A cool breeze kinda floats through the air and the leaves are sorta turning to autumn’s signature colors. Despite the reality of our extended summer weather, excitement for the fall holidays is certainly upon us. As we approach Halloween, it’s time for your kiddos to start considering this year’s costume or pumpkin carving.
With Oct. 31 just around the corner, we put together a collection of our favorite PBS KIDS Halloween costume ideas, DIY decorations, activities and more. With so much to create, each project is sure to promise fun for the whole family!
Costumes
Does your PBS KIDS #1 fan want to dress as one of their favorite characters this year? PBS offers a wide variety of costume templates, including printable masks, “no-sew” outfits and costumes that can be created simply from clothes already in your young one’s closet. Many of the guides include instructional how-to videos and/or graphics to follow. Here are just a few of our favorites!
Dress as Your Favorite Character from “Arthur”
Not feeling like a full costume? There are also guides for creating your own witch hat or templates for printable PBS KIDS character masks.
Activities
While dressing up is a staple around Halloween time, PBS KIDS has tons of additional activities that are perfect for celebrating the spooky season. Many of these projects can be completed with supplies you may already have around your home. So get out your glue and scissors and head to your favorite arts and crafts space, because it’s time to get creative!
Decorations
Want to spruce up your home with some DIY decor? Check out these projects that are perfect for the whole family.
Halloween Character Painted Pots
Pumpkin Carving
One of the most popular Halloween pastimes is pumpkin carving! But sometimes coming up with your own design can be tough. Luckily, there are plenty of PBS KIDS templates available to give your family some inspiration for this year’s jack-o-lantern.
These designs may be a little tricky to carve out, so this family activity will require some adult supervision along the way. Visit this link for the full list of carving templates.
Online Games
PBS KIDS offers many online educational games for your young ones. This Halloween season, help Arthur and his friends as they mix and match puzzles to collect as much candy as possible before trick-or-treat time runs out. Plus, practice problem solving skills and help Elmo, Abby Cadabby and Daniel Tiger pick out their costumes.
PBS LearningMedia
PBS KIDS is passionate about providing a fun educational environment for your young learners all year long. This year, PreK-2 students can celebrate the season with Halloween-themed educational videos, activities and lesson plans. They can join characters like Sid the Science Kid, Nature Cat and the Wombats from “Work It Out Wombats” in a spooktacular learning adventure.
Interested in more PBS LearningMedia? Read this article for a full list of activities for students PreK-12.
KAMU wishes you a wonderful fall season and Halloween celebration! Be sure to visit our Community Calendar to join us at our upcoming events this autumn.
Want some more Halloween inspiration? Click this link for a full list of PBS KIDS Halloween activities. Or check out our TV Schedule for when you can watch Halloween-themed PBS KIDS episodes all season long.
