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September 28, 2011 | 9 Comments

Not Too Gross – Eye Ball Painting

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No I am not suggesting your kids paint their eyeballs, but rather paint WITH eyeballs ( or balls that look like eyeballs). This is a simple and fast activity that is perfect for the ghoulish, gross-out season upon us without being too icky for more squeamish kids. Be mindful of doing this with kids who are still putting things in their mouths, opt for bigger balls for them, if it can fit in their mouth get a new ball that can’t.

    1. Gather your materials. You will need some liquid paint in your kiddo’s favorite colors ( this is also a great color mixing activity if you want to throw a lesson into it), some eyeball bouncy balls ( found in Halloween section of 3 big box stores I have been to), paper and a box or container.

    1. Pop the paper in.
    2. Pour in the paint

    1. Add the eye balls – we added a bunch at a time!
    2. Paint! Roll the eyeballs around in the box and watch them paint.
    3. We added more paper after the first one and rolled off the excess paint, I like this painting better!

  1. Let dry and hang up where your kids can show it off!eyeball painting halloween craft for kids

Two Scary Books

Twelve Terrible Things by Marty Kelley is horrifying to me, yet my son loves this book. He must have slipped it in our library bag because I have no recollection of choosing this book, and I didn’t pre-read it when we got home. By then it was too late, my son was hooked on the dark humor this book delivers. The book offers up 12 terrible things, like a scary clown, a goldfish on its way down the toilet, and monsters under the bed. The illustrations are all from the reader’s view point, so the scary things are looking right at you! I am easily scared, I can’t watch horror film trailers without getting nightmares. I screamed twice reading this, my son just wanted “more more!”. I really don’t recommend this book for young kids although some older ones who like scary things will love it.

The Book That Eats People  by John Perry makes me laugh hysterically, so hard it was hard at times to read the words, but it’s really gruesome. This is not a book for kids that are squeamish, prone to imaginative nightmares or anxiety about death. That said if your child can handle a funny little horror, they will love this book. The story follows this human eating book as it wreaks havoc and gobbles people up! I beg parents to pre-read this because it may be hilarious to me and my macabre little man but it may seriously frighten your child.

Filed Under: 5 minute sparklers, Age Preschool, Age: Kindergarten, Eye Spy, Halloween, Human Body, Sense of Sight | 9 Comments

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9 Comments

  1. Stacey says

    September 28, 2011 at 3:38 am

    Definitely something my boys would love. Will try it this weekend…thanks for sharing!

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  2. Sandy says

    September 28, 2011 at 5:14 am

    Very cool! My kids would love it!

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  3. Christy says

    September 28, 2011 at 3:28 pm

    well, this is brilliant! We WILL be doing this come halloween!!

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  4. Kim says

    September 28, 2011 at 4:51 pm

    Awesome activity. This is very cool!

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