Halloween is something that can be fun for all the family. Pumpkin carving is something all kids love to do. But we have to be careful when it comes to toddlers using knives and carving pumpkins. So, we have put together some really fun and easy ways for you to include your toddler in your Halloween celebrations.
Which pumpkin to choose?
You’ll need four pumpkins. Depending on the size of your little one, you might want to try smaller pumpkins rather than larger. If you have an older toddler who loves to paint, you could get them involved with a nice big pumpkin. Big pumpkins are also fun to decorate as a family.
Marbled Pumpkin
What you need:
- Acrylic paint, plain and glittered
- Paper plates
- Baby wipes
- A drop sheet
- Allover Bib – makes clean up super easy and keeps bub clean.
Step by Step:
- Put down a drop mat
- Cover bub in the grabease Allover Bib
- Pour out a couple of paint colours onto a paper plate.
- Guide your toddler to roll the pumpkin through the paint on the plate.
- Make sure your little one has covered the pumpkin entirely with the paint.
- Leave to dry
- Once dry, you can add googley eyes.
Super simple, but super fun. A really great sensory activity for your little one.
Drip-Art Pumpkin
What you need:
- Acrylic paint, plain and glittered
- Squeezie Sauce bottles
- Baby wipes
- A drop sheet
- Allover Bib – makes clean up super easy and keeps bub clean.
Step by Step:
- Put down a drop mat
- Cover bub in the grabease Allover Bib
- Pour the paint into the squeezie bottles
- Starting at the top, centre of the pumpkin, squeeze your paint and allow it to drip down the sides.
- Use a combination of plain and glitter paint
- Complete the entire pumpkin in this way, allowing colours to overlap.
- Leave to dry.
No-Carve Pumpkin Face
What you need:
- Acrylic paint, plain and glittered
- Paper plate
- Paint brush
- Contact paper/Sticker paper
- Baby wipes
- A drop sheet
- Allover Bib – makes clean up super easy and keeps bub clean.
Step by Step:
- Put down a drop mat
- Cover Bub in the grabease Allover Bib
- On your sticker paper, draw 2 eyes and a fun halloween mouth.
- Cut out the eyes and mouth and stick on one side of your pumpkin
- let your little ones inner picasso paint over the side pumpkin, making sure the side with the mouth and eyes are completely covered. Allow to dry thoroughly
- Peel off the eyes and mouth to reveal your pumpkin face.
Get creative with your pumpkin face. You can make it smiley, you can make it scary. You could give it teeth or no teeth.
This is also fun for older kids.
Glitter Pumpkin
What you need:
- Craft glue
- Paper plates
- Paint brush
- Glitter
- Baby wipes
- A drop sheet
- Allover Bib – makes clean up super easy and keeps bub clean.
Step by Step::
- Put down a drop mat
- Cover bub in the grabease Allover Bib
- Pour some craft glue onto a paper plate
- Using a paintbrush, brush the glue onto the top half on the pumpkin.
- Help your little one to pour glitter over the glue
- Tilt to cover all the glue.
- Leave to dry.
- You can also add some googly eyes or cut out eyes and a mouth to stick on one side. You’re only limited by your imagination.
A Great way for your little one to go on a tactile journey by experiencing different textures and creating fun effects.
Don’t forget your googley eyes!
We hope you enjoy these activities with your toddler. The Grabease Allover Bib is a great way for your toddler to experience messy, sensory play without you needing to worry about the clean-up. Put the bib directly into the washing machine on a cold wash cycle and then hang it to air-dry.
