Halloween storytime!

Open Shut Them

Open shut them, Open shut them,

Give a little clap clap clap!

Open shut them, Open shut them,

Put them in your lap, lap, lap!

Creep them, crawl them,

Creep them, crawl them,

Right up to your chin, chin, chin!

Open wide your little mouth,

But do not let them in!

A Haunting We Will Go

A haunting we will go,

A haunting we will go,

We’ll catch a ghost, put him on a post,

And then we’ll let him go!

…cat, hat

…witch, make her itch

… ghoul, duel 

Twelve Haunted rooms of Halloween by Macky Pamintuan 

This book was really fun, but quite long. The kids seemed to enjoy it, but we probably could have stopped at room 9 or 10.

Two Little Monsters
Two little monsters, sitting on a hill

One named Jack and one named Jill

Stomp away, Jack, stomp away, Jill

Come back, Jack and come back, Jill

Two little monsters sitting on a hill

One named Jack and one named Jill

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?"

Then Woooooo went the wind

And OUT went the lights.

And five little pumpkins rolled out of sight.

Way up high Flannelboard

Way up high in a spooky old tree

Five little bats smiled at me

So I shook the tree as hard as I could

Down swooped a bat

To where I stood!

…4, 3, 2, 1…

Ten Little Monsters

1 little, 2 little, 3 little monsters

4 little, 5 little, 6 little monsters

7 little, 8 little, 9 little monsters

10 little monsters can’t scare me!

Annie was warned by Jarrett Krosoczka

 The kids proved to braver than me when they kept encouraging us to go into the haunted house... they actually seemed to be let down by the fact that there was not a scary ending!

Haunted House

(tune: Wheels on the Bus)

The ghost in the house goes “Boo! Boo! Boo!”
“Boo! Boo! Boo! Boo! Boo! Boo!”
The ghost in the house goes “Boo! Boo! Boo!”
On Halloween.

… steps / “Creak, creak, creak…”
… cats / “Meow, meow, meow…”
… bats / “Squeak, squeak, squeak…”

Skeleton Hiccups by Margery Cuyler

 Encourage the children to make the hiccup noises; it is hilarious and keeps them engaged!

Scarecrow

(tune: 3 green and speckled frogs)

5 crows, all shiny black, Sat on a scarecrow's back, Eating the most delicious corn, CAW! CAW! Scarecrow, he shouted BOO! 1 crow, away she flew, Then there were 4 black shiny crows (just 4!)

… 4 crows, 3 crows, 2 crows, 1 crow…

Where is Blue Bat?

Me: Where is [blue] bat? Where is [blue] bat?
You: Here I am! Here I am!
Me: How are you this morning?
You: Very well, I thank you!
Me: Fly away! Fly away!

…black, red

If you're happy and you know it

If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands

If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands

If you're happy and you know it then your face will surely show it,

If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands

...stomp your feet

...wave good-bye

Additional books: 

 Crimi, C. Where’s My Mummy?

Rex, M. Brooms are for Flying

Shaw, N. Sheep Trick or Treat

Thompson, L. Mouse’s First Halloween

Todd, M. What Will You Be for Halloween?

Walton, R. Frankenstein