25 Halloween Sensory Play Ideas
Get kids into the spooky spirit of Halloween as they poke, jiggle and squish these 25 spooktacular Halloween sensory play ideas.
Sensory play is a great way to help little ones explore their senses. This includes touch, sight, smell and even hearing.
It is super beneficial to a child’s early development and can help develop fine motor skills and be used as a teaching aid for counting reading and writing. Sensory play can also be wonderful for calming or grounding purposes, to help little ones process big emotions.
Our Halloween sensory play ideas range from something as simple as Halloween water play to those requiring (just) a little more set-up, like edible eyeballs! Either way, whatever activity you choose is sure to be a hit with your little ghouls and ghosts.
25 Halloween Sensory Play Ideas
1. Stick And Stone Skeleton Sensory Board by Little Pine Learners
Make this simple sticks and stones skeleton sensory board out of easy-to-find items, it even doubles as a decoration.
2. Purple Monster Floam by Childhood 101
Roarsome purple monster floam is super fun to play with, and the additional printable labels makes it the perfect Halloween sensory play gift too.
3. Halloween Play Dough by Picklebums
This frightfully fun playdough activity lets your kids make a menagerie of monsters.
4. Halloween Water Play by Fun With Mama
This Halloween-themed water play is simple to set up and fun for even the littlest of monsters.
5. Halloween Sensory Bin for Baby and Toddlers: Edible Eyeballs by Fun At Home With Kids
Jiggle, poke and squish these edible eyeballs safe for any little vampire to sink their fangs into.
6. Magical Witches Potion Sensory Bin by Taming Little Monsters
Brew up a foamy witches potion perfect for some magical outdoor play.
7. Pumpkin Guts Slime by Kimspired DIY
Check out this ghoulishly great pumpkin guts slime fun to stretch and squish.
8. Spider Counting Sensory Activity by A Dab Of Glue Will Do
Practice counting with creepy crawlies using this spider sensory bin.
9. Halloween Spider Web Sensory Bottle by Little Bins For Little Hands
Practice fine motor skills making this spooky spider web (or Halloween creature) sensory bottle.
10. Halloween Sensory Bottle by Childhood 101
This not-so-scary Halloween sensory bottle is sure to entertain your pint-sized ghost. Makes a great calm down tool too!
11. Scented Fine Motor Pumpkin Activity by Fun A Day
Make these scented “tiny Pumpkins” out of chickpeas to hex-plore the sense of smell
12. Spider Sensory Bin by Messy Little Monster
This spider rescue sensory bin using tape for the spider web is fang-tastic!
13. Halloween Sensory Bag by Natural Beach Living
Create a Halloween sensory bag for all the squishy fun of slime and no fear of mess.
14. Halloween Sensory Bin by How We Learn
Your kids will love practising writing using this fa-boo-lous sensory bin.
15. {Halloween-themed} Sensory Play On the Go By Mama Papa Bubba
Set up this on-the-go Halloween sensory set to keep the spooky spirit going on those busy days.
16. Halloween Sensory Activity- Let’s Dig Out Bones! by Pink Stripey Socks
This spooktacular sensory bone dig activity looks like loads of fun.
17. Halloween Sensory Busy Jars by Craft Bits
These Halloween busy jars use a few simple materials and make great calm-down tools.
18. Halloween I Spy Bottles by One Time Through
I spy with my little eye something that’s clawsome! This Halloween-themed I-spy bottle of course.
19. Halloween Ice Play by Pink Oatmeal
Ice play is a great sensory play option and this Halloween-themed ice play will be a hit with every little ghoul and ghost.
20. Fizzying Ghost Moon Dough by Steam Powered Family
Combine science and sensory with this ghostly fizzing moon dough.
21. Bat Themed Sensory Bottle By The Educators Spin On It
Practice your kid’s sight words in a way that won’t drive you both batty using this bat-themed sensory bottle.
22. Halloween Sensory Bin by Natural Beach Living
This sensory bin uses bowtie pasta as bats how adorable.
23. Pumpkin Cloud Dough by Little Bins For Little Hands
This pumpkin cloud dough only uses a few ingredients and feels amazing.
24. Pumpkin Sensory Bag by Active Littles
Use water beads to make this creeperific pumpkin sensory bag.
25. Monster Slime by Hands On As We Grow
Your kids will be absolutely de-frighted with this easy monster slime.
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