From flying bats to out of this world pumpkins, we’ve gathered some spooktacular enrichment for you and your loved ones! Happy Halloween

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A STEM HALLOWEEN ACTIVITY – Skeleton Bridge

StemChallenge.com

We like to choose STEM activities now and then and this one will not disappoint. For all the educators out there, this is a great challenge regardless if you use it for Halloween or just a STEM project. Here’s a blurb from StemChallenge.com:

The Bone Bridge STEM Challenge is a perfect fit for your Halloween activities because it’s fun with substance! In this challenge, students build a bridge for length, strength, and/or capacity using cotton swab “bones”.

But never fear, if you don’t do Halloween at your school, simply connect this to your content standards and leave all mention of Halloween out. Read & watch on for the details!

For step by step instructions check out the video below:

Halloween STEM Challenges

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A KIRIGAMI HALLOWEEN CRAFT – Spider Web

Kirigami Spider Webs from Babble Dabble Do

For a simple but make a statement craft project, we chose these Kirigami Spider Webs. Most families or educators will have the supplies on hand which is always a bonus.

What is Kirigami? explained by the folks at Babble Dabble Do.

What is Kirigami?

Kirigami is a paper art, similar to origami, that involves cutting a folded piece of paper to create a design. If you’ve ever made a paper snowflake then you’ve done kirigami!

We’d also like to point out a small article from continued.com and what the benefits of using scissors has for children:

As quoted from their website:

What are the benefits of cutting with scissors for young children?

Answer

There are many benefits to cutting with scissors, including:

• Independent movements of each finger
• Strengthens hand muscles
• Bilateral coordination skills (two-handed coordination)
• Visual-motor skills (eye-hand coordination)
• Visual perceptual tasks (directionality)
• Fine motor skills (separation of hand, finger dexterity)
• Promotes grasp pattern
• Focus and attention

Check out the step by step video from Babble Dabble below:

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OUT OF THIS WORLD HALLOWEEN PUMPKINS – NASA Pumpkin Stencils

NASA Pumpkin Stencils

This activity with NASA is just the tip of the iceberg for all the Halloween fun they have to offer. We encourage you and your child to browse Space Place, they really do offer so much enrichment. In case you didn’t know what Space Place is, here is a direct quote from their site:

Launched in 1998, NASA Space Place’s mission is to inspire and enrich upper-elementary-aged kids’ learning of space and Earth science online through fun games, hands-on activities, informative articles and engaging short videos.

Check out their NASA PUMPKIN STENCILS and get to painting, then head over to the HALLOWEEN NASA SPACE PLACE page for more fun!

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A STEM HALLOWEEN ACTIVITY – Pumpkin Catapults



Pumpkin Catapult

Here is yet another great STEAM resource to explore! This time launch into Halloween with Pumpkin Catapults. Kaplan Early Leaning is great for not only it’s activities, but free downloads and step by step instructions. They also include ways educators can incorporate the activities into Lesson Plans.

Here’s an excerpt from the website:

Children will love building their catapults, predicting how far their pumpkins will fly, observing where their pumpkins land, and using math skills to explore and measure distances. This easy-to-do activity is the perfect opportunity to encourage early STEAM explorations while having some fall fun!

Check out the Kaplan Early Learning page for materials and step by step instructions, a free pdf download, or watch the video below:

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HALLOWEEN ORIGAMI – Origami Bat



How to make an easy Halloween Origami Bat

We chose Red Ted Art for their easy Halloween Origami Bat because it truly is one of the easier origami bats out there and as a bonus it doubles as a bookmark and who doesn’t love a multi-purpose craft. When getting creative with this craft, we used googly eyes instead of construction paper. Even when doing the simplest crafts, creativity is boundless. Check out the craft project here: https://www.redtedart.com/easy-origami-bat/ or watch the video by Red Ted Art.

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