Halloween craft
The Halloween knock-down game
Six little monsters colored in, six cardboard rolls, a sock rolled into a ball: stack them up, aim, and down they all go. The Halloween party game, homemade.
The sheet to print
Six figures with a bold outline: the ghost, the cat, the bat, the little monster, the mummy, and a pumpkin with no face, for the child to invent.
Step by step
Ages 3+30 minutes
Supplies
- The sheet, printed
- Colored pencils or markers
- Round-tipped scissors
- Six empty toilet paper rolls
- Tape, or a glue stick
- A sock rolled into a ball, or a small ball
Steps
- Color the six figures, and draw a face on the pumpkin: funny, cheeky, or pretend-scary.
- Cut out each figure along its thick outline. Under 4, the grown-up does the cutting.
- Tape each figure onto a roll, nice and straight, the bottom of the figure at the bottom of the roll.
- Stack the rolls into a pyramid, on a low table or on the floor: three at the bottom, two in the middle, one on top.
- Step back three big steps and throw the rolled-up sock: how many monsters fall?
Take turns: one point for each monster that falls. The youngest throws from one step closer.