"Harriet learns the hard way that sharing her Halloween candy makes her feel much better than eating it all herself. "
Popcorn by Frank Asch
"Sam the bear decides to throw a Halloween party, and he dresses up in a costume and invites all of his bear friends over. Each friend has individually come up with the idea to bring a package of popcorn, and after having some fun at the party, someone gets the idea to pop all of the popcorn together in a big black kettle. The popcorn soon fills the house, and the young bears spend the rest of the night eating popcorn in order to fix the problem."
The Thirteen Hours of Halloween by Dian Curtis Regan
"An adaptation to the traditional song, 'The Twelve Days of Christmas,' to accommodate a creepy collection of characters. On the first hour of Halloween, a little girl's best friend presents her with a grinning 'vulture in a dead tree.' This dubious gift is followed, on the hour, by 'two pumpkins carved, three fat bats, four witches' cats,' and so on."
"A story in the style of the familiar poem, 'The Night Before Christmas,' tells how a house full of monsters, goblins, witches and the like prepare for Halloween."
Goodnight Goon, by Michael Rex
"Goodnight monsters everywhere, in this parody romp with its own special twist!
'Goodnight tomb. Goodnight goon. Goodnight Martians taking over the moon.'
It's bedtime in the cold gray tomb with a black lagoon, and two slimy claws, and a couple of jaws, and a skull and a shoe and a pot full of goo. But as a little werewolf settles down, in comes the Goon determined at all costs to run amok and not let any monster have his rest."
"Bat you'll shriek with laughter at this fang-tastic collection of Halloween knock-knock jokes designed to tickle the funny bone. Lift the flaps and follow two trick-or-treaters through a haunted house as they encounter giggling ghosts and goofy goblins. You'll be scared silly!
Knock, knock!Who's there?Ben!Ben who?Ben waiting for Halloween all year!"
Songs and Rhymes:
THE TWELVE DAYS OF HALLOWEEN
At the first house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me... a large piece of chocolate taffy
At the second house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me... two lollipops and a large piece of chocolate taffy
At the third house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me... three pralines, two lollipops, and large piece of chocolate taffy
At the fourth house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me... four peppermints, three pralines, two lollipops and large piece of chocolate taffy
At the fifth house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me... FIVE POPCORN BALLS!!! Four peppermints, three pralines, two lollipops and a large piece of chocolate taffy
At the sixth house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me... six peanut clusters, FIVE POPCORN BALLS!!! Four peppermints, three pralines, two lollipops and a large piece of chocolate taffy
At the seventh house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me... seven candied apples, six peanut clusters, FIVE POPCORN BALLS!!! Four peppermints, three pralines, two lollipops and a large piece of chocolate taffy
At the eighth house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me... eight chewy caramels, seven candied apples, six peanut clusters, FIVE POPCORN BALLS!!! Four peppermints, three pralines, two lollipops and a large piece of chocolate taffy
At the ninth house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me... nine orange gumdrops, eight chewy caramels, seven candied apples, six peanut clusters, FIVE POPCORN BALLS!!! Four peppermints, three pralines, two lollipops and a large piece of chocolate taffy
At the tenth house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me... ten shiny pennies, nine orange gumdrops, eight chewy caramels, seven candied apples, six peanut clusters, FIVE POPCORN BALLS!!! Four peppermints, three pralines, two lollipops and a large piece of chocolate taffy
At the eleventh house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me...
eleven creamy nougats, ten shiny pennies, nine orange gumdrops, eight chewy caramels, seven candied apples, six peanut clusters, FIVE POPCORN BALLS!!! Four peppermints, three pralines, two lollipops and a large piece of chocolate taffy
At the twelfth house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me... twelve cherry bonbons, eleven creamy nougats, ten shiny pennies, nine orange gumdrops, eight chewy caramels, seven candied apples, six peanut clusters, FIVE POPCORN BALLS!!! Four peppermints, three pralines, two lollipops and a large piece of chocolate taffy!
The Haunted House" (Tune of "Wheels on the Bus")
The ghost in the house goes "Boo! Boo! Boo!"
The steps in the house goes "Creek, creek, creek..."
(Sing A Song Of Sixpence)
Sing a song of Halloween,
What a scary night,
Ghosts and bats and big black cats,
Give us all a fright.
Shining jolly Jack-O-Lanterns
Fill our hearts with fun,
But if the black witch comes along,
We'll all run!
Dress Up
A pretty princess wears a crown (form circle above head)
Three black cats, three black cats,
On Halloween, On Halloween!
Activity Ideas:
After trick-or-treating have your child sort their candies into groups of candy with similarities. The similarities can be based on the color of the wrapping or chocolate or non chocolate, or hard candy vs. soft etc....Count which group has the most. It was fun to let my daughter group them first, without adding my input, because she grouped them differently than I would have; and so it gave me a chance to see her thinking and ask questions so she could explain her reasoning.
2 comments:
Amy, I am loving this blog and all the great ideas you post. Much needed for a not-so-creative Mama like me! xoxo
Amy, is this Gabe's candy from last year??
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