Nursery Activity Ideas

Halloween Activities

Making Creepy Crawly Jelly

This variation of jelly play is more suited to children over the age of two because the bugs may be too small for younger children, however it can be easily adapted to suit children of all ages.

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Making A Witch On A Broomstick

This creative activity is more suitable for children over the age of two. Their Witches can then be hung from the ceiling to make a colourful Halloween decoration.

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Make A Paper Plate Pumpkin Mask

This simple, fun Halloween activity is suitable for children over the age of two.

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Spider and Bugs, Ice Cube Play

This messy activity is more suitable for children over the age of two as the spiders and bugs can be small.

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Making HandPrint Spiders

A simple effective activity that can be enjoyed by children of all ages.

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Paper Plate Pumpkins

A simple painting activity suitable for children of all ages.

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String Spider Web

This is a fun creative activity for children over the age of two, to create their own threaded patterns whilst further developing their fine motor skills and hand eye coordination.

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Make A Paper Mache’ Witches Cauldron

A fun and messy activity for older children.

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Make Paper Mache’ Pumpkins

A fun and messy activity for older children.

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Spider Web Pictures

An activity more suitable for older children because it uses marbles to create the pictures.

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Nursery Activity Ideas is a collection of fun activities with babies, toddlers and children up to the age of 5 in mind. Read more about us.

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