This Halloween creative arts activity for preschoolers includes instructions, procedures, supply list, learning objectives and sample verbal cues. Early learning goals for toddlers include creative development. “The creative arts, including music, movement, dramatic play, puppetry, painting, sculpture, and drawing, are a crucial part of early childhood. Not only do the arts allow children to express themselves, but creative activity can enhance development of children’s skills in literacy, science, math, social studies, and more” according to “Spotlight on Young Children and the Creative Arts” by Derry Koralek [NAEYC, 2005]. Art, therefore, nurtures creativity.
Preschool teachers and daycare providers have the opportunity to promote creative development by providing art activities that explore media and materials and encourage imagination. This craft activity is perfect for Halloween and fall learning unit. It can also work for a learning unit on spiders and insects. It is an excellent example of an opportunity to foster expression, to encourage spontaneity in material usage, and to introduce children to textured materials.
This Halloween lesson plan includes the materials list, preparation instructions, and procedures for this activity. It also includes age appropriate learning objectives and samples of the simple, supporting verbal cues necessary to encourage participation and support learning.
Note * This project may not be suitable for small children, especially those who may put the buttons in their mouths, so please do this activity with kids who are developmentally ready for this craft.
Halloween Spider Web Craft Materials List
For each child, you will need
Art paper
Black Buttons
Black Marker
Glue
Glitter in a variety of Halloween colors.
Activity Preparation
Gather materials. Cover a table with butcher paper. Lay out all materials on the activity table. Trace a spider web pattern on the blank art papers and then go over the pattern in glue.
Procedures for Halloween glitter Spider web
Invite the children over and explain to them that they can make a cool Halloween spider web using glue and glitter.
Encourage children select glitter colors and to sprinkle the glitter over the spider web. Shake off the glitter to remove the excess.
Help the children glue the buttons onto their paper to create and encourate them to draw spider legs on the spiders and decorate their paper.
Allow to dry completely.
Halloween Glitter Spiderweb Craft Objectives
Objective 1
To provide the opportunity for expressive activities by encouraging the children to create a Halloween spider web.
Verbal Cue A: “Today we are going make spider webs out of glitter!”
Verbal Cue B: “I have lots of different colored glitter for you to use”.
Objective 2
To encourage spontaneity in material usage by allowing the children to choose colors.
Verbal Cue A: “Which color would you like use on your spider web?”
Verbal Cue B: “I like the way you coloring your spider web with glitter!”
Objective 3
To promote the sharing of art materials to foster social interaction and cooperation
Verbal Cue A: “Let’s take turns the glitter.”
Verbal Cue B: “Can you let Joyce use the marker?”
This Halloween craft activity is a creative arts project that children ages 4 and older will certainly enjoy. Use a wide variety of colors and encourage sensory discoveries.
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