Where do baby ghosts go during the day?
Day-scare!
Looking for a simple craft to celebrate Halloween? We’ve got you covered! We’ve recreated The Craft Train’s ghost poppers with a fun speech and language spin.
To create these spook-tacular poppers, you’ll need:
- Paper cups
- Double sided tape
- Electrical tape (or thin tape)
- Sharpie or black marker
- White cardstock
- Scissors
- Orange Balloons
- Pom Poms
To make these gourd-geous ghosts, check out the instructions below:
- Cut the bottom out of the base of the cup.
- Stretch the balloon out a bit. Then, tie a knot on the end (while the balloon is deflated) and cut the tip off the other end.
- Stretch the balloon over the base of the cup. Secure it with electrical tape (or tape of your choice).
- Fold the cardstock in half and draw a ghost arm while folded. Then, cut the arm shape out to create 2 arms. Adhere these arms to the sides of the cup with double sided tape.
- Draw a spooky or silly ghost face on the cup.
- Have fun and start popping away!
5 tips for incorporating language
- Learn spatial concepts with hands-on experiences. Talk about where the pom poms land using these terms, such as: on the table, under the chair, next to a shoe, or behind the couch.. There are so many places these pom poms could land!
- Encourage core language words with your little one! Focus on power words like “more”, “up”, and “go”. These words can be used in a variety of contexts in so many different ways!
- Continue with Halloween vocabulary and read a thematic book about ghosts! Check out some of our favorites:
- Making the craft with siblings? Work on social-pragmatic skills! Have the children work together to complete the steps or share the craft when it’s completed. Have a competition- work on prediction skills for who can pop their Pom Pom the farthest!
- Emotions: Create ghosts with all sorts of emotions. Happy ghosts, sad ghosts, scary ghosts, confused ghosts! Talk about why the ghosts may be feeling this way.
We hope you have a happy and safe Halloween!