DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Children's Halloween Poetry and Songs
Contributed by
Poems:
- Five Little Pumpkins
(nursery rhyme - entire Activities including a mini book) - Halloween by Robert Burns
(this is NOT a simple poem -- but he was Scotland's greatest poet and some people love his work!) - Helter-Skelter Play by Joel Benton
- Jack-o-Lantern (nursery rhyme)
- Pumpkin
- Pumpkin Time
(nursery rhyme - can sing to the tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb, but I prefer it as a poem) - The Spider and The Fly
by Mary Howitt
(the entire poem can be challenging, but you can present just verse one to young children) - The Raven by Edgar Allan
Poe
(Another challenging poem, but a good spooky work by a classic poet) - Trick or Treat
- Who's That Knocking
Songs:
- Addams Family
- Black Cats Song
(tune of Three Blind Mice - contributed by Pat!) - Frankenstein song
(tune of Oh My Darling - contributed by Pat!) - Humphrey the Blue-Nosed Pumpkin" song
(tune of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer) - Pumpkin Carving Prayer
- "Pumpkin,
Pumpkin on the Ground" song
(tune of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star) - Songs4Teachers sample songs