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It’s hard to find a more family-fun holiday than Halloween—children collect treats, communities greet their neighbors, and even grown-ups play dress-up! Halloween encourages kids of all ages to use their imaginations and express themselves creatively.
Celebrate the fun of Halloween all month with learning tips and activities that explore skills built through pretend play. As early childhood educators know, pretend play is essential for developing fundamental skills—skills that children use on the playground, in the classroom, and throughout life.
Pretend Play: It’s Serious Learning!
Parents can learn a lot about their children’s learning by observing how they play. Read more >
Visit each week for ideas to spark imaginative play and learning at home, including how children learn these skills through pretend play:
- Perspective Taking—Through role play, children practice considering the feelings of others. Children who can take another’s perspective may be better equipped to handle everyday conflicts. Read more >
- Problem Solving—Help kids become super problem-solvers with fun pretend play activities. Read more >
- Executive Functions—As most preschool teachers know, kids learn important life skills through everyday play. Read more >
- Communication—Guide kids to develop key literacy skills through storytelling and pretend play activities. Read more >
- Social Awareness—Dramatic play activities can help families raise smart, sensitive global citizens. Read more >
More Halloween Fun
Halloween Printables & Coloring Pages
Halloween Coloring Book
Join Lily, Tad and the whole LeapFrog gang for Halloween fun with this 7-page coloring book.Halloween Activity Book
Print 10 fun skill-building activities featuring Scout & Friends, LeapSchool kids and more of your favorite LeapFrog characters!Scout's Trick-or-Treat
Scout's ready for some Halloween fun! Coloring this page will help little hands get ready for writing.Make Your Own Monster
Let kids cut out these monster parts to and put them together in creative ways.Monster Shop
Do some monsgter math in this printable that helps kids practice addition.Monster Maze
Mazes give little hands the chance to gain pencil control while being introduced to logic and reasoning.Jack-o-Lantern for Scout
While your child is having fun designing a Jack-O-Lantern, you can reinforce shape names by naming the shapes he is using.Connect the Dots
Connect the dots to reveal a handsome Halloween monster!Witch's Brew
Reinforce learning about letter pairs while helping the witch make her brew.
Halloween Games & Activities
Halloween Memory
Playing Memory is a fun way for your child to develop memory, focus and turn-taking skills. Try this Halloween version for seasonal fun.Bats in a Cave
Help kids develop number sense with a fun Halloween-themed game.Halloween Word Mining
Deep in the Halloween mine lurk words waiting to be set free!Ghost Writer
Send your your little ghostbuster secret messages only he can reveal.Pumpkin Party
Pumpkins are perfect for teaching how to estimate and measure size, weight and volume.Pumpkin Seed Solutions
Turn your pumpkin seeds into educational activities for kids! Make a pumpkin seed terrarium, roasted pumpkin seeds, pumpkin seed art or pumpkin seed counters.Pick a Pumpkin Activity
Celebrate October with these 10 pumpkin activities that build math, language and art skills.Problem-Solving Pumpkin Craft
This simple activity demonstrates how there is more than one way to solve a problem, and that each solution is unique and special.Halloween Treats from the Adams Family Kitchen
Try these spooky snacks to accompany favorite books for Fall.
Halloween Tips & Advice
Who's Afraid of Halloween?
For young kids still learning the difference between fantasy and reality, Halloween can be too scary. Here's how to keep it silly rather than spooky.Halloween Baby Steps
Baby's first Halloween? Enjoy the fun without overdoing it.Living on the Edge: Our Young and Halloween
Explore the chasm between what adults and kids understand, and it's no surprise that toddlers and preschoolers don't necessarily agree on Halloween "fun."Much Ado About Halloween Candy, and Other Holiday Dilemmas
Dietitian and mom Christine Berman dishes out tips for handling the Halloween candy conundrum.The Imagination Station: Dress Up and Pretend Play Kindergarten Style
Kindergarten teachers know the value of pretend play centers in learning. Get ideas for setting up an Imagination Station in your house!
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Halloween Activity Book
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