As soon as you feel that first chill in the air, we're willing to bet that your little guys and ghouls start trembling with excitement about Halloween. And what's not to be excited about? From picking out their fun costumes to getting ready to eat buckets of candy to binging spooky movies, it's such a fun time of the year for kids. So why not add to the Halloween excitement by planning some spooktacular sensory activities with them? There's basically no right way to do these, they encourage free play, and they let your kids have fun and explore their senses with different materials. Keep reading for 15 ideas, many of which you can roll up your sleeves and get involved with, too.
You may be over the slime craze, but your kids probably aren't. With this easy bat slime recipe, I don't think you'll mind, though.
Your child will "fall" in love with this fun Autumn-themed sensory bin. To replicate this, you'll need ingredients like birdseed, silk Fall leaves, forks and spoons, and cups.
You just can't go wrong with bubbles, especially a bubbling ghost! Your child will shriek with delight watching the bubbles they create merge with each other and get bigger and bigger.
After carving your jack-o'-lantern, you're going to want to save your pumpkin seeds for this neat project. Best of all? It's supereasy to put together.
This is another fun science experiment for kids that teaches them about chemical reactions. To create this monstery tray, you'll need baking soda, vinegar, food coloring, cookie cutters, and some glitter.
I have yet to meet a kid who doesn't love play dough and glow-in-the-dark toys, so it's a no-brainer that if you put the two together, you've got a winner. Your little ones will be amazed by this glow-in-the-dark goop, which requires Glo Away paint you can find on Amazon.
Throw some math into the mix with this fun Halloween math activity. All you need are various types of small Halloween items and tweezers. Let your child count, add, and subtract (try putting on your The Count voice from Sesame Street while playing).
Let your little pumpkin create an adorable Halloween decoration using mini pumpkins. Here are the instructions.
This fun chemistry experiment is always a crowd-pleaser. And it's great for little hands, because it's safe to touch and play with. To make your own wizard's brew, you'll need some hydrogen peroxide, yeast packets, flasks, food coloring, dish soap, and warm water.
Now this is the way to blow bubbles! Your child will have so much fun creating a snake out of bubbles using an old sock, some dish soap, and food coloring.
This activity is great fun, because the slime goes right into your jack-o'-lantern. Your little one will enjoy watching it ooze out of the jack-o'-lantern's eyes, nose, and mouth! Here are the simple instructions.
This Fall handprint tree is fun for your child and is the perfect thing for you to hang on your fridge all season long. All you need is some construction paper, paint, and cotton swabs.
Put a spooky "spin" on a classic science experiment with this fun and easy spider oobleck project. It's both a solid and a liquid, so your kids will have so much fun with this one.
Your little one will be "bugging" you to let them play with and explore this creepy crawly sensory bin. All you need is a large container, some dried beans, and plastic bug toys.
Let your child feel like the apple of your eye that they are! Have them decorate apple place mats for the family using apples and Fall-colored paint.