Are you looking for a few ways to have fun at Halloween with your kids after school this October? Grab this collection of Halloween Activities! We’ve included Halloween crafts, Halloween printables, Halloween recipes, Halloween story writing, Halloween books, and MORE!
Fun and easy ideas for Halloween Arts and Crafts for After Schoolers!
Get ready for tons of Halloween ideas to do with your elementary school child! You can pick a few here and there to plan to do after school with your child or even ideas if you’re hosting a Halloween Class Party at school.
Halloween Activities for School Aged Kids
- Halloween Party Games
- Halloween Movies for Kids (includes checklist)
- Witch Themed Party Ideas for Kids
- Storybook Pumpkin Ideas
- 15 Halloween Crafts from The Taylor House
- Flannel Pumpkin Face Match from Teach Beside Me
- Halloween Bingo Printable from Boy Mama Teacher Mama
- Halloween Art Project from The Inspiration Edit
- Ghost Themed Sight Word Game
- Bat Themed Sight Word Sensory Jar
- Pumpkin Sight Word Game
- Witch Books for Kids
- Halloween Countdown List to Do from Every Star is Different
- Halloween Countdown Printables from Moms and Munchkins
- Halloween Lunch Box Notes from Crystal and Co.
- Halloween Scavenger Hunt from KC Edventures
- Halloween Science from Science Sparks
- Five Little Pumpkins STEM Activity
- Pumpkin Patch Virtual Field Trips
- Stacking Pumpkins STEM Activity
- Storybook Pumpkin Ideas for Decorating
- Get started with this ultimate list of Pumpkin Books for Kids!
- Halloween Story Writing from Here Come the Girls
- Halloween Word Search from Creative Family Fun
- Halloween Printables from 3 Dinosaurs
- Making Halloween Luminaries with Kids from The Taylor House
- Mystery Book List from Coffee Cups and Crayons
- Mystery of the Singing Ghost Game from The Educators’ Spin On It
- Spider Activities for After School Fun
- 20+ Monster Activities for Kids
- 20+ Pumpkin Craft Ideas
- October Table Topics {Printable} from Growing Book by Book
- October Themed Activities from Living Montessori Now
- Fall Leaf Math Printables from The Educators’ Spin On It
- Fine Motor Fall Activities from Laly Mom
- Painted Acorns from Crafty Mom Share
- Printable Skeleton Activity from Kids Activities Blog
- Pumpkin Books for Kids from KC Edventures
- Monster Lab Halloween Science
- Spider Web Sensory Bottle
- Flying Bats STEM Activity
- Pumpkin Craft and Name Activity from Funtastic Fun and Learning
- Salt Dough Halloween Garland from KC Edventures
- Spider Cutting Practice from LalyMom
- Spider Web Sight Word & Math Games from Boy Mama Teacher Mama
- Tissue Paper Fall Art Trees from Funtastic Fun and Learning
- Roundup of Halloween Homemade Costume Ideas
- Chocolate Graham Cracker Bats Recipe
- Pumpkin Peanut Butter Brownies
- Salted Carmel Pumpkin Muffins
- Spider Meatballs
- Spider Web Cake
- Pumpkin Ice Cream
- Spellbinding Recipes for Witch Party
- Pumpkin Pizza Recipe from Here Come the Girls
- White Chocolate Pumpkin Cookies from B-Inspired Mama
- You’ve Been Boo’d Neighborhood Game with Printables from The Taylor House
- 100+ October Books for Kids
- Storybook Pumpkin Decorating Ideas for School Ages
- Halloween Recipes for Kids
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Halloween Books for After School
I put together a collection of books for you to go along with these Halloween Activities for After School. I love reading a quick story book and then doing an activity with kids when a holiday approaches. It’s so much fun to make these memories together and encourage a love of reading in your child.
Here’s my top picks of Halloween books to read. Just click on the image to learn more or buy online from Amazon.
- Little Blue Truck’s Halloween by Alice Schertle
- The Spooky Wheels on the Bus by J. Elizabeth Mills
- Pumpkin Jack by Will Hubbell
- Too Many Pumpkins by Linda White
- Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson
- How to Catch a Monster by Adam Wallace
- The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid Of Anything by Linda Williams
- There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat! by Lucille Colandro
- Fiona the Fruit Bat (A Halloween Book for Kids) by Dan Riskin
- Bonaparte Falls Apart by Margery Cuyler
- Skeleton Hiccups by Margery Cuyler
- Halloween Is Coming! by Cal Everett
- Pick a Pumpkin by Patricia Toht
- The Little Kitten by Nicola Killen
- There Was an Old Mummy Who Swallowed a Spider by Jennifer Ward
- The Crayons Trick or Treat by Drew Daywalt
- Splat the Cat and the Pumpkin-Picking Plan by Catherine Hapka
- How to Catch a Witch by Alice Walstead
- Ghost Afraid of the Dark by Sara Conway
- How to Make Friends with a Ghost by Rebecca Green
- Gustavo, the Shy Ghost by Flavia Z. Drago
You can take a look here at my favorite Pumpkin Books, Witches Books, Spider Books, Bat Books, Ghost Books, Monster Books for even more Halloween fun with books with your child.
Don’t forget to explore our collection of 100+ October Books for Kids!
If you’re looking for a few quick ideas for October these are my favorite posts about Halloween.
- Halloween Party Games
- Halloween Movies for Kids (includes checklist)
- Witch Themed Party Ideas for Kids
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Thank you for the feature!! What a great collection you have.
What a great round-up!! So many fun things to do at this time of the year 🙂 And thanks for sharing our Halloween-themed posts too!
So many great Halloween-themed activities! I'm anxious to finish up unpacking so that we have more time for seasonal activities.
My kiddos will be excited that you shared their 5 Little Pumpkins Puppet Show (and the FREE printable book). Happy Halloween everyone! 🙂
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Hi Kim. Thank you for hosting again! I've linked up and am looking forward to seeing the other posts too 🙂 You always have such great ideas on here!
Wow, what a huge resource! Thanks so much for including Growing Book by Book's October Table Topics printable!
Thanks for sharing on our linky, love when you share free printables from your amazing site Jill!
Thanks Crystal for sharing on the After School LInky! I'll be sharing on your Best Mom Advice Linky this week!
I think after being gone for a week I'm way behind we have nothing fall or pumpkins out yet at the house so this was my way of getting myself prepared for things to do after school with my daughters. And it looks like you're schedule is pretty packed with all the fun things you're up to, love that you're sharing what you're reading too with Book of the Week!
Thanks for sharing Laura each week, we really appreciate it. Your ideas are great!
Thank you for featuring my Color by Halloween Math printables 🙂
You ladies are too sweet! Thank you so much for featuring my printable lunchbox note cards!
I feel almost like Grinch, because my posts have little to do with Halloween 🙂 It's amazing how much creativity is released in our Afterschool blog hops.
Thanks so much for featuring two Lalymom posts, Kim! Pinning this post on my Halloween board too!
Thank you so much Deb for sharing so many great ideas week after week!
Thanks so much for sharing my October Themed Activities post, Kim! I pinned this to my Kids' Halloween Activities Pinterest Board. 🙂