Non-Candy Halloween Goodie Bags for Preschoolers

This adorable make-your-own monster craft is the perfect non-candy Halloween Goodie Bag for Preschoolers. These can be used to a get- together with friends, to hand out at the door on Halloween, or for a class party. For a variety of reasons from general health to allergies many schools and classes are moving toward non-candy items at class parties. Creating an activity, memento, or toy for large classes can be expensive and time consuming. These Halloween Goodie Bags for Preschoolers are fun and inexpensive. Your own preschooler can help you put them together!

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Halloween Goodie Bag Supplies:

For each bag you will need the following supplies:

• Cellophane bag
• individual play dough pot ( 1-2 depending on size)
• 2 pipe cleaners
• googly eyes (using different sizes for this is fun!)
• 3-5 pom pom balls
• any other decorations you want to use
• Sharp scissors
• Stickers or ribbons to embellish the bags

We set up a little assembly line to put everything in the Halloween Goodie Bags. My daughter loved helping with this and telling her classmates and friends that she made the bags for them! You can leave them as is or add a cute “Make Your Own Monster” Gift Tag or sticker. You could also add some Halloween or Fall ribbon as embellishment. I made and customized these stickers in Canva in about 5 minutes. Here are some links to some cute printable options: This one from Etsy is adorable. These Tags are also super cute.

Now that I have older kids as well, I really appreciate Halloween with preschoolers and younger children. So much of the Halloween decorations and costumes scary scary or dark. I almost jump every time I walk in one of those Halloween Stores! I love the opportunity to keep Halloween colorful and fun with preschool aged children. These Halloween Goodie Bags for Preschoolers are a great way to celebrate the fun and imaginative play that we need more of this time of year.

Educational Benefits of the Halloween Goodie Bags for Preschoolers

Although I started out thinking this would just be a fun seasonal craft, once we got into it I quickly saw the benefits of sensory play in action. An important preschool task is to work on fine motor skills and pre-writing hand and grip strength. This is a great activity for these skills! If you use the Halloween Goodie Bags for Preschoolers in a classroom setting you could incorporate color and shape recognition, classifying, and following multistep directions.

I really hope you enjoy this fun fall craft with your kids. Tag me on Instagram if you make them this season! If you are looking for fun fall craft to brighten up your home for fall check out this DIY Fall Flower arrangement from Trader Joes.