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Cardboard Box Monsters – Halloween Crafts for Kids
Monster Madness has taken over Our Little House in the Country. These cardboard box monsters were so much fun to make! A favourite book of ours at the moment is Scaredy Boo by Claire Freedman & Russell Julian. Doodles (5) has been very busy drawing his own monsters based on the little monsters in this book so we decided to use his drawings and the book as inspiration for this activity! What we used: washing detergent tablet cardboard boxes wrapping paper googly eyes pipe cleaners Glitter stars pompoms PVA glue sticky tape shredded paper feathers What we did: Cover the boxes in wrapping paper Add googly eyes Cut teeth and…
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10 Spooktacular Halloween Picture Books for Children
There are so many fantastic picture books about Halloween, however some can be quite scary especially for the more sensitive child. With that in mind we have compiled our favourite spooky stories for younger children from our vast collection of books! Our Top 10 Halloween Picture Books The Night Before Halloween – Natasha Wing & Cynthia Fisher: A spooktacular take of the Christmas favourite! A fun, colourful book, packed with cheerful, child friendly pictures. Mouse’s First Halloween – Lauren Thompson & Buket Erdogan: A beautifully written and illustrated adventure of a little mouse sneaking around on Halloween. Angelina’s Halloween – Katherine Holabird & Helen Craig: Join Angelina Ballerina and her…
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5 Fab Non Fiction Autumn, Fall, Halloween Books for Kids
These 5 books for younger children about Autumn/Fall and Halloween are great for teaching children about the season and associated festivals in a simple and informative manner with some great photos and facts! Our Top 5 Non Fiction Books about Autumn and Halloween Halloween – National Geographic Kids- Laura Marsh: This is a fantastic Level 1 book jam packed with lots of colour photos and fun facts about Halloween, with a joke or two thrown in too! Its aimed at kids who are just beginning to read on their own but we love to read it together at bedtime as my children are not yet reading indepently. The book also…
