Happy Halloween!!!! We had a blast at our costume party today! Here’s what we did:
We started the day off with one of my favorite Halloween books, The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything. It’s a lot of fun to read with young children, because there are many opportunities for them to help tell the story. They really got into it!
We made some Spooky Hands with Mrs. Twedt. This was a great exercise in fine motor control; it was kind of tricky getting that popcorn into those gloves! The children loved it, though. Most of them took it out of their bags to share with the parents and family members who picked them up at the end of the day!
Then it was time for our parades. In the morning, we walked over to the “big school” to visit Mrs. Hunchis and Emma’s mom in the AEA office, the secretaries in the high school and central office, and the lunch ladies. I want to thank all of those people for letting us stop in and show off our costumes! It meant a lot to the kiddos! In the afternoon, we were able to be a part of the elementary school’s costume parade. The children had a blast showing off their costumes and looking at everyone else’s. Most of them were very excited to see the 3rd grader dressed as ketchup to match my mustard costume!
After the parades, we came back for a much needed snack. We made Mummy Pizzas! When I first told them we what we were going to make, most of the kids looked at me with disgusted looks and said, “I am not eating that!” Once they saw what they really were, they were a hit though.
To finish off our day, we had a game and an art activity. The group was split in two and one group played a game with me while the other did the art activity. The game was called Mix and Match Pumpkins. The kids took turns racing to some big cut-out pumpkins and gluing one piece of the face to it. By the end of the game, we had some pretty crazy looking pumpkins. Painting pumpkins was the art activity. The kids got creative as they painted. One kiddo even said, “They can be anything we want them to be, Mrs. Hansen!” That’s the kind of creativity I love to see.
What a great day it was! Thank you to everyone who made it wonderful!
Don’t forget to help your child with his/her homework tonight! It shouldn’t take long at all, and you can send it back with him/her tomorrow! Thanks!
Have a great time trick or treating!
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