I don't know about you, but the first thing I think of when I hear "Halloween" is candy. (Okay, that's a gimme; it's the first thing I think of most of the time!)

Candy names are fun because they use language in creative ways. Pick a few of your
favorites from Halloween ads in the Providence Journal . As a class discuss why you
like the names. Why do you think the company chose that name? What feelings does it evoke? Create a candy bar of your own and name it. You can either create the recipe and make it or create a fictional candy bar on paper.

Use candy bar names in a Halloween story. Explain how you might use the names to describe people, events or action.

Here's a simple newspaper activity -- a Halloween scavenger hunt. Feel free to tailor it to fit your students' age, learning levels and curriculum needs:

Have students find the following items in today's Providence Journal:
1. The scariest news item you can find.
2. A classified ad for something a witch might use.
3. Items that should be included in a secret witch's brew.
4. A pumpkin.
5. Something the witch could ride if her trusty broom were broken.
6. Thirteen things that go together.
7. Newsmaker or comic character who could get along well with a ghoul.
8. The greeting "Happy Halloween."
9. Something in the news that is sweet.
10.A trick and a treat.

A few more ideas:
Halloween crafts

Carve a virtual pumpkin.

Pumpkin carving 101.

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