| Halloween:
Dramatic Play
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Halloween Pantomime
Move as if you are:
Carrying a great big pumpkin.
A witch combing her long, stringy hair.
A little baby ghost.
Putting on your Halloween costume.
Carving a little tiny pumpkin.
Going up and down a porch's steps trick or treating.
Jumping up to say Boo-oo-oo.
A big black cat.
Paper Bag Wig
User large paper bag that fits over head. Cut a large
rectangle
from front section of bag for face. Fringe
bottom of bag.
Curl fringe by rolling tight around a
pencil.
Halloween Costumes All Year Long
Dressing up is fun all year long--not just at Halloween!
Take advantage of sales on Halloween costumes just
before and just after the holiday to build a collection
of
costumes for your dramatic-play area. You might also
send a note to each child's family before Halloween,
requesting that used costumes be donated to the class
after the holiday is over. If desired, specify the types
of costumes you are interested in for the classroom.
Black Cat Drama
Materials Needed:
pictures of black cats
Procedure:
Children pretend they are black cats: creeping,
sneaking along,
walking on a fence ,playing with a ball
of wool, etc.
Paper Bag Puppets
Give each child a paper
bag, coloring materials...and let
them be creative in
decorating the bags into puppets!
Paper Bag Costumes
Materials Needed:
large paper bag
scissors
crayons or felt tip markers
paper cup
piece of paper
cellophane tape
Before you begin, have
your child put the paper bag over his head.
With a
crayon, carefully mark where the two eye holes should
be.
Help cut out the two holes for eyes. Encourage the children to use
crayons or markers to draw
a face. Use a paper cup attached with
cellophane
tape for a nose. Paper strips that have
been
fringed or curled can be glued on for hair.
Pretend to be a Spider
Have the children pretend
to be a spider.
Pretend to be a Witch
Provide your children
with brooms, stuffed black cats, hats, and a box
for a
brew bowl. Allow the children to have fun pretending to
be a witch.
Halloween Dress Up
Supply your children with
costumes to dress up in. Have them dress up,
then ask
them what they are. Some examples are dresses, side
heeled
shoes, scarves, plastic hats, sports jackets, and
children's costumes.
Go Trick or Treating
Create an imaginary
neighborhood for your children to trick or treat in.
Have them go around from house to house (pretend) and
practice trick
or treating. You can use boxes for the
houses, or tape on the floor.
Pumpkin Puppets
Each child should cut out
a pumpkin shape from orange construction paper.
Then
either cut out facial features, or color them on with a
black crayon. Paste
to the bottom of a paper lunch bag.
Then add a green construction paper stem.
Halloween Faces
Facial
expressions can reveal feelings to others. Encourage
children to
make faces in front of a mirror that suggests
feelings and appearances related
to Halloween.
Examples are spooky, scary, ugly, sad, happy, and angry.
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I do not claim any of these as my own
ideas.
They are shared from friends and fellow group
members.
Some ideas found have been compiled from groups
through the yrs.
Thanks for sharing all your great ideas!
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