Math always was spooky. I see a
wide majority of people out there (including myself) vigorously nodding their
heads in approval! Well, why not use this ‘spooky math’ to teach your little
one the basics of geometrical shapes this Halloween?
Here’s a fun activity to do,
which also doubles up as a craft. We all enjoy making jack-o’-lanterns out of
pumpkins in order to keep them on our porches outdoors for Halloween. Let’s try
our hand at making paper jack-o’-lanterns too for a change; they’ll look good
adorning the walls indoors, especially the kids’ rooms!
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Simply draw the outline of a
large pumpkin on a white sheet of paper and let your child color it a bright
orange. Now cut it out. On a separate sheet of paper, draw various other basic
shapes – triangles, squares, rectangles, circles, semi-circles, even a star or
two. Ask your child to identify each shape and color all the similar ones a
particular shade – such as yellow for circles, black for squares, blue for
stars and so on. Once that is done, you could cut out the shapes as well; these
can now be glued on to the orange pumpkin from the first step and, lo and
behold, you have a cheery-looking multi-colored pumpkin grinning back at you!
Have a good, spooky Halloween!
