halloween

Free Printable Halloween Run of out of Treats Posters 1

October 30, 2023 in Free Printables / halloween tagged halloween by Jen Walshaw

Sometimes you just can not estimate how many treats you need over Halloween, so if you happen to run out why not have one of our free printable Halloween run out of treats posters ready? We love Halloween here and so it seems do all of our village and our little area is always full of trick-or-treaters on October 31st. They are always dressed up in Halloween costumes and really polite. They only tend to call at houses that are decorated, have lights on or have a lit pumpkin outside.

Kids Halloween Colouring Bookmarks 1

October 27, 2023 in bookmarks / Free Printables / halloween tagged free coloring pages / free prinbtables by Jen Walshaw

Download these free printable Halloween bookmarks for kids to color. Get the kids excited about reading this Halloween season. They are great for the classroom or home and super cute.

Halloween Activities for Half Term 1

October 15, 2020 in halloween tagged halloween / halloween crafts by Jen Walshaw

If you are looking for Halloween activities for half term then you have come to the right place. Halloween falls during half term this year so I have gathered together some fab activities that you can do with the kids on a Halloween and Autumn theme.

Free Printable Halloween Cards to Colour 1

October 3, 2020 in cards / crafts / Free Printables / halloween / Screen Free tagged cards / free printable / halloween / halloween crafts by Jen Walshaw

I love any reason to celebrate and if we can not trick or treat this year, then I am certainly sending Halloween cards and these free printable halloween cards to colour are fun for all. How ace would it be to give one to all the key workers that you know.

Free No Trick or Treaters Signs to Print 3

October 1, 2020 in Free Printables / halloween tagged free printable / halloween by Jen Walshaw

Not everyone loves Halloween and these free No trick or treaters signs for you to print are to help ensure that your wishes are respected especially during these difficult socially distanced times.

Tips for Socially Distanced Trick or Treating for Halloween 3

September 23, 2020 in halloween tagged halloween by Jen Walshaw

One thing is for sure Halloween will not be cancelled due to Coronavirus, however, trick or treating may look a little different. My area is a magnet for local trick and treaters so many people go above and beyond and it brings so much joy to everyone so here are some tips for Socially Distanced Trick and Treating for Halloween.

Simple and Tasty Pumpkin Pancake Recipe 1

October 26, 2019 in baking / baking / Breakfasts / halloween / Party Food / receipe tagged baking by Jen Walshaw

This Simple and Tasty Pumpkin Pancake Recipe is a paid collaboration with Touchnote who have teamed up with xpat American Instagrammer Hungermama to bring you this tried and tested recipe for Cobwebby Pumpkin Pancakes.

DIY Halloween Mummy Trick or Treat Bowl 1

October 23, 2019 in celebrations / crafts / halloween by Jen Walshaw

DIY Mummy Trick or Treat Bowl is a paid collaboration with HARIBO for the #HariboShareTheScare campaign. Don’t you just love a five minute craft that is easy and even better reversible and it is the perfect bowl to welcome your trick or treaters with this Halloween especially when filled with my boys’ favourite HARIBO ScareMix.

Ghastly Ghosts and Bats – Get making this Halloween 21

October 30, 2018 in activities for children / Age 2-5 / Age 5-7 / childrens craft / crafts / halloween / Science / Screen Free / Seasonal / Teen by Jen Walshaw

Get making this Halloween – Ghastly Ghosts and Bats is a paid collaboration with the Year of Engineering. I am delighted to be teaming up with The Holiday Makers again to share with you a simple and spooky engineering experiment this Halloween. We are going to show you how to make Tissue Paper ghosts and bats move and dance without touching them. Want to find out more? Keep reading……

Halloween crafts for kids 1

October 26, 2018 in craft / crafts / halloween by Jen Walshaw

These Halloween Crafts are perfect for getting into the seasonal spirit with kids of all ages. I really do not need any excuse to craft, but if you are looking for one it can not have escaped your attention that it is nearly Halloween. For me it is a great reason to get making and baking with the boys and we start to decorate the Mad House with all our homemade decorations from early October! If you are looking for inspiration, then I have this super roundup for you of our Halloween crafts for kids. These are the Halloween things that we have made over the years, so there will be […]

Ghosts in a Jar Halloween Craft 3

October 14, 2018 in Autumn Crafts / Autumn/Fall / childrens craft / craft / crafts / halloween / Seasonal / Teen / Upcycling by Jen Walshaw

Ghosts in a Jar Halloween Craft is a paid collaborative post with Bostik. Fancy catching some ghosts for your Halloween decoration, well we have you covered and these are really special ghost catching jars that stop them dematerialising. Yes, ghosts can go through walls, but these jars are magical and keep them captured and out of mischief!

5 DIY Halloween Outfits from things you have at home 3

October 17, 2017 in crafts / halloween / Upcycling by Jen Walshaw

Every Halloween we splash out on capes, broomsticks and witches hats and every year 300,000 tonnes of clothes end up in the bin. Scary right? Well, I am working with Hubbub this Halloween to bring you 5 DIY Halloween Outfits from things you have at home. These kids DIY Halloween costumes are simple to make and I basically raided the airing cupboard and wardrobes.

Free Halloween Printables 1

October 5, 2017 in Autumn/Fall / celebrations / childrens craft / crafts / Free Printables / halloween / Seasonal / Tween by Jen Walshaw

We are big Halloween lovers here and we have collated a superb selection of free Halloween printables including colouring pages, carving patterns, masks, treat bags, games, decorations and other spooky crafts. These are some of the cutest and fun Halloween Printables I have seen in a long time. All you need to do is print off what you want. Free and easy!

Pom pom pumpkin garland 14

October 6, 2016 in activities for children / Age 5-7 / Autumn Crafts / Autumn/Fall / childrens craft / crafts / halloween / Screen Free / Seasonal / Teen by Jen Walshaw

We love making pom poms. I find it so relaxing and perfect for making with the boys when we are sitting and chatting. This simple pom pom pumpkin garland makes a fun seasonal decoration and you could add little felt faces if you wanted to transform it into a Halloween garland.

Pumpkin paper plate weaving 14

October 23, 2015 in autumn / Autumn/Fall / childrens craft / crafts / halloween / Seasonal by Jen Walshaw

Are you feeling all autumnal yet? We certainly are. We picked the last two butternut squash from our garden this week and are enjoying lots of pumpkin soup. We are also still in the mood for pumpkin craft and I had some orange yarn left over from our pumpkin paper plate lacing craft, so we came up with a variation on our Sunflower paper plate weaving, Pumpkin paper plate weaving.

Simple jar lanterns for Halloween 12

October 20, 2015 in autumn / childrens craft / crafts / halloween by Jen Walshaw

I love decorating seasonally and also with the dark nights, I am a big fan of using light to decorate too. Last year we made some super simple jar lanterns for Halloween and we decided to add to them this year. These Halloween lanterns are really easy to make Look great too and are a fantastic way to reuse any old jars that you may have.

Haunted Gingerbread House – Cooking with kids 20

October 19, 2015 in cooking with children / halloween by Jen Walshaw

One of our annual traditions is making a Gingerbread House at Christmas and decorating it. It is such a fun activity and we decided that doing it only once a year was not on and a poor use of our mould, so we decided that for the next year we are going to make a seasonal house and this is our haunted gingerbread house. We had so much fun making and decorating it.

Dracula’s Strange Addiction 5

October 26, 2012 in halloween / minimad tagged asda / halloween / Mini / story by Jen Walshaw

ini is also joining in with the Spooky Scribe team and below is his story, which the team at Asda are going to to add to a book for him to keep. So without further ado, I present you Mini’s story, which he typed up himself and added the clip art too (he is six and I am in awe of his computer skills)! I guess you can make out from this story, that Mini has a sweet tooth.

Children’s Craft Showcase – Halloween is creeping up on us!

October 4, 2010 in childrens craft showcase / hairy hotdogs / halloween by Jen Walshaw

It has been a wet, wild and windy week in TheMadHouse and what with the dark nights and dark mornings we need something to look forward to, so we are going to start on our Halloween Preparations. Last year we did lots of things and I thought I would do a nice review post for you here to get you in the mood for the spooky festivities. I will also be holding a special Halloween Children’s Craft Showcase on the Monday 25 October (start of half term) to collate everyone’s ideas and to give you some more for the half term week. Balloon Scary Faces Paper Pumpkins Salt Dough Decorations Spooky […]