{"id":1608,"date":"2024-10-30T08:00:11","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T15:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/slp\/?p=1608"},"modified":"2025-10-28T13:48:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T20:48:35","slug":"halloween-speech-and-language-information-and-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/slp\/2024\/10\/30\/halloween-speech-and-language-information-and-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Halloween Speech and Language Information and Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1598\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/slp\/files\/2024\/09\/20240930_175304-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"605\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/slp\/files\/2024\/09\/20240930_175304-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/slp\/files\/2024\/09\/20240930_175304.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Many of us reflect on Halloween as being an exciting time in our childhood. The costumes, the candy and the parties can conjure up wonderful memories. However, for some children Halloween can be a time of over stimulation, unpredictable events and frightful masks or costumes.<\/p>\n<p>For those children, some suggestions for Halloween night include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Front loading<\/strong> your child about trick or treating. Showing them clips from a children\u2019s television show of what to expect and\/or provide them with a social story detailing the events of the night.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Costume<\/strong> <strong>Ideas: <\/strong>Parents\/caregivers can suggest costume ideas that are comfortable, especially for children with sensory needs. Encourage them to try the costume on, to help ensure they feel comfortable.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Trick or Treat<\/strong>: Model and rehearse the sentences that will be used when trick or treating. For children that use AAC, ensure that they have a means to express themselves on the night (i.e., adding a Halloween page to their touch chat and\/or Halloween picture symbols etc.). Practice and rehearse these prior to Halloween night.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">For children that may be overwhelmed by trick or treating, consider <strong>having a small gathering<\/strong> with a familiar friend(s) instead of trick or treating. In addition, you can also check with your local mall for Halloween events.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"color: #ff9900; font-size: 1.5em; text-align: center;\">Halloween Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1. Spooky Storytelling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Encourage kids to create their own Halloween stories. This can help with narrative skills, vocabulary, and sentence structure. You can use prompts like \u201cOnce upon a time, in a haunted house\u2026\u201d to get them started.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Halloween Charades<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Play a game of charades with Halloween-themed words and phrases. This activity can help with expressive language skills and vocabulary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. WH Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Use Halloween-themed pictures or stories to ask WH questions (who, what, where, when, why). This can help with comprehension and critical thinking skills.<\/p>\n<p>These activities can make speech and language practice enjoyable and festive!<\/p>\n<p><strong>4.\u00a0 Spooky Sentence Formulation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Give kids Halloween-themed words and have them create sentences. For example, \u201cwitch,\u201d \u201cbroom,\u201d and \u201cfly\u201d could be used to make the sentence, \u201cThe witch flies on her broom.<\/p>\n<p>For more Halloween language activities, check out peachiespeechie.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/peachiespeechie.com\/blogs\/posts\/10-halloween-activities-for-speech-therapy?srsltid=AfmBOoouS1yhZgQWn6RIVOjSDtBIaa1FvetY3QpExljbkYve8ddVO6l7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Halloween Activities by Peachie Speechie<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Painting a Pumpkin using AAC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By using picture symbols, core board or digital AAC, either paint or add stickers to create a spooky face for the pumpkin.<\/p>\n<p>Mister Clay on YouTube kids:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LTcjUd3nHVg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Painting Pumpkins For Halloween using AAC<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1609 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/slp\/files\/2024\/09\/20240930_185723-300x124.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/slp\/files\/2024\/09\/20240930_185723-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/slp\/files\/2024\/09\/20240930_185723.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many of us reflect on Halloween as being an exciting time in our childhood. The costumes, the candy and the parties can conjure up wonderful memories. 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