...and carry your cloak at all times

It never hurts to pack your Halloween supplies for the month of October...

No Laptime teller?

No problem!

Just pull on the witch's cloak, slip on some witchy shoes, grab a super freaky broom (on permanent display at the OPL), set up a good fiery and feathery cauldron to stew, and warm up the foggy bubble machine for one fabulously fun last minute laptime ;)

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ooOOOoooOO Ooooo ooo OOOooooo

. . . BOO!

The line-up: A list of the Halloween favorites
(this is a round-up of previously published LT/ST Halloween ideas)

Fingerplays and Poems

1 Little, 2 Little, 3 Little Witches

One little, two little, three little witches

~ fingers up, one, two, three

Fly over haystacks, fly over ditches

~ one hand flies up and over

Slide down moonbeams without any hitches,

~ slide the fying hand down the other arm

Hi Ho Halloween's here

~ hands on hips, then hands up, palms out

Who has Seen the Wind

by Christina Rossetti

Who has seen the wind?

Neither I or you.

But when the leaves hang trembling,

The wind is passing through.

If You're a Monster

Tune: If You're Happy and You Know It

If you're a monster and you know it, wave your arms.

If you're a monster and you know it, wave your arms.

If you're a monster and you know it,

Then your arms will surely show it.

If you're a monster and you know it, wave your arms.

Added Verses: Show your claws, Gnash your teeth, Stomp your feet

Halloween Night

(Tune: Frere Jacques)

Jack-o-lanterns, jack-o-lanterns,

Hall-o-ween, Hall-o-ween!

See the owls gliding,

Coal black cats are hiding,

Ghosts go "Boo," ghosts go "Boo!"

Black Cat

A big black cat with eyes so green

Went out on the night of Hallowe'en.

He saw a witch.

He saw an owl.

And then he began to "Meow, meow, meow."

In The Graveyard

Tune: Clementine

In the graveyard, In the graveyard,

When the moon. Begins to shine

There's a doctor. Crazy doctor

And his monster,

Frankenstein.

Oh, my monster, Oh, my monster,

Oh, my monster, Frankenstein

You are very, Very scary

Don't come near me

Frankenstein.

This Old Ghost

Tune: “This Old Man”

This old ghost, he played one,

He played peek-a-boo on the run.

With a biga-buga boo! And a clappity clap

This old ghost is a friendly chap.

Other verses:

This old ghost, he played two…in a shoe

This old ghost … three…behind a tree

A Haunting We Will Go

Tune: A Hunting We Will Go

Oh, a haunting we will go,

A haunting we will go,

We'll catch a ghost,

And put him on a post

And then we'll let him go.

Oh, a haunting we will go,

A haunting we will go,

We'll catch a cat

And put him in a hat

And then we'll let him go.

Oh, a haunting we will go,

A haunting we will go,

We'll catch a witch

And put her in a ditch

And then we'll let her go.

Owl's Eyes

See my big and scary eyes,

Get ready for a big surprise.

put them on and peer out.

BOO!

Tricks and Treats

Knock Knock

Knock, knock, knock

~knock on floor

Peek in

~cover baby’s arms over eyes and quickly uncover

Open the latch

~cover baby’s arms over chest, then quickly extend out to sides

And walk right in

~walk fingers up baby’s tummy

How do you do Mr. Chinny chin chin?

~tickle baby under chin

Doughnut

Here is a doughnut

~form circle with fingers and thumb

Round and fat.

There’s a hole in the middle

~look through your circle

But you can’t eat that!

~shake head

Five Little Ghostesses

Five little ghostesses,

Sitting on postesses,

Eating buttered toastesses,

Greasing their fistesses,

Up to their wristesses.

Oh, what beastesses,

To make such feastesses.

Trick or Treating

Tune: Are You Sleeping?

Trick or treating, trick or treating.

BOO BOO BOO

BOO BOO BOO

Trick or treating, trick or treating.

I scare you I scare you

What time is it when a ghost comes to dinner?

!!! TIME TO GO !!!!

Books

Funny Bones! by Charles Reasoner

Witch's Hand by Peter Utton
OPL Link

Aaaarrgghh Spider! by Lydia Monks

Piggie Pie by Margie Palatini

Humbug Witch by Lorna Balian
OPL Link


Bone Dog by Eric Rohmann
OPL Link

  
Go Away Big Orange Monster from Go Away Big Green Monster by Edward Emberley

OPL Link

The Thirteen Nights of Halloween by Guy Vasilovich
OPL Link

Music

Tis the night of Halloween...

Let’s Play Music song