Non Scary Halloween Fun For Toddlers
Halloween is a time when ghosts, witches and goblins seem to pop up everywhere. Sometimes the festivities can be a little too intense for younger children. Here are some non-spooky Halloween activities that are lots of fun for toddlers to do.
Create Fun with Colored Pasta
You can add 1 cup of uncooked pasta noodles to a plastic bag. The zip top plastic bags are perfect for coloring macaroni noodles. In a plastic cup mix 2 tablespoons of isopropyl rubbing alcohol and 4-6 drops of food coloring together. Add this liquid to the noodles, zip the bag and shake gently until the color is absorbed by all of the pasta noodles. This will take 2-3 minutes. Set a colander in the sink and pour the colored noodles into it very carefully. The excess color will be drained from the noodles. Then you can use a slotted spoon to lift the noodles and place them on a cookie sheet that you have lined with some paper towels. Let the noodles dry overnight before using them.
The best colors for Halloween crafts will be noodles that are colored orange, green, yellow and black.
Let your toddlers glue the pasta onto paper plates to create jack o’lantern faces. You can also help them string bracelets that they can wear.
Edible Treats are Fun to Make and Fun to Eat
Use some canned frosting, marshmallows, graham crackers and Halloween candies to create fun treats that can be eaten.
Bean Bag Throw
You will need an old white sheet or tablecloth for this game and some pumpkins that you cut from orange poster board.
Use wide tipped markers to draw some pumpkin targets in several places. You might want to draw some vines and leaves on the sheet with green markers, or just make some circles that resemble bull’s eyes. Now spread the cloth on the floor or place it on your lawn. Give the kids 2-3 poster board pumpkins to toss at the sheet. Whoever gets their pumpkins the closest to the targets will win the game.
* If you are using the vines and leaves drawings then the winner is the person that comes closest to landing their pumpkin back on the vine.
Additional Ideas
You can make a simple fishing pole from a small branch and a piece of yarn. Set up a table or a box in the corner of the room and cover it with a Halloween inspired cloth. Have someone sitting behind the table who stays out of view during the game. They should have a supply of small candies and toys with them. Then let each child take turn fishing. Each time the fishing line is cast over the table a small surprise can be tied or taped to the tip.
Put some dry ice in few hollowed out pumpkins and set them around the room. Make sure that toddlers can not reach the pumpkins. The dry ice will produce a smoky haze that will surprise and delight small children.
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