2nd - 5th Grade Halloween Activities

In this Halloween-themed activity, young learners will find out what happens when they mix two household items together to create a surprising chemical reaction.

Creating a cloud of bats is a great way for your child to get familiar with the process of folding and cutting. They also make great Halloween decorations!

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

Your child will come to better understand symmetry as he create this dramatic black bat mask. It's sure to lend a dark touch to any Halloween costume.

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

Help your kid pack her lunch in style with a recycled show box redesigned as a zombie survival kit.

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

Prepare for some scary Halloween counting practice! This game encourages players to knock down cylinders and then add to determine their scores.

Learn how to make fairy wings with these easy instructions. See how to make fairy wings for Halloween or dress-up time.

This witches' brew recipe for kids is a cool mix of lemonade, tapioca pearl "eggs," and gummy worms. Try this witches' brew recipe for kids this Halloween.

Make Frankenstein bolts for your trick-or-treater this Halloween. These homemade Frankenstein bolts make your child look just like the popular monster.

This Where the Wild Things Are costume will make your little wild thing look just like Max. This Where the Wild Things Are costume is surprisingly easy to make.

This costume wig is a simple craft that will result in a great item for Halloween, dress up, or pretend play. Make a yarn costume wig with your child.

Layer images and handprint owls to create a Halloween painting!

In this fun science project your child will get practice following directions and getting messy as they learn all about slime!

Learn how to make a haunted house with this Halloween craft. See how to make a haunted house with a project that is fun for ghosts and ghouls alike.

These Halloween sandwiches are a creepy-crawly treat for a holiday party or an especially scary school lunch. Make these Halloween sandwiches for your child.

Make sure your child is prepared for Halloween by having him create a stamp-printing that says: "Trick or treat? Smell my feet!"

This fun activity encourages your child to develop their skills in not only taking measurements, but also in working with the measurements themselves.

Have your student draft a blueprint for a haunted house, and trick (or treat) them into learning about geometry in the process.

Thousands of witches that come out to celebrate Halloween. Now, your child can make her very own self-standing witch.

Want to build your child's literary repertoire with tools like foreshadowing and description? Try a spooky Halloween story!

This year, celebrate the season with a pumpkin wreath! Have your kid trace and cut patterns to create multiple pumpkin shapes from a single sheet of paper.

Take the spookiness out of spiders with this web-making activity! Your child will practice talking about and creating shapes in this Halloween craft, and learn about spiders along the way.

Making gift bags for a Halloween party or tricker-treaters is a great way for your child to learn a bit about geometry and origami!

This activity will put those Halloween treats to good use by using candy corn to help your child with her subtraction skills.

Help your child create an autumn poem full of colorful sensory details.

Learn how to make a trick-or-treat bag for Halloween. See how to make a decorative trick-or-treat bag with this Halloween craft tutorial.