Although Halloween
is weeks away, here are some “boootiful” and “spooktacular” ideas to scare up
some smiles and fun in your classroom!!
I realize that some people think Halloween is bad and evil, but to me it’s
just an excuse to dress up and have fun.
It also gives children the opportunity face their fears and discern real
from pretend. An interesting thing
is when asked, “What was your favorite holiday growing up?” most adults will
say that (after Christmas) Halloween was the most fun.
3 Little
Witches
(Tune: “Ten Little Indians”)
One little, two
little, three little witches.
Flying over
haystacks, flying over ditches.
Slid down the moon
and tore their britches!
Hi, ho,
Halloween’s here!
Choose three
children to be witches and act out the song. Make brooms by rolling up several sheets of newspaper. Tape. Cut down 8” from one end and fluff.
Sitrring Our
Brew
Stirring and
stirring and stirring our brew… (Pretend
to stir.)
Wooooooo! Woooooo! (Cup
hands by mouth.)
Stirring and
stirring and stirring our brew… (Stir.)
Wooooooo! Wooooo! (Cup
hands by mouth.)
Tip-toe. Tip-toe. BOO! (Pretend
to tip-toe.)
Witch’s Stew
– How about a little witch’s stew for snack. You will need 5 lunch sacks, 1 large bowl, Cheerios, pretzel
sticks, fish crackers, raisins, M & M’s, ice cream cones. Write “frog eyes” on one sack and fill
with Cheerios. Write “salted
bones” on the second sack and fill with pretzel sticks. Write “dead fish” on the third sack and
fill with fish crackers. Write
“toad eyes” on the fourth sack and fill with raisins. Write “lizard gizzards” on the fifth sack and fill with
M&M’s. Place the large bowl on
the floor and make up a story about collecting all the items for your witch’s
stew. One at a time let children
come up and dump the contents in the bowl. Stir with a spoon as you sing the above song. Serve in ice cream cones. (Hint! You can substitute peanuts, miniature marshmallows, or other
snack foods for any of the ingredients.)
