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October 12, 2010 | 24 Comments

Marshmallow Ghost

I love the simplicity of this Halloween Craft.  Many parents comment that they could never do a craft with treats without their child losing focus and eating up the whole bowl. I have done many of these kids activities over the years with my son and other children and never had that problem. The trick is that you have to allow some to be eaten but make deals. With my son he had to put 10, then 15, then 20 marshmallows on the ghost before he was allowed to eat just one single marshmallow. When the ghost was completed he had another. 4 in total, not bad. If you simply can not use treats try cotton balls or packing peanuts instead. Another bonus is that your child is using fine motor skills the whole time, something essential to literacy!

  1. Gather your materials. You will need some glue, mini marshmallows, and black construction paper.
  2. Start by making an outline of a ghost in glue on your paper. I tried, no begged my son to do this step, but he didn’t want to. He wants things to be perfect and well – we are working on doing things himself and not needing things to be so particular. I’ll keep you posted!
  3. Next start adding the mini marshmallows. I love the system we use with a treat after counting because he loves to count and has fun doing it. Even if you are using a non-edible item give your child numbers to use as mini goals when adding on items like this. You can even make predictions about how many it will take to complete the ghost.
  4. Add glue for the eyes.  I was pleased when he wanted to do this, and even more so when he added 3 eyes !
  5. Add the marshmallows , three if you want!
  6. Let dry. The marshmallows will dry but not mold.

Halloween Books

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The Perfectly Horrible Halloween by Nancy Poydar is a book I think most adults can relate to and kids should read and learn from. In the book a little boy is excited about the costume contest in class, he is sure he will win, but there is one problem, he forgot his costume on the bus! I like how resourceful he is making a new costume with what he has and how the author realistically captures both the excitement  of the day and horror when he realizes he forgot the costume on the bus. I know I forgot my bad, my lunch and a laundry list of other things on the bus when I was a kid and this book launched my son and I into a talk about losing things and coping. Another good book from an author I have recently discovered and am greatly enjoying.

10 Trick-or-Treaters by Janet Schulman is one of my favorite Halloween books and has been read many many times already this month. The premise is simple, a group of trick or treaters are pegged off one by one as they are scared by some Halloween creature.  Readers count down from 10 – 0 and  enjoy the bright detailed illustrations as they do. I particularly like the cute costumes and the final page which has another countdown with candy – always fun to count candy right?

Mouse’s First Halloween by Lauren Thompson is a sweet and really well-done book. The story follows a little mouse who is easily afraid of the many things on Halloween night , but one by one discovers that things like falling leaves, jack-o-lanterns and trick or treaters aren’t so scary after all. I love the repetition in this book and the illustrations by Bucket Erdogan epitomize the fall spookiness that Halloween nights are filled with. Thumbs up from my son and I.

Filed Under: Age Preschool, Age: Toddlers, Fine Motor Activities, Ghost, Halloween, Marshmallows, Preschool Crafts | 24 Comments

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24 Comments

  1. Pancakes For Recess says

    October 12, 2010 at 6:36 am

    I love the white on black! Very effective.

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  2. Krystal says

    October 12, 2010 at 10:58 am

    Thanks for the great idea! I was looking for some simple Halloween ideas my oldest can help the youngers with while I work with her sister.

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  3. Jane says

    October 12, 2010 at 2:41 pm

    This looks like the perfect Halloween craft for my boys. And we LOVE 10 trick-or-treaters. It’s the book I pack in my bag for places when I need my kids to keep entertained. They have it memorized, and it keeps them busy for the longest time, counting the kids, and all the candy. I love it.

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  4. Jennifer says

    October 12, 2010 at 3:47 pm

    What a cute idea! I’m going to look for the book “Mouse’s First Halloween”. It looks so cute!

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  5. Molly says

    October 15, 2010 at 11:58 am

    What a great, simple, delicious idea….my kids will LOVE this. Thanks!

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  6. Christina says

    October 28, 2013 at 8:29 am

    I made this craft with my toddler this morning and he enjoyed doing it. He used the leftover marshmallows to scoop with his truck! Can this craft be saved to hang up next year as a decoration?

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    • Allison McDonald says

      October 28, 2013 at 12:16 pm

      I still have my son’s – I keep it in a ziplock in a dry closet and it’s been fine. I can’t guarantee that yours will be but can tell you ours is… how is that for a round about answer ;P

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