Friday
we had our character parade at school. The kids dress up as their favorite book
character and parade around the bus loop. It is really just a chance for them
to show off their Halloween costume. The kids love it and have so much fun
parading around every year. The whole school participates in our character
parade.
The
teachers dress up too. The Kindergarten teachers were Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
trees, 1st grade were Fly Guy’s, and 2nd and 3rd
crayons from The Days the Crayons Quit. 4th and 5th grade
teacher dress up individually not as a team.
After
the character parade, we had our pumpkin party. I had set up four stations for
our pumpkin party and had volunteers running them so I could snap pictures and
visit each center.
The
first station the kids had to weigh, measure count the ribs, and find the
circumference of the pumpkin. They kids also predicted whether the pumpkin
would sink or float.
The
second station the kids had to describe a pumpkin using adjectives and design
their own pumpkin and write about it. They were very creative at this center
with designing their pumpkins. They picked favorite characters and made up
their own for pumpkins. I love how each one was different.
The
third station the kids had to estimate how many seeds would fit in their cut
out pumpkin. After estimating they grabbed seeds out of the pumpkin, cleaned
them off with a paper towels, and glued them inside their cut out pumpkin. The
kids loved touching the gooey insides of the pumpkin and seeing if their
estimations were close.
The
fourth station the kids made worms in dirt. Each kid got three Oreos and gummy worms
in a plastic bag and a snack pack pudding. The kids got to crush up the Oreos
in the bag and then pour the “dirt” and “worms” into the pudding. This was such
a hit with the kids! They loved being able to be messy with their food and
create something. If they finished eating early they got to use sharpies and
stickers to decorate a foam pumpkin.
The
pumpkin party was the smoothest it has ever been. It was stress free and the
kids had so much fun! They were appreciative and polite to our volunteers. They
thanked them and me several times for having our pumpkin party. This is
wonderful since I feel like many children feel they are entitled to these fun
days and parties. I was also very thankful I had volunteers bring in all the
items and help out in our room. I know that our other holiday parties will be
success this year!
Hope
you all had a Happy Halloween! This is my husband and I dressed up last night
as the baker and bun in the oven.