Kindergarten and Preschool Halloween Activities

These Halloween activities for preschoolers are so fun and easy! Even better, these preschool Halloween activities are low cost! Halloween can be such a fun and novel holiday for young children. It certainly doesn’t have to be scary or frightening. Instead it can be a little creepy, crawly and filled with silly Halloween sensory play and learning too! Make sure to check out all our spooky Halloween Science Experiments!

HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES FOR PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN

EASY HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS

Combine play time and learning with our fun Halloween sensory activities that encourage exploration, discovery, and curiosity! Kids love anything with a theme and themes make learning new ideas and reviewing old ideas new and exciting each time. Join us each holiday for new takes on old classics and see how we add fun themes to all our holiday activities!

Halloween activities don’t have to be hard to set up or expensive. I love the dollar store for seasonal items. Tip: When the holiday is done, I store items in a zip lock bag and place them in a plastic bin for next year!

I love sensory play for my son and he loves all the hands-on fun! Read all about why sensory play is so important in our Ultimate Sensory Play Resource Guide!

PRESCHOOL HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES!

Click on the links below to take you to the set up details and play ideas for each Halloween activity. If you and your kids love Halloween like we do, then these Halloween sensory activities are sure to be a real hit. Easy to do at home or at school too!

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1. EASY TO MAKE BAT SLIME

Our 3 ingredient slime has become our best read post ever. Liquid starch slime is a great slime recipe anytime!

2. ERUPTING JACK O LANTERN

3. HALLOWEEN SENSORY BIN

A simple Halloween sensory bin is great for hands-on math learning, and makes a fun preschool Halloween activity.

4. FIZZY HALLOWEEN TRAY

Baking soda and vinegar chemical reaction is one of our favorite chemistry experiments all year round. We love to do a variation for every holiday!

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5. GHOST BUBBLES

Kids love blowing bubbles! Not only can you make these fun ghost bubbles but learn how to play with bouncing bubbles and other neat tricks with our easy homemade bubble recipe!

6. ALPHABET SENSORY BIN

Pairing sensory bins with fun books makes for a wonderful, hands-on literacy experience for young kids. This Halloween sensory bin is all about learning letters, combined with a neat Halloween book. Enjoy lots of play after the book with this easy Halloween Activity.

ALSO CHECK OUT>>> Preschool Pumpkin Books & Activities

7. HALLOWEEN GHOST SLIME

Quick and easy, our homemade slime recipes are always a hit. Halloween is the perfect time for a slime activity.

8. GLOW IN THE DARK SLIME

This super simple slime recipe is easy to make with only two ingredients!

9. BUBBLING SLIME

This bubbling slime recipe has one unique ingredient, which makes for a cool slime sensory activity!

10. HALLOWEEN OOBLECK

Oobleck is a classic sensory activity that is easy to turn into Halloween science with a few creepy crawly spiders and a favorite theme color!

11. SPIDERY SENSORY BIN

Fun ways for preschoolers to enjoy spider play this Halloween. Science and sensory play with math, ice melts, and Non-Newtonian fluids!

ALSO CHECK OUT>>> Spidery Oobleck and Icy Spider Melt

12. HALLOWEEN GLITTER JARS

Calming glitter jars take very little time to make but offer numerous, lasting benefits for your kids. These sensory jars make a great calm down tool with their mesmerizing Halloween theme sparkle!

14. MONSTER MAKING PLAYDOUGH TRAY

Set up an invitation to play with this playdough monsters tray for an easy Halloween activity. Terrific open ended play for improving fine motor skills.

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15. HALLOWEEN SENSORY BIN WITH WATER BEADS

Have you ever played with water beads? Easy to use, water beads definitely make cool Halloween sensory bins!

Try our Creepy Crawly Bin with red water beads or our Witches Brew with purple water beads!

16. HALLOWEEN PAPER CRAFT

Check out this Halloween paper craft that doubles as a cool STEAM project too! Our Halloween craft is a terrific way to explore how 3D images can be created.

17. HALLOWEEN SENSORY BINS

Looking for ideas for a fun Halloween sensory box for preschoolers and younger kids? Not too creepy but still tonnes of Halloween fun, these Halloween sensory bins are a visual and tactile treat for the senses. Explore 3 ways to experiment with texture that will have your kids digging in for hours.

18. HALLOWEEN MATH GAME

What will your Jack O’ Lantern look like when you play this simple and fun Halloween math game? Build a funny face on your pumpkin and practice counting and number recognition with this easy to use Math game for preschoolers. Comes with free printable!

19. HALLOWEEN FROZEN HANDS

Turn an ice melting science activity into a creepy fun Halloween melting ice experiment this month! Super simple and super easy, this frozen hands activity is sure to be a big hit with kiddos of all ages!

20. HALLOWEEN SOAP MAKING

Get the kids making Halloween soap with this easy homemade soap recipe. Just a little bit spooky and heaps of fun!

21. HALLOWEEN BATH BOMBS

Kids will have creepy clean fun with these scented googly eyed Halloween Bath Bombs. They are just as fun for kids to make as they are fun to use in the bath!

22. PUKING PUMPKIN EXPERIMENT

Make your own puking pumpkin with a simple chemical reaction with two of our favorite ingredients, baking soda and vinegar.

23. Halloween Balloon Experiment

24. Halloween Spider Craft

Make Halloween fun with this easy popsicle stick spider craft for preschoolers. It’s a simple craft that can be done at home or in the classroom and kids love making them. These are the perfect size for little hands too!