Halloween Songs & Fingerplays
Tune: If you're Happy & You Know It
If you're a ghost and you know it just say boo, ("Boo")
If you're a ghost and you know it just say boo, ("Boo!")
If you're a ghost and you know it
and you really want to show it
If you're a ghost and you know it
just say Boo!
If you're a cat and you know it say meow
If you're a skeleten and you know it shake your bones
If you're a bat and you know it flap your wings
If you're a vampire and you know it show your fangs
If you're a werewolf and you know it give a howl
If you're a mummy and you know it give a groan
If you're a witch and you know it give a shriek
. . . . . . Let kids think of more if they're not tired of it.
THREE BLACK CATS
(Tune: Three blind mice)
Three black cats,
three black cats,
in black hats
in black hats
they all jumped into the halloween stew
to tease the ghosts and the goblins, too
have you ever seen such a hullaballew
as three black cats
three black cats.
FIVE LITTLE PUMPKINS
Five Little Pumpkins
sitting on a gate
the first one said, "Oh my it's getting late."
the second one said, "There are witches in the air."
the third one said, "But we don't care."
the fourth one said, "Let's run and run and run."
the fifth one said, "I'm ready for some fun."
When "oooooooh" went the wind
and out went the lights
and the five little pumpkins rolled out of sight!
13 Nights of Halloween
Tune: "12 Days of Christmas"
On the first night of Halloween my goblin gave to me
A spooky owl in a gnarled tree.
On the second night of Halloween my goblin gave to me
two hairy toads and a spooky owl in a gnarled tree.
On the third night of Halloween my goblin gave to me
Three Jack-o-lanterns, two hairy toads and a spooky owl in a gnarled tree.
(continue)
Four cackling witches
Five pounds of worms
Six spiders spinning
Seven creeping lizards
Eight werewolves howling
Nine bats a flying
Ten skeletons rattling
Eleven black cats hissing
Twelve vampires nibbling
Thirteen ghosts a booing.
The Pumpkin In The Patch
Tune: "Farmer In The Dell"
The pumpkin in the patch, the pumpkin in the patch,
Hi Ho on Halloween, the pumpkin in the patch.
The pumpkin calls a witch, the pumpkin calls a witch, Hi Ho on
Halloween, the pumpkin calls a witch (The pumpkin has now chosen a witch and the two walk around the circle, holding hands as the song continues)
The witch calls a bat, . . .Hi Ho on Halloween . . . .
The bat calls a ghost , . . .Hi Ho on Halloween . . .
The ghost scares us all (Ghost child says BOO!)
The ghost scares us all . . . Hi Ho on Halloween . . .
We all scare the ghost. (Everyone says boo to the ghost)
We all scare the ghost . . .Hi Ho on Halloween . . .
(May add other characters such as cat, goblin, skeleton, etc.)
Jack-o-Lantern
I am a pumpkin big and round (use arms to show size of pumpkin)
Once upon the time I grew on the ground (point to the ground)
Now I have a mouth two eyes, a nose (point to the features on your face)
What are they there for do you suppose? (right forefinger to forehead)
When I have a candle inside (hold up right forefinger)
Shining bright I'll be
a Jack-o-Lantern on Halloween night you'll see! (Thumbs in armpits bragging gesture)
Pumpkin, Pumpkin
Pumpkin, pumpkin
Sitting on a wall (have children sit down)
Pumpkin, pumpkin
tip and fall (have children tip over)
Pumpkin, pumpkin,
Rolling down the street (child rolls on floor)
Pumpkin, pumpkin,
Trick or treat!! (children jump up to feet with arms in the air!)
Halloween from: The Idea Box
http://www.theideabox.com/special.nsf/halloween.html
Halloween from: Kids Domain
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/halloween/
The Virtual Haunted House
http://www2.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/project/ligon/haunted96/haunted.html
Laura's Halloween Fun Page'
http://users.erols.com/ouremail/Halloween%20Site/Halloween_Fun_Page.htm
Ben and Jerry's Halloween Fun
http://www.benjerry.com/halloween/crafts.html
Spooky songs from KiDiddles
http://www.kididdles.com/mouseum/spookysongs.html
Not Just For Kids: Tricks or Treats
http://www.night.net/halloween
Costume Ideas
http://www.kron.com/kidsfirst/halloween/costume.html
Halloween Magazine
http://halloweenmagazine.com/
Bat Links
http://www.selu.com/~bio/cauz/links/animals/bats.html
More Bat Links
http://kids-learn.org/stellaluna/batsites.htm
