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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

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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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  3. Momma Jo

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  4. Jill

    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.