Halloween is such a magical time for young children, filled with pumpkins, spooky decorations, and fun costumes. It’s also a perfect opportunity to introduce hands-on activities that engage kids’ imaginations, foster creativity, and support early learning. Here’s a couple of easy Halloween activities and worksheet ideas for preschoolers and kindergartners to enjoy in the classroom or at home!
- PUMPKIN COLOR SORTING
A classic hands-on activity that helps with color recognition, sorting, and fine motor skills!
Materials Needed:
•Paper cut-out pumpkins in different colors (or small pumpkin toys)
•Small containers or bowls
How to Play:
•Have the children sort the pumpkins by color.
•Ask them to name the colors out loud as they sort them (e.g., “This one is orange!”).
You can increase the challenge by introducing a “mystery color” where kids have to find pumpkins that match a color you describe, like “Find the pumpkin that’s as yellow as the sun!”
Why It’s Great:
•This activity helps kids develop color recognition and basic sorting skills.
•It’s also a good exercise for hand-eye coordination.
2. BUILD A SCARY PUMPKIN FACE
Hands on activity that will help with shape recognition, fine motor skills, follow directions and shape orientation!
Materials needed:
•Cut out large pumpkins in different colors
•Prepare Small shapes (squares, circles, triangles, stars) card or paper.
•Bowls to hold the different shapes
•Paste/glue stick
How to play:
•Have children choose the color pumpkin they want to design.
•Let them choose the visual direction cue cards of what face they want to make.
•Offer the cut out shapes for them to paste to their pumpkin face following the direction cue card.
Why its great! This activity is great for shape recognition and manipulation, following instructions and fine motor skills.
3. CREEPY HALLOWEEN WORKSHEETS
Dressing up, what you want to wear, List your favourite Halloween games, List your favourite Halloween treats, Write a creepy story sheet, Color coded coloring sheet, Count and write the number of Halloween items they see.
Why they’re great!
fine motor skills, color recognition, writing skills, counting and number recognition
These Halloween activities and worksheets are easy, fun, and educational for preschool and kindergarten children. They provide opportunities for creativity, fine motor development, and early learning in a way that makes the holiday extra special.
