{"id":1731,"date":"2007-10-01T18:58:32","date_gmt":"2007-10-02T01:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/?p=1731"},"modified":"2009-11-09T03:00:54","modified_gmt":"2009-11-09T10:00:54","slug":"halloween-math-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/?p=1731","title":{"rendered":"Halloween Games"},"content":{"rendered":"

Max’s kindergarten harvest party:<\/span><\/p>\n

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1. Fall \/ Halloween Bookmarks<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

2. Ghost or pumpkin bagels (cream cheese and raisins)<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Owl goodie bag (filled with pre-done treats)<\/span><\/p>\n

4. “pin” the nose on the pumpkin<\/span><\/p>\n

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PUMPKIN WEIGHT \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Purchase a 6-7 pound pumpkin, weigh it on your bathroom scale, and record the weight. Ask the children to pick up the pumpkin, guess the weight, and write down their estimates. The child who comes the closest to guessing the actual weight can take home the pumpkin or a mini pumpkin as a prize. (You may want to have a few favors on hand in case more than one child makes a close guess.)<\/span><\/p>\n

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PUMPKIN CIRCUMFERENCE – Modify the above guessing game by having the children guess the circumference of the pumpkin using pieces of string. (You’ll need a ball of string and scissors to do this.) One at a time, ask each child to cut a length of string that they believe is the distance around the pumpkin. After everyone has cut a piece of string from the ball, wrap a length of string around the pumpkin and cut it to get the exact circumference. Ask each child to measure his or her string against the string representing the actual circumference, and determine the winner(s).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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HALLOWEEN GUESSING JAR – Fill small jar(s) (mayo jar, baby food jar, etc.) with candy corn, plastic spider rings, or other Halloween items. Ask the children to write down the number of pieces they believe to be in the jar. As a group, count the pieces of candy corn in the jar. The child who’s guess is closest to the actual number gets to take home the jar of candy.<\/span><\/p>\n

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WITCH’S BREW \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Cut about ten pieces of paper in Halloween related shapes, such as ghosts, bats, pumpkins, or spiders. The shapes need to be about the size of a Ritz\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 cracker. Place the shapes in a pile beside a small bowl or witch’s cauldron. Have straws available for each player, along with a stopwatch, or a watch with a second hand. Using the straw as a vacuum, have each child try to pick up the shapes and drop them into the cauldron. The player with the fastest time wins. (Ages 6-12)<\/p>\n

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PIN THE WART ON THE WITCH \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Instead of Pin the Tail on the Donkey, try Pin the Wart on the Witch (or Pin the nose on the Jack-o-lantern). Draw a witch’s face on a piece of poster board. Use little balls of green Play-Doh \u00e2\u201e\u00a2 or paper cutouts as the warts. Blindfold each child as his\/her turn arrives, spin, point in the right direction, and watch your wicked witch become even more wartful! (All ages)<\/p>\n

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EYEBALL RELAY \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Before the party, buy about 12 Ping-Pong balls. Using permanent markers, draw irises, pupils, and bloodshot veins on the balls. Divide your group into two teams and give one spoon to each team. The kids are to try to carry the “eyeball” from one side of the room to the other without dropping it. If they drop the “eyeball”, they should return to the starting point and try again. (Ages 7 & up)<\/p>\n

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HALLOWEEN BINGO – You might be able to find Halloween Bingo games at stores during this time of the year. (Try Wal-Mart but I think I got mine at A Teacher’s Closet). If you don’t want to buy the game, you can make it or download\/make a blank template and have the kids write in their own Halloween words. Use Smarties candy or other candy pieces as the markers<\/p>\n

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Easy\u00c2\u00a0Toilet Paper Pumpkin:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Using a 15″ x 15″ square of festive fabric, you cover a roll of toilet paper.\u00c2\u00a0 This website has the directions to the craft<\/a>, but in lieu of the brown paper roll, we used actual thick branches from a tree (about an inch thick). We also skipped using the batting.\u00c2\u00a0 We had the felt leaves and pipe cleaners prepared ahead of time, and the Kindergarteners could complete the craft in about 15 minutes. Have masking tape on hand to label the pumpkins with their name.<\/div>\n
Pumpkin Painting:<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
\"\"<\/a>Stop at a pumpkin stand and ask the owner for a deal on the number of pumpkins you need for your classroom.\u00c2\u00a0 Allow each child to tempra paint a small, softball sized pumpkin.\u00c2\u00a0 Use a permanent marker to write their names on the pumpkin prior to painting it. Send them home in a plastic shopping bag (in case paint is not dried\u00c2\u00a0or begins to peel.)\u00c2\u00a0 Also don’t forget to encourage the use of paint shirts.<\/div>\n

\nPaper Bag Pumpkin:<\/span><\/strong>
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\"\"<\/a>This is an easy project.\u00c2\u00a0 Using a brown paper lunch bag and a green piece of string, you can create a paper bag pumpkin. If you use orange paint to color the bag…stuff the bags ahead of time.\u00c2\u00a0 Or use crayons to color the bag and have the kids stuff them as part of the process. Directions can be found here<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Games:<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nHoola Hoop Toss:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Place 3 to 5 pumpkins, in a variety of sizes, in an open area (the classroom carpet works great for this activity).\u00c2\u00a0 Have the kids toss 3 to 5 hoola hoops over the pumpkins.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Bozo’s Grand Prize Game “Pumpkin Style”:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Either purchase 5 to 10 fall-themed buckets or cover some ice cream buckets with fall colored construction paper.\u00c2\u00a0 Have the children line up and toss a bean bag into each bucket.\u00c2\u00a0 For younger children, five buckets are the way to go. <\/em><\/span><\/div>\n

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Max’s kindergarten harvest party: \u00c2\u00a0 1. Fall \/ Halloween Bookmarks 2. Ghost or pumpkin bagels (cream cheese and raisins) 3. Owl goodie bag (filled with pre-done treats) 4. “pin” the nose on the pumpkin \u00c2\u00a0 PUMPKIN WEIGHT \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Purchase a 6-7 pound pumpkin, weigh it on your bathroom scale, and record the weight. Ask the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,64,54,16,9],"tags":[410,406,91,90],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1731"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1731"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1731\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1733,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1731\/revisions\/1733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}