Halloween is so much fun when you have young children. The Halloween season really is second only to the Christmas season when it comes to food, fun, and even decorations. Pretty soon it will be time to carve jack-o-lanterns and pick out costumes! If your child enjoys word searches, go ahead and download a copy of this Halloween word search to help with the holiday vocabulary.
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Halloween Word Search
This Halloween word search contains 20 words all related to the holiday. The words can be found horizontally, vertically, and diagonally, plus they can be forwards or backwards.
Ways to Use This Word Search
- Have your child circle or underline the words as they find them. Use a pencil, colored pencil, crayon, or marker.
- If it’s easier for your child, he or she can use a highlighter or pale marker to highlight the words instead.
- Another option would be to have your child dot each letter in the word with a bingo dauber. They are always lots of fun for kids!
What You Will Need
- Printer Paper and a Printer
- Pencils, Crayons, Markers, etc.
What Else You Might Need
If you would like to print out the word search and reuse it multiple times, you could use a laminator and laminating pouches. Here are some more options to make this free printable Halloween word search more fun:
Resources to Go Along with the Halloween Word Search
You can use this word search together with other resources to help your child learn even more about the holiday.
Books About Halloween
These would be great books to read aloud to your child before they complete the word search. Or older readers would enjoy some of these books on their own.
Halloween Is by Gail Gibbons
The Night Before Halloween by Natasha Wing
Nate the Great and the Halloween Hunt by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Be sure to check out our list of Halloween books for kids!
Halloween Activities
Turn simple Halloween toys that you can find in bargain stores into easy hands on math activities with a Halloween twist.
Make jack-o-lantern carving even more fun and turn one into a pumpkin volcano. There’s Just One Mommy shows us how.
Does your child like making slime? Then give this witch themed fluffy slime from Little Bins for Little Hands a try.
These Halloween themed sight word flash cards would definitely make learning sight words a lot more fun.
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This is a great idea for the kiddos to pass the time. It got me thinking, why not make one to hand out with a crayon during trick or treating for those kids with food allergies. Hmm, I may do that. Thanks for the fun printable, hah I will make my own for trick or treaters. I don’t want to take your entire idea, hah.
Printed them out for my grand kids. Thanks! followed you from Made by You monday linky!