Playful Halloween

At our traditional Circle Time we explored the history and traditions of Halloween. Why is it called Halloween? Who were Celts? What traditions they had and why? Why do we wear costumes and collect candies? What are Jack-o-lanterns? How the names and tradition came about?


There were three Halloween projects offered and it seems that this is an approximately right amount we are able successfully accomplish during one lesson. Some kids would try all of them, others would concentrate on one or two.
One of those three projects was the turnip carving - making an ancient Celtic Jack - O - Lantern.



The other project was the spider web weaved in the same manner spiders do theirs.We used sticks to make a frame and colorful yarn to weave an actual web. And our pipe-cleaner spider was put in the middle of the web,



The third project was a skeleton made of wire. We used pliers and cutters and a bit of anatomy knowledge here.