Glop Gloop: Gooey fun in time for Fall
Yes, it’s Fall and Halloween will be here before you know it. Reader Linda Patton shares these recipes for physics-defying goop your students can make, play with and learn from.
Halloween
Jack o’ Lanterns… Sans Knives
Try acrylic paint instead of traditional knives to decorate your pumpkins. You can work with traditional faces, or go for off-the-wall designs, even abstracts. Or, >>>
Orange Peel “Pumpkin” Containers
One of my room helpers brought this treat for our Halloween party. Take an orange and cut the top off as you would a pumpkin. >>>
Ghostly Snack
Using a tube of refrigerator biscuits, let the children separate biscuits and shape each like a ghost. They can roll the biscuits in butter and >>>
Gumdrop Spiders
Cut two black pipe cleaners into eight pieces. Buy black licorice gumdrops. Insert four pipe cleaner spider legs on each side of a gumdrop. Alternatively >>>
Paper Plate Spiders
Paint paper plates black using finger paints. Let the paint dry. Using white paint, add eyes. You can also use the round paper reinforces used >>>
Paper Plate Pumpkins
Paint paper plates orange using finger paints. Let the paint dry and using yellow paint, add eyes, nose and a mouth. Cut a stem from >>>
Paper Plate Masks
Make a silly, scary mask using paper plates and cardboard egg cartons. Cut eye holes in a large paper plate. Cut apart the cups of >>>
Phantom Punch
1 Qt. Orange Juice 1 Qt. Seltzer Water or Club Soda 1/2 Gallon Sherbet Apple Pieces Raisins Tangerine Slices Grape Juice Combine the liquid ingredients >>>
Paper Plate Bat
Using a small paper plate, paint black with black finger paint, let dry. Cut triangle shapes from black construction paper, 3 for each wing and >>>
Paper Napkin Ghosts
Have children make paper ghosts from unfolded white paper napkins. Help them place cotton balls in the center of the napkin. Show them how pull >>>
Witches Brew Recipe
This activity works well in the month of October. On the first of the month, bring in a large, black pot that resembles a witches’ >>>
Creepy-Crawly Spider Bracelets
Creepy crawly bracelets constructed of paper, fasteners, staples, some white crayon and glue and a couple of little wiggly eyes. An easy Halloween craft for the little ones.
Cool Whip Lid/Grocery Sack Ghost
tems Required: Cool Whip Lid or other similar sheer white lid 3 Black Construction Paper circles for eyes and mouth 2 sheer white plastic grocery >>>
Trick or Treat or Share
Create a quick and easy game using index cards and some treats to share.