn puzzles are quick to prepare and will be enjoyed by your preschooler.  Its also a great way to introduce 10 frames.  They will also work on their number recognition and one to one correspondents.  

Download and print the candy corns.  Laminate (optional) and cut along the dark lines.  Mix the pieces up and have your preschool find the 3 pieces for each puzzle.

Download here

Free Hocus Pocus Printable

I know its a little early for Halloween but I ran across the cutest clipart from Drew Doodles and had to use it immediately!  Who doesn't love this amazing trio?!?  

Grab your free Hocus Pocus printable to add to your Halloween decor.

To use (for personal use only): Download your preferred size below, Print, and Frame!

Download here:

8x10

5x7

F is for Frankenstein Mini Pack

There is still a few more days before Halloween and this is such a cute way to squeeze in some learning.  I love this Letter F Mini Packet  and you can download it here.  

*The downloaded version will not have the watermark.

First up is some Letter writing practice and coloring.  Seriously how cute is this little guy?  I also purchased a new font so I can make more writing practice sheets for my upcoming themes.  I'm so excited about this.

Next is a Halloween version of Simon Says.  Change the name to Frankie and you have the perfect themed game.  Use the ideas on this page or make up your own.  Either way it will be lots of fun.  You can also cut the ideas out and let the kids pick on from a jar.  

*As a little extra bonus you can cut out the adorable Fankenstein and use it to play hot and cold.  We did and it was a favorite!

The final game  is Roll a Frankenstein.  (the idea came from here) The idea is to take turn rolling  the dice and the first person to complete their Frankenstein wins!  You can adjust rules to the age group.  For example older kids I give them one roll if they have already rolled that number it moves on the the next player.  For the younger ones we give them some extra rolls until they get a new number.

I did include a template to create your own dice.  This has numbers on it not dots.  It is completely option-you can use dice from any board game you have at home. I wanted the kids to recognize what each number looks like and then on our Reference key (just below) they can count the dots to figure out what number they got.

This can be played two ways...

1. Is the less prep option.  Give each player a  piece of paper and pencil and let them draw their own Frankenstein.  Works great for older kids.  Everyone starts with a head.  

2. From construction paper cut out each piece before the game-1 set per player.   I stuck with basic shapes and we reviewed these before we started the game.

You will need:

 a mouth-not really a shape

eyes- oval in white and circle in black

 hair-triangles (I did 4 per set)

nose oval

 bolts point out the 2 rectanges

 scar 4 skinny rectangles

Face- green rectangle 

I did mine jumbo size so we could turn it into a craft after but you can make them much smaller.  After we played our game I let the kids glue their Frankenstein together.

  Its amazing how different and cute they all turned out.

You can download your mini packet here!

You can find more of our preschool themes here and lots of great Halloween inspiration on our Fall preschool pinterest board.

Halloween Math Board Game

So I kind of love this little review board game and so did my 4 year old.  We are working on numbers up to 5 and this was a really fun way to review.  

In the download you will receive 1 adorable Halloween game board, Number cards, and an optional spinner. I recommend printing on cardstock or laminating.  Cut everything apart and you are ready to go.  We placed our number cards in a paper sack but you can also put them in a pile.

 (sample of the number cards)

We used some game markers from our sorry game but anything will work. 

To play: The first person draws a card and either says the number or counts the pictures.  If they are correct they can spin and move to the color they land on.  First one to the end wins.

Alternative option: Draw a card (count or say the number) and move that many spaces.  No spinner needed.

Spinner tip:  We did not use the arrow for our spinner I included in case you want to use it.  We used a paperclip and a pencil and it spins very easy.  Place the point of the pencil inside one end of the paper clip and flick to spin.

Download your copy here

Don't Eat Pete Halloween Edition

This is a holiday version of the classic Don't Eat Pete game.  If you've never played here's a quick how to:  Print off the board game...cardstock works best.  Place one piece of candy (candy corn, m&m's, Cheerios, or whatever you have) on each Halloween character.  Send one person to out of the room and quietly decided which one is going to be Pete for that round.  Lets say you pick the one in the center.  Have the person come back into the room and eat one of the pieces of candy off each character UNTIL they pick up the one chosen as Pete (in this case the one in the center).  When they pick up this candy everyone yells "Don't eat Pete!" and their turn ends.  Add candy to the ones taken on the last turn and play as many times as you want picking a new Pete each time. 

Just print and you are ready to play!

Download your copy here

Have fun!

7 Free Halloween Watercolor printables

I'm so excited to share these new Halloween printables with you!  I ran across the cutest watercolor clip art this morning and I could help myself.  Printables make decorating for the holidays so easy and quick.  Pick your favorite/favorites, print, and frame. These are all sized as 8x10 prints.

*please note these are for personal use only*

 You have three options to download.  

1. click on the link below each picture and download to your computer.  Sized as 8x10

2. click on the picture.  Right click and save to your computer or copy and paste in a word document.  Sized as 8x10.  However you can always insert into a word document and resize to fit your needs.

Print from home or send to your favorite print shop.

3. click on the PDF link after the last printable This will allow you to easily print from your computer with out worrying about sizing.  These will be full 8.5"x11" prints so keep that in mind.

Option 1 download

Option 2 Download

 Option 3 Download

Option 4 Download

Option 5 Download

Download all prints in PDF form for easy printing

Exclusive Prints

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Spooky Friends! Fun Halloween Decor your Kids will Love

I have a fun craft to share with you.  It's from a few years ago but its a lot of fun.  Your kids will LOVE it! I'm going to show you how to made some spooky friends.  Well they don't look like much here but keep scrolling down to see how fun these little friends can be.

Find a big frame with glass.  Mine is 20x16.  You can always make this on a much smaller scale.  Just add one monster or two.

Paint your frame

While that's drying grab the cardboard from the back of the frame

 cut your paper to fit the size of your board.  I did 2 pieces 12x7 to go across the bottom (this is where your characters will go) and and then used scraps to fit the remaining top 4 inches.

 Glue into place.  I also sanded my paper a bit to give it a distressed look.

 Cut out the basic shape of the face.  Do this for your Frankenstein, Witch, and ghost.

 Glue them onto your paper.

 Cut out your title and glue it on

 Add the glass and cardboard to your frame and your finished.

 Well first you need to draw some cute faces and the best part is you can erase them and draw new ones over and over again.

 Even your little ones can join in on the fun.

Make sure you use dry erase markers and it easily wipes off.  You can also draw on the glass of framed family pictures to make them a little spooky as well.  Or if you don't really want to bring out the markers you can finish the faces with paper before you frame it.  It would be really cute as well.