A week about Ghosts!

Spooky Graveyards - The kiddos put together these spooky Halloween scenes...

One of the kiddos loved the tombstones and wanted to decorate the preschool with them.  He told me what to write (I added a picture so the kiddos could "read" it) then he taped them up all around the room.

This kiddo had a whole story to go with his spooky graveyard, so I wrote on each tombstone as he directed and he created a ghost army.

 Here's what the youngsters did...

Banana Ghosts! - Mmmm yummers!  We also made a few ghost marshmallows.  (These are chocolate chips pushed into the bananas)

Halloween Sort - The kiddos enjoyed working with these spooky erasers. 

Ghost Dessert Recipe" - For snack the kiddos helped me whip up a batch.  This ghost dessert comes from our book "Ghost's Dinner".  The recipe:  pistachio pudding, whipped cream and sprinkles.  When the "ghosts" eat it, they disappear!

Spooky Swamp - During free play I had this sensory bin set up.  Just some ghosts and tissue paper, but it looks spooky!  The kiddos enjoyed stirring & pouring and hunting for ghosts.

 I got this fabulous idea from this blog.

Science - Exploding Ghosts - The kiddos helped me mix some cornstarch into vinegar (so our ghost would look white), then we created baking soda bombs.  We wrapped a piece of tp around a tablespoon-ish of baking soda and carefully slid them into our ghost baggies.  Then we sealed them up, gave them a quick shake and tossed them into the grass...

 

Soon they started expanding and then ka-blooey!  Well, more of a pop!  But it was still exciting.  I got the idea for this science experiment from this blog.

The kiddos added more baking soda to watch their ghosts foam a bit.

Cotton Ghosts - The kiddos enjoyed stretching and pulling the cotton to create these adorable ghosts.  It was a bit tricky to work with glue and cotton together, but we got it figured out!