Trick or treat! Halloween is almost here, and that means choosing costumes, planning trick or treat routes, and kids dreaming of bags full of chocolate, candy, and treats. These Halloween songs and fingerplays will build excitement and help your kids make it through the wait until the big night. They are also a great way to incorporate counting skills and new vocabulary, and they also prepare toddlers and preschoolers for some of the potentially scary or confusing costumes and images associated with Halloween.

 

Halloween songs and fingerplays

Halloween Songs:

 

THE HAUNTED HOUSE
(tune: "The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round")

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.

The steps in the house goes "Creek, creek, creek..."
The cats in the house go "Meow, meow, meow..."
The mice in the house go "Squeak, squeak, squeak.."
The kids in the house go "Trick or Treat"

 

THIS OLD GHOST
(tune: "This Old Man")

This old ghost, he played one,
He played peek-a-boo on the run
With a boo! boo! boo! and a clap, clap, clap
This old ghost is a friendly chap
Two: peek-a-boo in a shoe
Three: peek-a-boo behind a tree
Four: peek-a-boo near a door
Five: peek-a-boo on our drive


PUMPKIN, PUMPKIN ORANGE PUMPKIN
(tune: "Ten Little Indians")

Pumpkin, pumpkin, orange pumpkin
Pumpkin, pumpkin, orange pumpkin
Pumpkin, pumpkin, orange pumpkin
Halloween is near!

Verse 2: Give him eyes like 2 triangles (make a triangle with your fingers)
Verse 3: Give him a nose that's round like a circle (touch your nose and draw a circle in the air)
Verse 4: Give him a mouth to make him smile! (point to your mouth and draw a smile in the air)
Verse 5: Repeat verse one

DID YOU EVER SEE A PUMPKIN?
(tune: "The More we Get Together the Happier We'll Be)

Did you ever see a pumpkin, a pumpkin, a pumpkin
Did you ever see a pumpkin with no face at all? (hold up hands as if asking a question)
With no eyes and no nose and no mouth and no light (point to features)
Did you ever see a pumpkin with no face at all? (hold up hands as if asking a question)
 

So I made a Jack-o-lantern, a Jack-o-lantern, a Jack-o-lantern.
So I made a Jack-o-lantern with a bright shining face.
With bright eyes and a bright nose and a bright mouth and a bright light (point to features)
So I made a Jack-o-lantern with a bright shining face.


Chants and Fingerplays

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.


PUMPKIN, PUMPKIN ROUND AND FAT

Pumpkin, pumpkin, round and fat (Make big pumpkin with arms in front of body)
Turned into a jack-o-lantern (Turn all the way around)
Just like that! (Clap your hands)

Posted by momstown Teach on 10/14/2012 - 23:56
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