From Our Classroom to the Community: Spooktacular halloween week
Novemeber 3rd, 2025Last week in our classroom: halloween festivities
This Week at Playschool 🎃
Circle time this week was all about Halloween safety!
Since Halloween can sometimes feel a little spooky, we talked about the difference between real and make-believe Halloween items. We also played Simon Says: Halloween Edition, where we practiced things like walking with a grown-up and looking both ways before crossing the street on Halloween night!
For arts and crafts, our week was packed with sensory fun. Kiddos used shaving cream and witch fingers to draw shapes, letters, and lines, “cleaned” pumpkins, and even made monster yogurt bark (yes—you read that right, seven toddlers happily ate spinach!).
To this week from our partners: PElvic health with MINdset PT
November starts our partnership with Mindset Physical Therapy - all things Pelvic Health focused.
To this week from our community: Brookdale Trick or treat
Our hearts are full! We’re so thankful for the Brookdale residents who welcomed us with open arms for some Halloween fun this past week!
To this week in our community: upcoming events
MINI MAMA BEAR
WHAT: a 90 minute peek into Mindset PT’s Mama Bear course
WHERE: Mindset PT
WHEN: November 11th 6:00-7:30 PM
Goodie bags for all participants including (Raw cold pressed juice- Juicy Leaf LLC, Skincare products and a facial gift card from House of Figs Aesthetics, a chance to win a Zen Dens gift card, a fall scented candle- Kalamazoo Candle Company, and more!)
Finish the night with a sound therapy session led by Kara Markovich, Sound Therapist and owner of Origami House. Of all the things in your life that aren’t being tended to, where do you, yourself, fall?
Sign up here: count me in!
💵 Cost: $20 per participant - payment via venmo @alliesplayschool This is not a free event! Eventbrite is used to reserve your spot. Spots are limited.
Christmas co-Op
Small Business Saturday → this is the place to be!
We can’t wait to see you there!
Playschool will be hosting a Kiddie Corner so your little ones can feel the joy of community through a local, family-owned business too.
The best part? The Co-Op is completely FREE and open to the public. No tickets needed—just come hang out, shop small, and join the fun!
Mini berry holiday session
Instructors: Melissa Ludwa, Lisa Brown, Rachel Stratton
Fa-la-la-la fun! Holiday and wintery themes will be infused into this 3-week series of Music Together classes. Sing, dance, and play with us in class and take home the Mini Berry song booklet (with music access code to 15 Music Together favorites) to keep you singing and dancing until we start again with our 10-week Sticks semester, beginning in early January.
Class Days and Times:
Classes at Crescendo Academy of Music:
Mon: 9:30 am & 10:30 am
Tues: 9:30 am & 10:30 am
Fri: 9:30 & 10:30 am
Sat: 9:30 am
Sun: 5:30 pm This is a collaboration with OutFront Kalamazoo for queer families and allies
Details and registration: here
