Storytime: Halloween
It’s time to put on a costume and have some Halloween fun! But first, try out some of these books, songs, and rhymes to enhance your spooky family activities!
Join us Tuesdays, and Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. or Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Room.
Ages 2-5
Sing, Talk, Read, Write, Play
Tip
Halloween is a fun time of year, filled with costumes, candy, and creativity. It’s also a fantastic opportunity to foster a love for literacy in children of all ages.
Activity
Try taking advantage of the season’s most iconic symbol, the pumpkin, to teach your little ones their ABCs. Write letters on small paper pumpkins or use alphabet stickers and hide them around your home or yard. Encourage your child to find and identify the letters, helping them associate each letter with its corresponding sound.
Books Presented
Fangs, Fairies & Follies: A Vampires Epic Tooth Fairy Chase by Jaybie D.
In the heart of a spooky old castle lived a lovable vampire named Silas. Inside, you’ll find Silas in cozy monster slippers, surrounded by pets and the comforts of home. There is one little problem – this vampire has FLAT TEETH!
Frustrated by his unusual predicament, Silas searches for a solution that leads him on an adventurous search for the Tooth Fairy. Difficult treks through enchanted forests, snow-capped mountains, and even a slimy swamp won’t deter this vampire. Silas pushes forward after each whimsical encounter and humorous setback.
There Was an Old Mummy Who Swallowed a Spider by Jennifer Ward
I Got the Spooky Spirit by Connie Schofield-Morrison
Brooms are for Flying! by Michael Rex
Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays
Sammy the Spider
I’m Sammy the Spider
Bugs and flies I trap.
I can change my color when I hear a loud CLAP!
Tooth Fairy, Tooth Fairy
Tooth Fairy, Tooth Fairy,
Where can you be?
Are you behind the _________ tree?
Zoom, Zoom, Zoom Halloween Style
Zoom, zoom, zoom
Climb onto my broom
Zoom, zoom, zoom
Climb onto my broom
If you want to fly tonight
To give a spook a great big fright
Zoom, zoom, zoom
Climb onto my broom
In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
BOO!
Source: Jbrary
Five Little Pumpkins
Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate,
The 1st one said, “Oh my, it’s getting late.”
The 2nd one said, “There are witches in the air.”
The 3rd one said, “But we don’t care.”
The 4th one said, “Let’s run and run and run.”
The 5th one said, “I’m ready for some fun.”
Whewwwww went the wind & out went the lights,
And the five little pumpkins rolled out of sight.
Source: Adventures in Storytime
Crafts and Activities
Halloween coloring page
Spiderweb craft
Additional Books
Zooloween by Alan Katz
How Do Dinosaurs Say Trick or Treat? by Jane Yolen
It's Not Easy Being a Ghost by Marilyn Sadler
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