Third Grade Halloween Party Ideas
A Halloween party is be filled with food, fun and excitement if you plan it right. Planning a Halloween party for third graders requires you to consider what children in the age group likes to eat as well as what types of games they like to play. To help you with your planning, it is a good idea to ask the children what they would like to see happen at the party. Does this Spark an idea?
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Time
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A good idea is to schedule the party to take place during the last hour of the school day and designate the last 10 minutes of the party as clean up time. Fifty minutes provides enough for time for students to get and eat their food as well as participate in a few games and activities without cutting into a large part of their learning time.
Food
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Have a students and their parents sign up to bring in snacks and treats. Cupcakes with orange and black icing, popcorn balls, candy, cookies, potato chips, juice and sodas are all common Halloween party treats. If you are aiming for more nutritional party snacks, then pretzels, sliced fruit, vegetable trays, packaged fruit snacks and sugar-free candy are more ideal options.
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Decorations
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Decorate the room with spider webs, ghosts, goblins, jack-o-lanterns and other objects associated with Halloween. Have students make some of the items in class in the days leading up to the party. Ask parents to bring send orange and black paper products such as cups, plates, napkins and tablecloths with their children. Place battery operated candles around the room inside Halloween themed luminaries to help set the atmosphere for the party.
Attire
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Encourage students to dress in costumes if they wish, or tell everyone in class to wear black and orange on the day of the party. Hold a contest and give away a prize for the best costume. It is a good idea to tell the children to leave any costume props associated with violence, such as plastic guns and knives, at home.
Activities and Games
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A Halloween game that is fun for third graders is Mummy Wrap, which involves students racing to see how fast they can wrap a classmate in toilet paper and turn him into a "mummy." Another child-friendly game is play musical chairs played with Halloween music. Have Halloween-themed worksheets, such as coloring pages and word searches, available for students who choose not to participate in games.
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