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Paper chain countdown to Halloween

October 2, 2013 by Katie 7 Comments

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Does your family celebrate Halloween? 

My kids have been looking forward to Halloween for quite some time now!

Now that we are in October, I thought we could start a countdown to Halloween with a simple paper chain activity.

This is a great way to celebrate a holiday while also working on number knowledge.

Note: You can find more Halloween ideas on my Halloween Activities for Kids page.

Make a paper chain countdown to the days until Halloween - or adapt this to countdown to any other significant event in your children's lives || Gift of Curiosity

I gathered some orange and black construction paper as well as our kid-friendly scissors.

Countdown to Halloween! Make a paper chain countdown the days until Halloween or any other significant event in your children's lives || Gift of Curiosity

The kids cut the paper into strips about 1.5 inches wide. To make this easier for them, I drew lines on the paper for them to follow.

Countdown to Halloween! Make a paper chain countdown the days until Halloween or any other significant event in your children's lives || Gift of Curiosity

Once they cut the paper into strips, I numbered them from 1 to 31 for each day in October.

Countdown to Halloween! Make a paper chain countdown the days until Halloween or any other significant event in your children's lives || Gift of Curiosity

The kids then did a fantastic job of working together to assemble the strips of paper into a chain.

Countdown to Halloween! Make a paper chain countdown the days until Halloween or any other significant event in your children's lives || Gift of Curiosity

Finally, we hung the chain in our kitchen. On October 1, my daughter found the first chain and tore it off.

Countdown to Halloween! Make a paper chain countdown the days until Halloween or any other significant event in your children's lives || Gift of Curiosity

We are including this chain tearing ritual as part of our morning calendar time each day. The kids are already so excited!

Countdown to Halloween! Make a paper chain countdown the days until Halloween or any other significant event in your children's lives || Gift of Curiosity

More Halloween resources

More Halloween posts from Gift of Curiosity:

  • Books about Halloween
  • Mason jar jack-o-lantern
  • Candy experiments
  • Halloween Montessori activities
  • Toilet paper mummies
  • Describe a pumpkin using all five senses
  • Drip painted pumpkins
  • Jack-o-lantern Printables Pack
  • Halloween Bingo
  • Halloween do-a-dot printables

You can find more Halloween activities and printables on my Halloween Activities for Kids page and Halloween Activities for Kids Pinterest board. 

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7 Comments

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  1. Amie M says

    October 2, 2013 at 9:07 pm

    Great post! Welcome to the Weekly Kids Co-Op, Katie 🙂

    Reply
    • Katie says

      October 2, 2013 at 10:42 pm

      Thanks Amie, I am glad to be part of such a great group!

      Reply
  2. Natalie says

    October 8, 2013 at 10:35 am

    Oh, countdowns are so much fun. Thanks for sharing with Afterschool!

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    • Katie says

      October 8, 2013 at 10:55 am

      Tearing off the chain each day has been the highlight of my kids’ mornings lately. 🙂

      Reply
  3. Momma Jo says

    October 9, 2013 at 4:55 am

    Thank you for linking up with the Hearts for Home Blog Hop last week. Your post has been selected to feature on Thursday’s Blog Hop link up over at Monsters Ed Homeschool Academy! Congratulations 🙂 Please remember to grab our “I was Featured” button to share on you post.

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  4. Jill says

    October 9, 2013 at 8:07 pm

    This is a great idea to practice counting while the little ones wait for Halloween. Thank you for sharing and for linking up this week to the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop.

    Reply
  5. Carrie says

    October 10, 2013 at 6:54 am

    What a wonderful countdown. I know my daughter can’t wait for Halloween. Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!

    Reply

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