37 Fun + Easy Halloween Activities For Toddlers: Sensory Learning (2024)

Looking for fun and easy Halloween Activities for Toddlers or preschool aged kids? I’ve got you with the best Halloween Activities for Toddlers and preschool kids!

Skip the hassle of Pinterest and researching Halloween themed sensory learning ideas and dive right into this list of easy and fun Halloween activities for toddlers and preschool aged little kids!

• Set all of these up in under 10 minutes
• Clean them all up in under 5 minutes
• + You probably already have all the items you'll need in your home too!
• They are designed with toddlers in mind and have loads of tips for adapting to younger kids needs or growing with your child! Don't stress about age levels!
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You're in the right place to find instructions for the very best Halloween activities for toddlers and preschool kids! Plus video tutorials with even more tips for these playing with these Halloween themed sensory learning ideas and actual footage of my toddler getting into them!

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Halloween Activities For Preschoolers 2022:

Watch the video tutorial for all of the best HAlloween activities for preschoolers we did in 2022:

Halloween Activities For Toddlers + Kids in 2021:

A video walk through of my favorite 2021 Halloween Activities For Toddlers and kids! This includes 11 activities from this post!

Halloween Activities For Toddlers Video 2020:

Here's a video tutorial for my 2020 Halloween Themed toddler activities! This includes 8 of the activities in this post!

37 Fun + Easy Halloween Activities For Toddlers: Sensory Learning

Room On The Broom Activity For Preschool Kids: Gross Motor + Printable PDF

If your preschool aged toddler loves the Halloween Book “Room On The Broom” they'll love this gross motor twist that brings the book to life! Discover how to do it here and get the FREE Printable PDF!

Spider Halloween Playdough Kit Idea

Instead of buying on of those done for you Halloween theme play dough kits, I decided to make my own playdough and then create a fun Spider Halloween Playdough Kit using googly eyes and pipe cleaners! It's SUPER easy to do!

Halloween Fingerprint Art

Create a memorable Halloween keepsake with your child's fingerprints!

I share 5+ ways to create Halloween Fingerprint Art as an easy and free Halloween craft for kids here. It's really been one of our absolute favorite crafts to do with so much versatility through the years!

Montessori Glue Box Halloween Craft: Making Monsters

The Montessori Glue Box Halloween Craft: Making Monsters activity is one of our most loved, easy Halloween crafts and great for practicing the pencil grip, refining fine motors, and is the precursor to the next activity…

Halloween Activity For Toddlers Learning Colors: Feed The Monsters!

My daughter was obsessed with this Halloween Activity For Toddlers Learning Colors! Feed The Monsters is a great sensory play experience for preschool kids and can easily be set up and reset for multiple uses!

Halloween Oobleck Recipe: Witches Brew

Oobleck is one of my favorite sensory activities! Discover a simple Halloween Oobleck Recipe here! To make a fun little “Witch's Brew” sensory bin for toddlers and preschoolers or even elementrary aged kids! It's a great sensory learning activity for Halloween at home!

Spooky Eyes Halloween Craft

My daughter's FAVORITE Halloween craft is Spooky Eyes! Kids of all ages will LOVE this one! It's especially great for toddlers just learning how to draw shapes, while working on early writing skills and getting a little science lesson in!

It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Halloween Activity For Toddlers + Preschoolers: Fine Motor Skills!

Encourage a love of literacy with this It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Halloween Activity For Toddlers + Preschoolers! It not only works fine motor skills, but also brings the classic to life!

Montessori Pumpkin Activity: Smashing Pumpkins!

Work on your toddlers practical life skills and motor control with this fun Montessori Pumpkin Activity: Smashing Pumpkins! You can adjust its challenge level to make it age appropriate (I walk you through it all here). Kids will even work on early Jack-O-Lantern carving skills with their own pumpkin!

Wormy Witches' Brew Halloween Activity For Preschoolers + Toddlers

A Wormy Witches' Brew is a low mess STEM Halloween activity that combines colors, fine motor skills and more in an activity that is so much fun!

Feelings Pumpkins Halloween Activity For Preschoolers

Feelings Pumpkins teach preschoolers all about identifying feelings to help reduce tantrums. Discover how to set up this activity here using the done for you Halloween printables or construction paper!

Halloween STEM Activity: Fizzy Potion

Who doesn't love a little science Halloween fun?! Discover how to do this simple Halloween sensory Activity: Fizzy Potion here!

Halloween Counting Activity: A Ghostly Matching Game!

Whether your toddler or preschooler is working on counting, letters, colors, or shapes, you can adjust this fun ghostly matching game to meet them where they are at! See how here – plus it comes with free printables!

Masking Tape Mummy Craft

Looking for an easy Halloween craft that doubles for Halloween decorations?! Try Masking Tape Mummy! This Halloween craft ideas uses white painter's tape or masking tape and can easily be adapted to meet your child's skill level for young toddlers or kids up to 10 years old. You can DIY it completely or use one of the printables included in the Halloween Activity bundle below!

Pumpkin Patch Number + Letter Activity For Preschool Kids

Pumpkin Patch Number + Letter Activity For Preschool Kids is a great way to work your child's fine motor skills and can be done several ways depending on the age of your child!

Witches Brew Halloween Soap Foam Sensory Bin Activity

Whether you have a baby at home or a toddler or preschool kid, they will LOVE playing with this Halloween Soap Foam! Plus it's a fun way to get the kids clean! Discover how to set up this Halloween Sensory Bin Activity here!

Halloween Matching Game – Free Printable for Toddlers + Preschool Kids

You'll love this FREE printable Halloween memory matching card game for toddlers, preschool, and really kids and adults of ALL ages! Download the printable via the form below!

Halloween Themed Coloring

Via the form above you can download and print LOADS of Halloween themed coloring pages! The designs range from simple to complex to meet your toddler or older kid where they are at!

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Witch's Brew: Potion Station | Halloween Sensory Play Activity For Toddlers + Kids

This looks complex but is SO easy and is one of the most fun activities! All you need are some bottles, baking soda, vinegar, and food coloring to watch the chemical reactions! Check out the full post: Witch's Brew: Potion Station | Halloween Sensory Play Activity For Toddlers + Kids!

Halloween Ghost Toddler Activity: Fluffy Sticky Ghost! EASY, Low Mess At Home Fun

For this Halloween themed activity you'll just use some contact paper, cotton balls, and a black marker to create a ghost form that your toddler or big kid fills in with the cotton balls! Check out more tips for this activity here!

Halloween Mummy Activity For Kids: What's In My Mummy? Matching Body Parts

This is a fun spin on “pin the tail on the Donkey.” You'll get the mummy form from the Dollar Tree and just cut out body parts using felt. Working with your child on anatomy, colors, and more! Check out the full step-by-step halloween mummy matching tutorial here!

Halloween Sensory Painting

Paint with Halloween themed items! For more details check out: How To Set Up A FAST Halloween Sensory Paint Activity For Toddlers

Halloween Spatula Pumpkin Craft

Using spatulas to create painted mini pumpkins. Check out more details: Halloween Toddler Activity: Spatula Pumpkin Craft!

Halloween Activity: Apple Stamped Pumpkin Craft For Younger Children

Use an apple, pumpkin, or other rounded fruits to create a stamp your toddler paints with and creates their or version of a pumpkin! Full tutorial here: Halloween Activity: Apple Stamped Pumpkin Craft For Young Children

Pumpkin Bath: Easy Toddler Activity For Halloween Or Fall

Tutorial: Pumpkin Bath: Easy Toddler Activity For Halloween Or Fall

Pumpkin Plates

Simply paint a paper plate orange, then use black paint on your jack-o-lantern face!

Pumpkin Bumpkins

Forming a fist, paint the knuckles of you or your child's little hands and stamp it on the sheet of paper (essentially giving the paper a fist bump) to create a “pumpkin” form

Paper Witches Hats

Paper Witch hats are a great decoration for a Halloween party! Older kids will be able to help more, and toddlers will enjoy the imaginative dress up play! Check out the tutorial here.

Cobweb Spider Rescue Halloween Activity

Grab some halloween spider cob webbing and set up a little spider web rescue activity in minutes! Click here for more ideas on how to adapt this for your child's age and interests using the spider rings or toys!

Pumpkin Fine Motor Activity For Toddlers To Do At Home This Halloween Or Fall

Got some rubber bands and tiny little pumpkins? You're all set with this simple pumpkin Fine Motor Activity For Toddlers To Do At Home!

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Halloween is one of my favorite holidays since I was a kid. I hope you got some great ideas for creative halloween activities to do during the whole month of October! These are some of our favorite halloween activities that work a wide variety of skills from hand-eye coordination, cognitive development, problem solving skills, language development, social and emotional skills through sensory learning.

Even better? These don't take much time to set up, but make for a great time! They're the perfect way to spend this time of year!

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