Halloween is just around the corner, and what could be better than preparing the little ones for the spooky festival with exciting and creative activities? Our activity book offers 18 pages of creative activities perfect for children ages 3 to 7 - and the best part? You can download the magazine for free!
These PDF templates offer a variety of exercises that are not only fun, but also support the development of important skills such as language, creativity, fine motor skills and logical thinking. Whether for a cozy afternoon of crafting at home or as a project at daycare, these activities provide hours of creative Halloween fun.
A look at the creative notebook
How does the download work?Click on the download link. Open and print the PDF file directly.
Here's a sneak peek at the spooky, creative activities that await your kids (and you):
Halloween words
Age recommendation: 3-4 years
Promotes: language development, word recognition
In this exercise, children learn Halloween words in a playful way by matching pictures to the appropriate terms. In this way they expand their vocabulary - an important foundation for early reading.
“Tell a story”
Age recommendation: 5-7 years
Promotes: Creativity, storytelling skills
Let your children's imaginations fly! They look at a picture and create their own story about it. A wonderful exercise to promote structuring stories and let your imagination run wild.
“Decorate a Pumpkin”
Age recommendation: 4-6 years
Promotes: fine motor skills, creativity
Whether painting or sticking on – the little ones can design their own pumpkin here. A colorful adventure that encourages hand-eye coordination and creativity.
Here are creative ideas to decorate the pumpkin:
- Use orange, green and brown colors and apply with brushes, sponges or your hands.
- Tear tissue paper into small pieces and glue them onto the pumpkin to create an interesting texture.
- Glue on googly eyes to give the pumpkin a funny face.
- Use colorful pom poms to add color to the pumpkin.
- Cut shapes out of construction paper, like leaves or faces, and glue them onto the pumpkin.
- Draw faces or patterns directly onto the pumpkin using felt-tip pens or colored pencils.
- Stick on Halloween stickers to make the decorations playful.
- Mosaic with legumes and seedscreate.
Halloween matching game
Age recommendation: 3-5 years
Promotes: Logical thinking, visual discrimination
Find the matching Halloween symbols! This game trains pattern recognition and promotes problem solving. Perfect for sharpening cognitive skills.
Halloween memory game
Age recommendation: 4-6 years
Promotes: memory training, concentration
With this memory game, children practice remembering pairs of pictures and finding them again after a short time. This not only promotes visual memory, but also concentration.
Halloween-Labyrinth
Age recommendation: 5-7 years
Promotes: problem-solving skills, spatial thinking
Can your children find the right way through the maze? This exercise strengthens the ability to plan ahead and promotes spatial awareness. And all with a touch of Halloween adventure!
Halloween counting
Age recommendation: 4-6 years
Promotes: Early math skills
Here the children count Halloween characters and consolidate their number recognition and understanding of quantities. A simple but effective way to promote initial math skills in a playful way.
Halloween coloring
Age recommendation: 3-6 years
Promotes: Creativity, fine motor skills
Children can color in spooky Halloween motifs and express their creativity. This exercise promotes the ability to concentrate on details and use colors consciously.
For even more coloring pages, check out these posts:Halloween coloring pages 1orHalloween coloring pages 2.
This Halloween activity book offers a great mix of entertaining and educational activities that not only get children in the mood for Halloween, but also support their development in the areas of language, creativity and cognitive skills. Download the creative booklet now for free and let the Halloween anticipation begin!
Also check out ourAutumn creative bookletwhich also includes great, free PDF sheets to download!
