It’s finally fall! These October toddler activities are perfect for little ones in the classroom or at home! Toddlers and preschoolers learn best through hands-on play, and October is the perfect time to weave in seasonal fun that builds important academic skills.

Whether you’re looking for simple crafts, sensory bins, outdoor adventures, or easy learning activities, these October toddler activities will keep little hands busy and little minds growing—all while making sweet autumn memories together. Read on to learn more and click any picture to access the printable activity!

Ghost Craft with Cotton Balls

I love a cute craft that also works on fine motor skills! This ghost craft is super simple. Students will just cover the ghost with cotton balls and add eyes with a smile!

Candy Corn Craft

Another favorite October Toddler Activity is this Candy Corn Craft. It works well with tissue paper squares or torn paper. Just cover the different parts of the candy corn with orange tissue paper and yellow tissue paper.

Spider Color Matching

This spider works on matching colors. The legs can even be glued onto clothespins for additional fine motor practice!

Pumpkin Shape Play Dough Mats

These pumpkin shape play dough mats are perfect for sensory play. First, teach toddlers how to roll “snakes” using play dough. Then, encourage them to trace and build each shape on the mat using the play dough snakes.

Mats are included for: circle, triangle, square, heart, star and rectangle. You can check out more seasonal shape activities in this post, Halloween Shape Activities for Preschool and Kindergarten.

Spider Shape Tracing

This Spider Shape Tracing  is a simple activity that young students will love! Print out pictures of each spider web shape and tape them around the classroom for students to find. Each student will have a tracing shapes worksheet to trace each shape that they find!

This activity helps students learn the names of shapes and practice tracing while moving around the classroom! You can check out more shape tracing activities in this post, Interactive Shape Tracing Worksheets for Preschool.

Halloween Emergent Reader

This fun Halloween Counting Emergent Reader is the perfect addition to your Halloween lesson plans and a fun way to tie reading and math together! Children will love boosting their reading confidence as they practice counting and recognizing numbers 1 to 5.

This is a fun printbable to send home for families to enjoy reading together too!

Ghost Counting Mats

Toddlers love to practice counting and exploring quantities. These ghost counting mats can be used with any manipulatives! Colorful pom poms, candy corn and marshmallows are all fun counting materials for fall! This is one of my favorite October Toddler Activities because it helps develop one to one correspondence in a fun way.

October Preschool Math Journals

If you’re looking for a simple, ready-to-use way to add seasonal math practice to your toddler or preschooler’s routine, October Preschool Math Journals are a great option!

Each page is designed with fun fall themes—like pumpkins, leaves, and Halloween images—that keep little learners engaged while practicing important early math skills. From counting and number recognition to simple patterns and shapes, these journals make math feel like play. Plus, they’re easy to print and use at home or in the classroom, making them a perfect grab-and-go activity for busy fall days.

You can learn more about using math journals in your classroom in this post, Printable Monthly Math Journals for Preschool.

Pumpkin Number Tracing

Make number tracing fun with this pumpkin-themed math activity! Students will find a pumpkin seed ten frame and then trace the corresponding number! This is a great activity to practice number writing.

October Toddler Activities

If you’re ready to make planning even easier, be sure to check out all of the fun October toddler activities I’ve linked throughout this post. Just click the pictures to grab your favorites—whether it’s a set of preschool math journals, Halloween worksheets, or fall-themed printables. They’ll save you time, keep your toddler engaged, and help you soak up every bit of October fun with your students!