Pirate Costume Theme with Daily Activities

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Pirate Costume Theme Letter Tiles

Daily Activities

Day 1: Pirate

• Create - Paper Plate Pirate by I Heart Crafty Things
• Read - 
• Pirate Love Underpants by Claire Freedman
• No Bath, No Cake! : Polly's Pirate Party by Matthias Weinert
• There Was An Old Pirate Who Swallowed A Fish by Jennifer Ward
• Ahoy, Li'l Buccaneers! by Mark Lacolina
• Pirate Bob by Kathryn Lasky
• Shiver Me Letters: A Pirate ABC by June Sobel
• Watch -
• The Pirate Alphabet
• A Pirate's Tale
• When You Subtract With A Pirate
• Captain Hook and His Singing Pirates
• Color - P is for Pirate by Twisty Noodle

Day 2: Treasure Chest & Gold

• Buy - Chest from Michael's and fill it with gold coins from Party City and necklaces from the Dollar Store. 
• Read - 
• Noelle's Treasure Tale: A New Magically Mysterious Adventure by Gloria Estefan
• The Treasure Chest by Dominique Falda
• Watch - Mystery Of The Missing Treasure
• Color - Treasure Chest by Twisty Noodle
• Play Dough - 
• Black Treasure Rum Pirate Play Dough by H Is For Homeschooling
• Pirate Island Play Dough by The Imagination Tree

Day 3: Pirate Ship & Spyglass

• Create - Pirate Ship Craft by Macaroni Kid
• Buy - Spyglass from Amazon
• Read - 
• Can You See What I See? : Treasure Ship by Walter Wick
• Port Side Pirates! by Oscar Seaworthy
• A Pirate's Life for Me!: A Day Aboard A Pirate Ship by Julie Thompson
• Watch - 
• The Jolly Ship
• Portside Pirates
• Color - 
• Pirate Ship by Twisty Noodle
• Spyglass by First School

Day 4: Treasure Map & Compass

• Create - Treasure Map by The Imagination Tree
• Buy - Compass on Amazon
• Read - 
• No Pirates Allowed! Said Library Lou by Rhonda Gowler Greene
• Pirate Pete by Kim Kennedy
• Color - Treasure Map by Coloring Pages

Learn to Write: Download Pirate Costume Theme Trace Words

Halloween Night Theme with Daily Activities

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Halloween Night Tiles

Daily Activities

Day 1: Skeleton

• Create - Q-Tip Skeleton by Preschool Crafts for Kids
• Read - 
• Halloween Hustle by Charlotte Gunnufson
• Skeleton Hiccups by Margery Cuyler
• Boogie Bones by Elizabeth Loredo
• Watch -
• The Skeleton Dance
• Dry Bones (Dem Bones)
• Game - Pin The Heart On The Skeleton by Honest to Nod. I painted the skeleton on black poster board. Play the game during the day and at night using a black light. Had to use glow in the dark paint over the white paint. Also used pink glow in the dark paint on the foam hearts. Used Velcro stickers on the board and heart.

Q-Tip Skeleton

Day 2: Ghost

• Create - Salt Ghost by Crafty Morning
• Read - 
• Ghost In The House by Ammi-Joan Paquette
• Bedtime For Boo by Mickie Matheis
• Haunted Party by Iza Trapani
• Watch - Ghost Busters from Just Dance 2014
• Color - How Many Ghost? by Twisty Noodle
• Sensory Bin - Glow In The Dark by Growing a Jeweled Rose
• Game - Boo Bowling! by It's Written On The Wall
• Play Dough - Glow In the Dark Play Dough by Tinker Lab
• Treat - Ghost Meringues by Smart School House. Place them on top of chocolate pancakes. 

Salt Ghost

Ghost Meringues

Day 3: Frankenstein

• Create - Puffy Paint Frankenstein by Crafty Morning. Print this Frankenstein Template. 
• Read - 
• Dracula and Frankenstein are Friends by Katherine Brown Tegen
• Robot Zombie Frankenstein by Annette Simon
• Watch -  If a Monster Came In Our Room (Alvin and the Chipmunks)
• Color - Frankenstein by She Knows
• Treat - Frankenstein Pudding Cups by a Turtle's Life for Me

Day 4: Jack-O-Lantern

• Create - Jack-O-Lantern Pinatas by Preschool Crafts for Kids
• Read - 
• Joey the Jack-O-Lantern by Janet Palazzo-Craig
• Pumpkin Jack by Will Hubbell
• Grandma's Smile by Elaine Moore
• Watch - 
• Pumpkin Pumpkin
• This Is the Way We Carve a Pumpkin
• Can You Make A Happy Face?
• Berenstain Bears The Spookiest Pumpkin
• Color - Jack O' Lantern by Twisty Noodle
• Carve Pumpkin - Over 700 Pumpkin Stencils by Sisters Saving Cents. We used the Black Pearl Stencil by Ashley Rains. 
• Game - Play Pumpkin Toss 

The Black Pearl

Day 5: Trick or Treat

• Read - 
• Just Say Boo! by Susan Hood
• 10 Trick-or-Treaters by Janet Schulman
• the Berenstain Bears Trick or Treat by Stan Berenstain
• Click, Clack, Boo! by Doreen Cronin
• Watch -
•  Knock, Knock, Trick or Treat? 
• Who Took the Candy?
• Berenstain Bears Trick or Treat Just like the book, but better.
• Donald Duck Trick or Treat
• Color - Trick or Treat by Twisty Noodle

Day 6: Black Cat

• Create - Paper Plate Black Cat by Crafts by Amanda
• Read - 
• Moonlight: The Halloween Cat by Cynthia Rylant
• Halloween Cat by Christine Ricci
• Scaredy-Cat, Splat! by Rob Scotton
• Watch - Halloween Cat
• Color - Witch's Cat by Coloring Pages and More

Learn to Write: Download Halloween Night Trace Words

Halloween Theme with Daily Activites

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Halloween Letter Tiles

Daily Activities

Day 1: Bat

• Create -  TP Roll Bat  by Craftaholics Anonymous. Use the wing template from My Preschool Crafts.  
• Read - 
• Littlebat's Halloween Story by Diane Mayr 
• Bat’s at the library by Brian Lies 
• Bat Jamboree by Kathi Appelt 
• Watch - Sesame Street: Batty Bat 
• Color - How Many Bats by Twisty Noodle

TP Roll Bat's

 Day 2: Candy Corn

• Create - 
• Candy Corn Hat by Celebrations  
• Candy Corn Man by Mrs. Schmelzer. Use candy corn template from Clip Art Best
• Read -  Halloween by Jerry Seinfeld. I recommend this for those that are Jerry Seinfeld fans. If you read this to your toddler you may want to alter some words. 
• Treat - Candy Corn Cheesecake Mousse by Glorious Treats
• Sensory Bin - Candy Corn Sensory Seek by Tutus & Tea Parties. How to dye rice using vinegar by Happy Hooligans.  I also mixed in Candy Corn M&M's. 
• Play Dough - Glitter & Scented Candy Corn Play Dough. I used Jello to scent the play dough: orange, pina colada (couldn't find-used coconut extract instead), & island pineapple, click here for recipe.  If you only have one child, I recommend only making half the recipe for the white & yellow. Make a full batch of the orange and set aside half so it can be used for Halloween day.
• Color - C is for Candy Corn by Twisty Noodle
• Breakfast - Candy Corn Pancakes by Living In the 100. Substitute the blueberries with 1/4 C of M&M Candy Corn. Top with whip cream and one candy corn per pancake. Pumpkin Latte's by Living In the 100.
• Night Time Cocktail for Mom & Dad - Candy Corn Martini by We Are Not Martha.

Candy Corn Play Dough Sensory Tray

Candy Corn with M&M Sensory Seek

Candy Corn Cheesecake Mousse

Candy Corn Hat

Candy Corn Man

Candy Corn Pancakes with Pumpkin Latte

Day 3: Costumes

• Read - 
• Halloween Surprise by Corinne Demas 
• What Will You Be For Halloween? by Mark Todd 
• The Costume Copycat by Maryann Macdonald
• Color -  C is for Costumes
• Dress up day - Wear Halloween Costume! 

Day 4: Halloween

• Read - 
• Alpha Oops! H is for Halloween by Alethea Kontis 
• Halloween is by Gail Gibbons  
• Arthur’s Halloween by Marc Brown 
• Froggy’s Halloween by Jonathan London 
• Clifford’s First Halloween by Norman Bridwell
• Who Said Boo? by Nancy White Carlstrom
• Watch - 
• The Halloween Bus
• Halloween Night
• Dr. Seuss - Halloween is Grinch Night
• Play Dough - Sparkly Spooky Dough by Wonky Wonderful. Set aside half of the black for spider day and half of the green for witch day. Use Anise extract to scent the black play dough. To scent the green dough I recommend the lime Jello. 
• Color - Happy Halloween

Day 5: Spider

• Create -  
• Egg Carton Halloween Spiders by Mamas Like Me 
• Spider Hands by Yellow Mums 
• Spider Headband by Fantastic Fun and Learning
• Read -  
• The Eensy Weensy Spider Freaks Out! by Troy Cummings 
• Bitsy’s Harvest Party by Melody Carlson 
• Play Dough - 
• Spider Play Dough by Fantastic Fun and Learning.  How to make black play dough by Buggy and Buddy. Use Anise extract to scent the black play dough.
• Sensory Bin - Spider and Bats by Tutus & Tea Parties. I couldn't find bats. I found black mice and small spiders at the dollar store. Target has a bag of larger spiders for $3. 
• Color - Spider by Twisty Noodle
• Snack - Spooky Spider by Kitchen Fun With My Three Sons

Spider Sensory Tray

Egg Carton Halloween Spiders

Spider Hands

Spider Sensory Bin

Spider Headband

Day 6: Witch

• Create - Paper Plate Witch by Crafty Morning
• Read - 
• The House That Witchy Built by Dianne De las Casas 
• One Witch by Laura Leuck
• Watch - Witches' Brew
• Games -  
• Witch Pitch  by Chica and Jo 
• Witches' Hat Ring Toss by Sometimes Creative. Mine is with a twist: Make green blobs under hats (melted witches). Use bright green paint and then green glow in the dark paint. The rings are glow sticks (necklaces and bracelets) from the dollar store. Use a different color per player. Once glow has depleted, then they can be used to play the game during the daytime. And the hats are from Party City. Also we used a black light to help enhance the green glow of the witches. Our son loves this game!
• Color - W is for Witch by Twisty Noodle
• Play Dough - You will need Sparkly Green Play Dough, googly eyes, black pom pom's for warts, small witch hat from party city, orange pipe cleaners for hair. The concept for the Witch Play Dough Created by Learning Letter Tiles.

Witch Pitch

Learn to Write: Download Halloween Trace Words