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-Having your child describe his/her ideal costume.

-Ask them about their school party-be sure to ask open ended questions.

-Have them tell you about their favorite candy and you guess what it is based on the description, or play I spy with their bucket of candy.

-Work on descriptive concepts by talking about colors, costumes, pointy noses, sparkly skin, sizes, scary, etc are all great things to start with.

-Have the child tell you what they need to do to get ready for Trick or Treating.

-Work together to make up a game to play at a party.

-Make cupcakes and have the child tell a family member what the ingredients were, the steps of how to make it, or how to decorate it the way they did.

-Have your child describe a leaf, then go on a hike and see if you can find one like it.

-Separate all the candy into categories like color, size, shape, type of candy, etc.

-Make a list with your child of Halloween/Fall words that help them practice a sound that he or she has difficulty with (i.e. if the sound is /s/: scary, skeleton, skull, treats, pumpkins, ghosts, etc. are all great words).

The most important thing to remember is that if you make it fun your child will want to do it. If your child thinks this is work, then they will not enjoy it as much. You do not have to do these activities sitting at a desk to make them a great learning experience. Most kids learn better when they are active in their learning anyway. Have fun and enjoy the many other speech and language activities that there are to do in the Charlotte, NC area.