DLTK's Holiday Crafts for Kids
Children's Halloween Poetry and Songs
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 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)
Songs:
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,
Pumpkin on the Ground" song
(tune of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star)