As soon as you feel that first chill in the air, we're willing to bet that your little guys and ghouls start trembling with excitement about Halloween [1]. And what's not to be excited about? From picking out their fun costumes [2] to getting ready to eat buckets of candy to binging spooky movies [3], it's such a fun time of the year for kids. So why not add to the Halloween [4] excitement by planning some spooktacular sensory activities with them? There's basically no right way to do these, they encourage free play, and they let your kids have fun and explore their senses with different materials. Keep reading for 15 ideas, many of which you can roll up your sleeves and get involved with, too.

Mini Pumpkin Craft

Let your little pumpkin create an adorable Halloween [5] decoration using mini pumpkins. Here are the instructions. [6]

Fall Handprint Tree

This Fall handprint tree [7] is fun for your child and is the perfect thing for you to hang on your fridge all season long. All you need is some construction paper, paint, and cotton swabs.

Apple Place Mats

Let your child feel like the apple of your eye that they are! Have them decorate apple place mats [8] for the family using apples and Fall-coloured paint.