These little felt ghosts are just waiting to shout BOO! from the branches of a felt tree on the flannel board. Try this felt board activity during circle time with your preschoolers this Halloween.
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Felt cutouts are perfect for Halloween activities at circle time. These little ghosts are easy to make, easy to store, and easy to use in many different ways.
Numbered ghosts inspire math games on the felt board. Kids will have fun counting and sorting these friendly ghosts as they swoop through the branches of the felt tree.
The ghosts are made with simple shapes you can easily cut out of felt scraps. The facial expressions can range from smiley to silly.
Make a few ghosts, then play the math games you’ll find at the end of the post!
Related: DIY fingerplay glove with ghost and pumpkin cutouts for rhyming and counting games.
Halloween ghosts felt board activity
Prepare the felt board
Cover the felt board (also called a flannel board ) with grey felt to provide a backdrop for a Halloween scene.
- Our felt board is made with beige felt glued to a sturdy cardboard base. We used four squares of grey felt to cover the beige color, but a full size piece would be easier to work with if you have it available.
You might prefer another color for the backdrop. How about purple?
Make a felt tree
This is a reversible felt tree that accommodates felt board activities for different seasons and holidays.
Here is where you will find the easy instructions for the reversible felt tree.
Cut out felt ghosts
Cut out simple shapes for ghosts from pieces of white felt. Add eyes with permanent marker.
Number the ghosts with a permanent marker or self-adhesive stickers.
Play math games on the felt board
1. Ghosts in a Tree
Place the ghosts on a table with numbered side down. Turn over a ghost, say the number and place the ghost in the tree.
2. Scavenger Hunt
Hide ghosts around the room. Participants find the ghosts and bring them to circle time. Place ghosts one at a time in the tree as you call out the numbers 1 to 10..
3. Number Matching
Place ghosts in numerical order on the table. Place a deck of numbered cards on the table. Turn over the top card. Match it to the ghost with the same number. Place the ghost on a branch of the tree.
4. Take-away Game
- 4 little ghosts in a Halloween tree – One says BOO! and then there are 3.
- 3 little ghosts look at me and you – One says BOO! and then there are 2.
- 2 little ghosts having Halloween fun – One says BOO! and there is 1.
- 1 little ghost says ‘Who will play with me?’ So 3 little ghosts fly back to the tree.
5. Memory Game
Make 2 sets of ghosts. Place ghosts numbered sides down on the table. Turn over 2 ghosts at a time. When a match is found, place the matching ghosts in the tree.
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