pdf, 11.85 MB
pdf, 11.85 MB

Roll, squash, shape and create with this set of six friendly Halloween playdough mats from Bond & Blossom.

Designed for Nursery and Reception, each A4 landscape mat features a simple instruction, bold illustrations and a spacious working area for children to explore their own ideas.

What’s Included?

  • Give Me Some Legs! Roll dough legs for a friendly spider.
  • Make a Pumpkin Face Create eyes, a nose and a mouth.
  • Bubble, Bubble! Roll dough balls to fill the space above a bubbling cauldron.
  • Wrap the Mummy Make long dough bandages.
  • A Broom for a Witch Shape a handle and add bristles using the faint guide.
  • Make Your Own Monster Invent a friendly monster with unique features.

Learning Through Play

These activities offer opportunities to develop hand and finger strength, coordination and control through rolling, pinching, flattening and shaping.

They also encourage creativity, conversation and exploration of shape, size and quantity.

Use them in your playdough area, Halloween continuous provision, fine motor sessions or small-group activities.

Simple Preparation

Print at A4 landscape using Actual Size / 100%, then laminate or place in reusable wipe-clean wallets. Add playdough and your usual dough tools.

Download includes: One PDF containing six A4 landscape activity mats.

This is a digital download. Playdough, tools and other physical materials are not included.

Bond & Blossom — Connect. Play. Grow.

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A bundle is a package of resources grouped together to teach a particular topic, or a series of lessons, in one place.

Bundle

Halloween EYFS Activity Bundle

**Bring a little Halloween magic to your early years provision with this collection of four printable resources from Bond & Blossom.** Designed for Nursery and Reception, this bundle offers opportunities for hands-on exploration, imaginative play, conversation, fine motor development and early maths. **What’s included?** Haunted House Torch Reveal An engaging discovery activity that invites children to use a torch to reveal hidden surprises, share what they notice and invent spooky stories. Halloween Potion Activities Encourage imaginative potion-making, with opportunities to introduce vocabulary, describe ingredients and talk about children’s ideas and discoveries. Halloween Playdough Mats Seasonal invitations to roll, squash, pinch and shape, supporting fine motor development, creativity and conversation. Pumpkin Patch Maths: Explore Numbers Within 5 Explore small quantities through practical play. Includes five “Fill Your Pumpkin” mats, matching cards, a “More, Fewer or the Same?” comparison mat, a “Five Seeds, Two Pumpkins” exploration mat, adult interaction prompts and preparation guidance. **Learning opportunities** * Communication, language and storytelling * Fine motor skills and hand strength * Counting, subitising and comparing quantities within 5 * Imagination, curiosity and creative thinking * Shared play and thoughtful adult–child interactions **Ways to use the bundle** Add the resources to your Halloween provision, use them with small groups or offer them as invitations to explore alongside playdough, potion-making equipment and practical maths materials. Created to encourage purposeful play while leaving space for children’s own ideas. Please note: This is a digital printable bundle. Physical resources, including torches, playdough and activity materials, are not included. The four resources are also available separately; please check your previous purchases before buying. Bond & Blossom Connect. Play. Grow

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