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What Is Halloween? Fun Halloween Activities For Kids. by skidos2021: 8:31am On Nov 04, 2022
What is Halloween?
Halloween is a holiday observed on 31st October. Halloween is a contraction of All Hallows’ Eve, the evening before All Saints’/All Hallows’ Day. The celebration marks the day before the Western Christian feast of All Saints and initiates the season of Allhallowtide, which lasts three days and concludes with All Souls’ Day. In much of Europe and most of North America, observance of Halloween is largely non-religious and kid-friendly.

Origins of Halloween
Halloween had its origins in the festival of 'Samhain' among the Celts of ancient Britain and Ireland. On the day corresponding to 1st November on contemporary calendars, Samhain began. During the Samhain festival, the souls of those who had passed away were believed to return to visit their homes. Those who had passed away during the year were believed to journey to the otherworld. People set bonfires on hilltops to frighten away evil spirits, and they sometimes wore masks and other disguises to avoid being recognized by the ghosts thought to be present. This is why beings such as witches, hobgoblins, fairies, and demons came to be associated with the day.
In the 7th century, Pope Boniface IV established All Saints’ Day on 13th May. In the following century, it was moved to November 1. Halloween (All Hallows’ Eve)was celebrated on 31st October, the evening before All Saints’/All Hallows’ Day. Halloween wasn't celebrated secularly for several centuries until the mid-19th century. In the mid-19th century, a large number of immigrants, including the Irish, immigrated to the United States and took their Halloween customs with them. In the 20th century, Halloween became one of the principal U.S. holidays, particularly among children.

Halloween today.
As a secular holiday, Halloween has come to be associated with a number of activities, like Halloween learning games, pulling harmless pranks, carving pumpkins (jack-o-lanterns), wearing masks & costumes for parties, and trick-or-treating. Trick-or-treaters go from house to house with the threat that they will pull a trick if they do not receive a treat, usually candy. Halloween parties often include games such as bobbing for apples or donuts. The holiday has incorporated scary beings such as ghosts, witches, and vampires into the celebration. 
Apart from the usual Halloween celebrations, Halloween learning games have become popular as well. Kids can play Halloween-themed learning games on android, iOS, and other platforms. Math games for kids and kindergarten learning games help kids to learn through play, even during Halloween. Kids can relax, enjoy, learn, and celebrate Halloween with these learning games. Halloween games encourage personalized learning and teach math and tracing. Let's take a look at some of the best Halloween learning games and the SKIDOS Halloween 3-in-1 game bundle.

Halloween learning games.
Play & Discover
As the name suggests, with Play & Discover, kids discover colors, shapes, letters, numbers, and music while playing the game. Math racing games and learning games for toddlers, like Play & Discover, have interactive animations and great graphics, which include different toys, animals, and creatures! With the SKIDOS Halloween bundle, kids can solve puzzles and decorate funny & spooky pumpkins! Games like Play & Discover help children relax, enjoy and learn during Halloween.

Planes
With Math worksheet for kids like Planes, kids can fly planes and learn math simultaneously! Planes allows kids to build an airplane on their own by assembling 3D airplane parts! Kids can fly and play with more than 10 planes. Planes also has 1000’s of math & coding puzzles. With the SKIDOS Halloween bundle, kids can apply special Halloween decorations on their planes! The sky now has a special Halloween theme, which means kids can fly their Halloween-themed planes in the Halloween-themed night sky!

Fantasy World
Learning games for 2 year olds, like Fantasy World, are perfect for kids who love adventure and fantasy. Fantasy World is a game filled with fairy creatures, like trolls, gnomes, witches, dragons, and more. While playing Fantasy World, kids can create new creatures in the polymorph lab, cook royal banquets for their kingdom, and enjoy soccer high above the clouds! Kids can find keys & jewels, make princess dresses, and make magic potions. Just like every SKIDOS learning game, Fantasy World teaches math and number sense! With the SKIDOS Halloween bundle, kids can visit Witch Island and meet fantastic creatures! Kids can brew a magic potion with the witches' recipe and fly on her broomstick. Kids can also wear special costumes and attend a Halloween-themed concert!

With kindergarten learning games and learning games for toddlers developed by SKIDOS, kids can have fun and learn simultaneously, even on Halloween! The SKIDOS 3-in-1 Halloween games bundle and the special Halloween gift pass are now available. Up to 6 users can enjoy the benefits of a single account, and parents can track their child's progress on every game's dashboard. The Halloween bundle is available on iOS for free, and the SKIDOS Halloween gift pass can be gifted to other parents as well! All SKIDOS games are safe, kid-friendly, and contain no ads! SKIDOS games have several new features, like tracing. Toddlers, preschoolers, and kids in kindergarten can learn to write letters and numbers by tracing them on their screens! Visit skidos.com, the Netflix of learning games, for over 40 games, Halloween bundle, passes, and parenting tips!

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