Free
On your own
Few materials
In a group
The Not-So-Scary Mascot
A creature that gives you a little shiver becomes the funny Halloween mascot.
What the child does
Your child picks a creature that gives them a little shiver, a spider, a bat or a made-up monster, and turns it into the official Halloween mascot using funny tricks: shrinking it, giving it huge shoes, giving it a strange hobby. Then they give it a name and a job for Halloween night. A playful way to discover that a small fear can be met with a laugh.
- Age
- Ages 6–12
- Time
- 30–40 minutes
- Format
- A4 PDF
Hear how the mission begins
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What’s inside
- The mission sheet, illustrated by Barti
- The grown-up guide: materials, preparation, what it develops, questions for afterwards
- An easier and a harder version
- A QR code: Barti tells the mission out loud
Materials
- Paper
- Pencil
- Colouring pencils or felt tips
- Optional: coloured paper, scissors, glue, play dough or clay
What it develops
- Imagination and divergent thinking — finding different ways to make the same creature funny
- Emotional awareness — looking at a small fear from a new, lighter angle
- Storytelling — giving the creature a name, a personality and a role