Halloween Fun

Preschool is the perfect age to play with. They have vivid imaginations, are full of trust and are easily spooked. They were in for a good time as they used their sense of touch to identify miscellaneous objects.

I presented to the class that I had borrowed some things from a witch that she uses in potions. To make this concept plausible, we had colored potion bottles, sketching spiders, snakes, flowers, and miscellaneous liquids. We had read witch stories like Hoodwinked by Arthur Howard and Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson, paying close attention to icky stuff in the illustrations. (These are my two favorite Halloween stories for kids.)

And then the fun, the squealing and the laughter began--and the kids had fun too. Placing their hand under the towel, they each took turns touching the eye balls (grapes), the finger bones (peanuts), the finger nails (raisins), the leg bone (celery), the worms (pasta) and the brain (peeled grapefruit.) Some of my students whom I had taken for timid were the most brave and vice-versa.

The funniest reaction was to the "worms". Those hands shot backwards at million miles per hour and were happily wiped off. The kids laughed at their own reactions and at each others.

The laughter got even more boisterous when I revealed each true item to them.

I hope your little ones enjoyed our Halloween Party.

Megan Millington