- Oozing Jack O' Lantern
(Ages 3-8)
Halloween is the perfect time for a lesson in *thunder cracks* MAD SCIENCE! Our oozing pumpkin experiment is the perfect spooky, educational end to a day of pumpkin carving with your class!
- Papier Mache Trick-Or-Treat Baskets
(Ages 3-8)
Make sure your first graders have everything they need for a successful, sugary Halloween with this papier mache craft project perfect for your next art lesson!
- Witch Hat Ring Toss
(Ages 3-8)
It's the afternoon before Halloween. Your first graders are antsy and distracted, anticipating a huge haul of candy in the immediate future. Time to break out the Witch Hat Ring Toss! It's two fun Halloween activities in one. First you get to craft some spooky witch hats, and then you get to play a wicked game of ring toss!
- Confetti Pumpkins
(Ages 3-8)
Can't trust a classroom full of first graders to safely handle carving knives quite yet? Never fear. These painted confetti pumpkins are a colorful, creative alternative to pumpkin carving!
5 Halloween Crafts for First Graders
Teachers beware, for Halloween draws near! Soon the hordes of children will descend, shambling into your classroom with an insatiable hunger for sugar. Only the bravest of souls, armed with seasonally appropriate arts and crafts projects, will stand a chance of surviving this spookiest of seasons. Take heart! For our list of Halloween crafts and activities is sure to entertain and engage your elementary school class. Craft papier maché baskets for trick-or-treating, decorate your classroom with spheres of sticky spider webs, play a wicked game of witch's ring toss, or watch as a mysterious ooze erupts from a jack o'lantern's eyes!