Storytime: Halloween

by Marybeth Isle | Oct 29, 2024 | Blog, Kid's Corner, Story Time | 0 comments

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

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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

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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.

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There Was an Old Mummy Who Swallowed a Spider by Jennifer Ward

As the old mummy makes his way across the graveyard and through the haunted castle, he swallows all kinds of creepy things. From a rat to witch’s brew, and a crow to a spooky ghost, this mummy keeps swallowing and swallowing … until finally there’s a knock on the door. Trick or treat!

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I Got the Spooky Spirit by Connie Schofield-Morrison

As Halloween approaches, a young girl is filled with the spooky spirit as she carves pumpkins, hangs up decorations, and hosts a big ghostly dance

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Brooms are for Flying! by Michael Rex

One Halloween, a little witch joins a group of young trick-or-treaters, and all participate in a wonderful foot-stomping, hand-clapping dance. But when the children take off their masks, they get a big surprise: under her mask, the little witch really is a witch—and she shows the others that brooms really are for flying.

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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 themed coloring page featuring a head with a witches hat on a pumpkin.

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Halloween coloring page

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Spiderweb made with yarn and craft sticks.

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Spiderweb craft

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Additional Books

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Zooloween by Alan Katz

It’s Halloween at the zoo, and it’s time for the animals to show off their costumes! But who will win the grand prize for best dressed? The night is full of fun and surprises!

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How Do Dinosaurs Say Trick or Treat? by Jane Yolen

In rhyming text, dinosaurs learn the do’s and don’ts of Halloween trick or treating.

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It's Not Easy Being a Ghost by Marilyn Sadler

Misty is a sad ghost. The haunted house she lives in is cold and damp. Her living room is full of spiderwebs. And she’s too CUTE to be spooky! What Misty needs to do, she thinks, is to be someone else. But will being spooky make Misty happy?

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How to Spot a Grampire by Leslie McCrary

This very funny story explores the possibility that grandparents could be vampires. How can you find out if they are or not? What would they do?

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Storytime: Halloween

Join us Tuesdays, and Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. or Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Room.

Sing, Talk, Read, Write, Play

Tip

Activity

Books Presented

Fangs, Fairies & Follies: A Vampires Epic Tooth Fairy Chase by Jaybie D.

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

Tooth Fairy, Tooth Fairy

Zoom, Zoom, Zoom Halloween Style

Five Little Pumpkins

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

How to Spot a Grampire by Leslie McCrary

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