HALLOWEEN

 

 

 

Books:   

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Annie Was Warned by Jarret Krosoczka

Skeleton Hiccups by Margery Cuyler

Spooky Hour by Tony Mitton 

One Stormy Night by Ruth Brown 

Happy Halloween, Biscuit by Alyssa Capucilli

Inside a House That is Haunted by Alyssa Capucilli

Who Goes Out on Halloween? by Sue Alexander

Spot’s Halloween by Eric Hill

Maisy Dresses Up by Lucy Cousins

By the Light of the Halloween Moon by Caroline Stutson

Boo to You by Lois Ehlert

 

Monsters:

Big Scary Monster by Thomas Docherty

Leonardo the Terrible Monster by Mo Willems 

Monster Mischief by Pamela Jane

Monsters Party All Night Long by Adam J. B. Lane

Frank Was a Monster Who Wanted to Dance by Keith Graves

Sally and the Something by George O’Connor

Go Away, Big Green Monster! by Ed Emberley

The Monster’s Test by Brian J. Heinz

Monsters on Machines by Deb Lund

No Such Thing by Jackie Koller

Eek, Creak, Snicker, Sneak by Rhonda Gowler Greene

Over in the Hollow by Rebecca Dickinson

Tickle Monster by Josie Bissett

Monsters on Machines by Deb Lund

Goodnight Little Monster by Helen Ketteman

 

Ghosts: 

Ten Timid Ghosts by Jennifer O’Connell

We're Going on a Ghost Hunt by Marcia K. Vaughan

Woo! The Not-So-Scary Ghost by Ana Martin-Larranaga

The Ghost's Dinner by Jacques Duquennoy

The Teeny Tiny Ghost by Kay Winters

 

Witches:

There Was an Old Witch by Howard W. Reeves

One Witch by Laura Leuck

A Very Brave Witch by Alison McGhee

Two Little Witches by Harriet Ziefert

 

Pumpkins:

This is the Pumpkin by Abby Levine 

Pumpkin Eye by Denise Fleming 

Biscuit Visits the Pumpkin Patch by Alyssa Capucilli

Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin by Mary Serfozo

Pumpkin Day, Pumpkin Night by Anne Rockwell

 

Books for baby and toddler storytime:

Biscuit Visits the Pumpkin Patch by Alyssa Capucilli

Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin by Mary Serfozo

Happy Halloween, Biscuit by Alyssa Capucilli

Pumpkin Eye by Denise Fleming

Two Little Witches by Harriet Ziefert

Who Goes Out on Halloween? by Sue Alexander

Spot’s Halloween by Eric Hill

Maisy Dresses Up by Lucy Cousins

Boo to You by Lois Ehlert

 

 

Activities: 

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The Monster Boogie (Laurie Berkner; Buzz Buzz #8)   

 

If You're a Ghost and You Know It

(Tune: If You're Happy and You Know It)

If you're a ghost and you know it just say "Boo!"

If you're a ghost and you know it just say "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!"

 

Additional Verses:

If you're a bat and you know it flap your wings!

If you're a monster and you know it roar out loud!

If you're a vampire and you know it show your fangs!

If you're a werewolf and you know it give a howl!

 

 

My Monster Friends

My monster friends are funny.

My monster friends are hairy.

And when they’re very naughty,

My monster friends are scary.

 

This monster friend is wiggly.

This monster friend is jumpy.

This monster friend is upside-down.

This monster friend is lumpy.

This monster friend has great big feet.

 

They’re all very silly indeed.

But the very best thing about my monster friends—

They’re every one make-believe.

How many monster friends do I have?

(Count the monsters)

 

Horns and Fangs

(Tune: Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes)

Horns and fangs,

knees and claws,

knees and claws.

Horns and fangs,

knees and claws.

knees and claws.

Eyes and ears and tail and paws,

Horns and fangs,

knees and claws.

knees and claws.

 

Ten Little Ghosts

Ten little ghosts all dressed in white

(Hold up 10 fingers)

Went out a-haunting on Halloween night.

(Wiggle fingers)

They all looked around for someone to scare.

(Cup hands around eyes, look around)

They floated here and floated there.

(Wiggle fingers to the right, then to the left)

Then the ten little ghosts took a look at you,

(Point to another person)

And they all ran away when you said, "Boo!"

(Put hands behind your back)

 

You Are My Monster

(Tune: You Are My Sunshine)

You are my monster,

My only monster.

You make me happy,

When I am sad.

You never know dear,

How much I love you.

Please don't take

My monster away!

 

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, let's run!"

The fifth one said, "Isn't Halloween fun?"

 

Crafts: 

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Make Your Own Monster

Give kids a piece of colored construction paper cut into a wiggly shape. Put out markers or crayons, sequins, wiggly eyes, ribbon, buttons, etc. and let them decorate their monster however they want.

Monster Template 1: Monster 1.bmp

Monster Template 2: Monster 2.bmp

Monster Template 3: Monster 3.bmp

 

Monster Shapes

Give kids a large selection of shapes cut from colorful construction paper, in many different sizes. Let them create a monster by gluing the shapes together to create a body, head, face, hair, teeth, arms, legs, and/or a tail.

 

Ghosts

To make this craft project you will need a white paper plate, colored construction paper, crayons or markers, scissors, white streamers, a piece of ribbon, wiggly eyes and glue. To begin take your white paper plate and create a ghostly face on it with your crayons, markers, wiggly eyes, or pieces of colored construction paper and glue. Next take your scissors and cut many lengths of white streamers. Attach the streamers to the bottom edges of the paper plate with glue to create a spooky, ghostly decoration. Add a piece of ribbon to the top if you wish to hang it up.

 

Coffee Filter Ghosts

Cut styrofoam egg cartons apart. Layer a coffee filter over the top of an upside down egg carton cup, and poke a hole through both with a white pipe cleaner. Pull the pipe cleaner most of the way through, and twist the bottom a bit under the egg carton so it won't pull through all the way. Add two dots for eyes or use wiggly eyes and wave your ghost around!