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Happy Halloween!
Try these tools and tips for a sweet, safe, and not too-scary holiday.
Articles
Enjoy a Sweeter (and Healthier) Halloween
by Maureen P. Ryan
Scholastic Parents | Use these rules for eating Halloween candy to keep your kids from going overboard. Mentions healthier Halloween snacks and treats. Lists some charity activities.
by Maureen P. Ryan
Scholastic Parents | Use these rules for eating Halloween candy to keep your kids from going overboard. Mentions healthier Halloween snacks and treats. Lists some charity activities.
A Fun First Halloween
by Toby Leah Bochan
Scholastic Parents | Celebrate your baby's first Halloween. Gives tips on costumes and trick-or-treating for babies. Includes how not to scare your one-year old.
by Toby Leah Bochan
Scholastic Parents | Celebrate your baby's first Halloween. Gives tips on costumes and trick-or-treating for babies. Includes how not to scare your one-year old.
Safety Tips for a Happy Halloween
by Shama Narang
Scholastic Parents | Halloween tips for kid's safe trick or treating. Ways to prepare your child, and dangers to avoid, from costumes to candy. Also discusses safety supplies.
by Shama Narang
Scholastic Parents | Halloween tips for kid's safe trick or treating. Ways to prepare your child, and dangers to avoid, from costumes to candy. Also discusses safety supplies.
A Frightfully Fun Party
by Shama Narang
Scholastic Parents | Try these Halloween activities for your child's next party. Read how to make a monster mural. Enjoy games like the mummy wrap, spider web, and story circle.
by Shama Narang
Scholastic Parents | Try these Halloween activities for your child's next party. Read how to make a monster mural. Enjoy games like the mummy wrap, spider web, and story circle.
Easy-to-Make Costumes
by Leila Peltosaari
Scholastic Parents | Provides simple patterns for Halloween costumes. Template includes cape, coverall, robe, wings, and hat and beard. Patterns can be used for different costumes.
by Leila Peltosaari
Scholastic Parents | Provides simple patterns for Halloween costumes. Template includes cape, coverall, robe, wings, and hat and beard. Patterns can be used for different costumes.
Storybook Costumes
Parent & Child | What to read list and directions for making storybook costumes. Halloween costumes include mouse, fireman, princess, and spider.
Parent & Child | What to read list and directions for making storybook costumes. Halloween costumes include mouse, fireman, princess, and spider.
Wacky Wigs
by Megan Pflug
Parent & Child | October ,2007
Describes how to make a wig for your child's Halloween costume. Requires a stocking cap, yarn, felt, fabric glue, cookie sheet, and decorations. Gives step-by-step instructions.
by Megan Pflug
Parent & Child | October ,2007
Describes how to make a wig for your child's Halloween costume. Requires a stocking cap, yarn, felt, fabric glue, cookie sheet, and decorations. Gives step-by-step instructions.
Parent Guide to Book Genres: Horror, Thrillers, and Scary Stories
by Beverly Brettmann
Scholastic Parents | September 20,2007
Discusses how horror books can teach kids to distinguish between fantasy and reality, and other advantages. Offers tips for book discussions and list recommended titles.
by Beverly Brettmann
Scholastic Parents | September 20,2007
Discusses how horror books can teach kids to distinguish between fantasy and reality, and other advantages. Offers tips for book discussions and list recommended titles.
Spooky (But Not Too Scary) Picture Books
Scholastic Parents | September 19,2007
Offers a list of kid's picture books for Halloween. Read books like The Bumpy Little Pumpkin and Trick-or-Treat, Smell My Feet with your child. Create a spooky mood without scaring kids too much.
Scholastic Parents | September 19,2007
Offers a list of kid's picture books for Halloween. Read books like The Bumpy Little Pumpkin and Trick-or-Treat, Smell My Feet with your child. Create a spooky mood without scaring kids too much.
Spooky, Scary Chapter Books
Scholastic Parents | September 19,2007
Check out these scary Halloween chapter books. Keep your kids reading with horror book titles like Bunnicula and Ghosthunters.
Scholastic Parents | September 19,2007
Check out these scary Halloween chapter books. Keep your kids reading with horror book titles like Bunnicula and Ghosthunters.
Read-Them-If-You Dare Horror Tales for Tweens
Scholastic Parents | September 20,2007
Provides a list of spooky Halloween stories for middle-school students. List includes books ghost and vampire themes and collections like Dare to Be Scared.
Scholastic Parents | September 20,2007
Provides a list of spooky Halloween stories for middle-school students. List includes books ghost and vampire themes and collections like Dare to Be Scared.
Scare Away the Special-Occasion Sugar High
by Kristen Finello
Scholastic Parents | October 15,2007
Read these tips for balanced holiday nutrition. Prevent your child from eating too much sugar on holidays. Talk to your child beforehand, watch what she eats, and keep her teacher informed.
by Kristen Finello
Scholastic Parents | October 15,2007
Read these tips for balanced holiday nutrition. Prevent your child from eating too much sugar on holidays. Talk to your child beforehand, watch what she eats, and keep her teacher informed.
Mud Monsters
Scholastic Parents | See reading activities and tips for the book, Mud Monsters by Michael Rex. Kids summarize, make their own books, and draw pictures with captions.
Scholastic Parents | See reading activities and tips for the book, Mud Monsters by Michael Rex. Kids summarize, make their own books, and draw pictures with captions.
Pumpkin Sculpture
Instructions for making a Halloween pumpkin with your baby. Covers what you need and what to do. Promotes sensory and language development.
Instructions for making a Halloween pumpkin with your baby. Covers what you need and what to do. Promotes sensory and language development.
Runaway Pumpkins
Scholastic Parents | Shares a Halloween activity based on the book, The Runaway Pumpkins by Kevin Louis. Use this pumpkin race as a reading extension, or without the book.
Scholastic Parents | Shares a Halloween activity based on the book, The Runaway Pumpkins by Kevin Louis. Use this pumpkin race as a reading extension, or without the book.
