It's hard to believe, but Thanksgiving is just around the corner!
These five crafts will be a great addition to your Thanksgiving activities for your classroom party or to keep the kids occupied while the cooking is going on Thanksgiving Day.
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Go pumpkin spice crazy and create a spectacularly spooky Halloween atmosphere with a pumpkin carvingORno-carvingORover-the-top decorating party. Could be part of a neighborhood potluck party, a Scouting party or a School class party. We have several ideas to get you started!
No Carve Pumpkin Party Ideas
Keep it simple! First up, tell everyone to bring their own pumpkin (real or faux) then supply a bunch of crafty creative supplies. Give out decorating suggestions or let them come up with their own. Make it a specific theme decorating party or simply all things creepy & Halloween-y.
{{TIP: Ask for help supplying the craft materials by creating a SignUp.com digital signup a couple weeks before the party.}}
Possible Supplies: paint, glitter, sequins, pom-poms, paper cut-outs, funky duct-tape, stickers, Washi Tape, small candy, glue and glue dots or hot glue gun, Halloween papers, scissors, stamps, punches.
Make sure you always have adult supervision with any power tools, dry ice or knives! Kids love the mess and fun of cleaning out pumpkins and then carving them. Maybe ask everyone to cut the top opening and remove the pulp and seeds before coming to the party so they can get right to the carving fun.
Give everyone several easy carving ideas with instructions clearly written out and ask people to bring different carving supplies. Use SignUp.com to make this part easy.
Carving Tools: 2 or 3 drills, several large circular drill bits, 4 or 5 kid-friendly Pumpkin carving knives, dry erase markers (for marking designs-with easy removal!).
One Cut and DONE! Fanged Pumpkin, don’t forget the fake fangs! From MarthaStewart.com
VIDEO Instructions for a SMOKEY JACK-O-LANTERN:
Ultimate Jack-O-Lantern Challenge
Flex your carving muscles and let the creative pumpkin juices flow! Tell your guests there will be prizes in several different categories: Most elaborate, Most creative, Most creepy, Most hilarious
Provide goofy Halloween hats and headbands from the local dollar store for the winners!
Two Challenge Options:
Everyone brings their own supplies and creates their Most Bestest Jack during the party with judges watching all along the way.
OR
Ask participants to bring their finished creations and enjoy the party time talking and eating of course with the judging happening at the beginning so the winners can wear goofy Halloween Head Gear all night!
Be sure to use SignUp.com to organize the snacks AND supplies for your super scary Halloween Pumpkin Palooza! You’ll be the teacher’s hero when you offer to create a SignUp for the Halloween Class party craft supplies. Or if you can’t attend the next Scout Party, let them know you will be in charge of the volunteer SignUp for their Halloween or Pack Meeting.
SignUp.com makes organizing Halloween Parties a breeze, not creepy at all!
