Create an eerie atmosphere using upcycled or reusable decor. Look for banners made from reclaimed materials or get creative with items you already have at home. Konstantina Antoniadou of The Filtery has a great post on “15 Eco-friendly and Low-waste DIY Halloween Decorations Ideas”.
If you want to keep the Halloween decor to a minimum, why not make it a fall theme instead? You’ll find some of the most beautiful fall decorations on Etsy. Check out their Fall Decor Essentials.
3. Sustainable Party favors
Swap plastic party favors for Halloween-themed cookies or candies in reusable cloth bags.
Opt for printable party games that can be reused year after year. From Halloween bingo to scavenger hunts, you can print at home on recycled paper or use them digitally.
Encourage your guests to get creative with costume swaps! This helps cut down on fast fashion waste while making the costume process fun and sustainable. Read this post on 30 Easy DIY Halloween costumes to get some fun ideas!
Check out the video below by Playing with Teddy for cute Kids’ Costumes!
6. Eco-Friendly Tableware
Ditch disposable plastic plates and cups for biodegradable or reusable tableware. Look for compostable options or invest in cute reusable sets you can use at all parties.
Keep your Halloween-loving preschooler happy with this adorable printable Halloween coloring and activities book.
Activities included:
Halloween is just around the corner, and I’ve got some fun activities to keep your preschooler busy and excited for the big day!
Start with a Halloween-themed I Spy page, featuring adorable animals, witches, and spooky bones. Your preschooler can circle the items with a pencil and count how many they find, or they can color them in with their favorite colored pencils.
Coloring pages are also included to help develop fine motor skills and spark creativity. These five fun-filled pages, including the cover, offer plenty of opportunities for your little one to explore their artistic side.
You’ll also receive a word search—perfect for building word recognition and prewriting skills.
The last page features tracing and coloring, a great way for preschoolers to practice early writing skills while having fun.
These activities are perfect for homeschooling, Halloween parties at school, or just celebrating at home. Your child will get to practice important skills like tracing, counting, coloring, and word recognition—all while getting into the Halloween spirit!
Supplies and Printing
copy paper
printer – I have a similar HP printer that uses INSTANT INK. It’s a monthly subscriptions (I pay $2.99 for 50 pages/month. You can rollover unused pages. Doesn’t matter if you print in color or black and white. You’ll get ink delivery to you before it runs out. You’ll get a mailer also to recycle your old ink.
Simply print these out on copy paper or cardstock. If your kid will be using markers, I recommend printing on cardstock so that the markers don’t bleed through.
DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE HALLOWEEN COLORING AND ACTIVITIES BOOK
Looking for an easy activity for your preschooler to do for dad this Father’s Day? Print out this 5×7″ foldable Father’s Day coloring card for preschoolers to color in.
While this coloring activity looks like just a fun activity for kids to do for dad, it offers many benefits for preschooler.
BENEFITS OF COLORING FOR PRESCHOOLERS
1. Helps develop hand strength- Preschoolers are just beginning to build their muscles so coloring will help them strengthen their hand strength. Hand strength is important for so many activities, especially handwriting. It will also help them with develop proper pencil grip.
2. Encourages creativity- Coloring offers kids creativity. Even if you give 10 kids the same exact coloring pages, each one will look different in the end. One child can color the sun purple, while another color it yellow. Some might color everything in black. Another child might want to draw something new and color that in. Coloring let the kid be control of what their art look like.
3. Helps with early writing skills – Eye-hand coordination and pencil grip are important aspect of handwriting. With coloring, a preschooler practice control of the crayon (how much pressure is exerted on the crayon to make darker color or lighter color), the speed, and the direction. Not only does coloring prepare preschooler for writing, but also use of other utensils, such as scissors, grooming and hygiene tools,
4. Promote patience and focus – Coloring for preschooler as well as for older kids and adults is a great activity to slow down and focus on one task. It takes patience to color within the line and focus to bring the final result from the child’s mind onto paper.
5. Language development – Coloring and discussing their final result helps the child use descriptive words to describe and rationalize why they choose a particular color. When you look at your child’s finish art piece instead of saying how nice it is, say, ” I see you color this in purple, why did you pick that color?” Or you can simply say, “Can you tell me a little bit about your art?” and see what your child says. It might surprise you at to why they do things.
6. Self expression- Drawing and coloring is a form of self expression. This is their way of expressing how they feel when they can’t find the right words. My friend’s kid was sad when she sees all the animals at the shelter not getting adopted so she drew a picture and color it in. This helped her mom to see how she’s been feeling and thus leads to discussion on feelings, animal adoption, etc.
7. Color recognition – Coloring helps them understand what primary colors are and explore color combinations.
8. Bilateral Coordination – Coloring promotes the use of both hands, which is a very necessary skill for writing, cutting, and daily activities. When coloring, a child hold the paper with one hand while the other hand colors.
This Father’s Day coloring card is 5×7″ when folded. I’ve also include the same design in 8.5×11″ size in PDF and PNG files. You can digitally color the PNG files in Procreate.
Supplies and Instructions
Creating the card is fairly simple.
1. Print it out on cardstock either at home or at a printing shop. 2. Cut out the card with a paper trimmer or scissors. 3. Fold it half. 4. Have your child color it in using crayons, color pencils, or markers. 5. Write inside card. 6. Give to dad! 7. If you want to put it inside an envelope, I recommend these. You can also make your own envelope.
More Father’s Day Coloring Cards
You can find these Father’s Day coloring cards in the shop.
Come up with something quick and easy to give away as party favors or treats during this spooky season. A DIY personalized Halloween coloring bookmark is a great idea. I’ve created a video tutorial on how to make your own personalized coloring bookmarks in no time.
If you have kids and want to keep them entertained this Halloween, why not make them their own personalized coloring bookmarks? You don’t have to be an expert illustrator or graphic designer to do so – just sign on to Canva and watch my coloring bookmarks video tutorial.
You can follow the steps below or watch my Youtube tutorial.
Step 1: Create a bookmark template in Canva using the table feature
If you’re creating several bookmarks, it’s best to create a template in advance, so you can be sure each bookmark is consistent. If you’ve never used Canva before, it’s a simple online design tool used by graphic designers and bloggers to create social media images and advertisements. You can use their free trial to create your personalized bookmark template by following these steps: – Click on the “Create a new design” button.
– Put 11×8.5 inches in the custom size
– Select the TABLE feature using the keyboard magic menu (/).
– Select 4 columns since we’re going to make 4 bookmarks. Each bookmark will be 2.5×7 inches so each table cell should be the same size.
Step 2: Add your text
Add the child’s name or saying you would like on the bookmark. Use an outline font if you want the name or saying to be colored in. Adjust the font size to be big enough to color in.
Step 3: Choose line art or colorful graphics with a bold outline
A coloring bookmark is meant to be a fun activity, so you should use images that are cheerful and enjoyable. We suggest using either line art or colorful graphics with a bold outline so they’re easy to color. Avoid anything too detailed or overly intricate. This will make it difficult for your readers to color, and they may end up frustrated instead of enjoying the activity.
Step 4: Download as a flattened PDF and print it out.
Once you’re done with the design, download your personalized Halloween coloring bookmarks as a flattened PDF file, and then print it off using your home printer. You can either print it on plain paper or use coloring book paper if you have it. Now you can give this bookmark to anyone as a gift or party favor. You can include the coloring bookmark in a party favor bag with a Halloween-themed book, or place it in a bag of candy to give out on Halloween.
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