The Five Days
of Halloween
(Tune: “Twelve Days of Christmas”)
On the first day
of Halloween
My monster gave to
me, (Hold
up 1 finger.)
A bat in an old,
dead tree. (Flap
arms like a bat.)
On the second day
…2 creepy spiders (Wiggle
fingers like spiders.)
On the third day…3
howling cats (Stroke
whiskers.)
On the fourth
day…4 silly scarecrows (Jiggle
like a scarecrow.)
On the fifth day…5
jack-o-lanterns (Hands
over head like a
jack-o-lantern.)
Dramatize –
Choose one child to be the bat, 2 to be spiders, 3 to be cats, etc. to act out
the song.
Step Book –
Take 3 pieces of paper and stagger them 1” apart. Fold backwards.
Staple at the top to make a book.
Children write the title of the book on the first page and then
illustrate each verse on the following pages.
Spider Puppet
– You will need paper plates, construction paper, an old sock, markers, and a
stapler to make this project.
Decorate two plates to look like a spider’s body. Cut eight 8” x 1 12” strips for the
spider’s legs. Glue 4 legs on
either side of the body. Staple
the plates together around the sides where the legs are glued. Draw a face on the sock and then stick
it through the center of the plates.
Spider Soup
– This was one of my favorite Halloween activities! Get a large industrial size can of chicken noodle soup. Remove the wrapper and cover with
construction paper. Write “spider
soup” on the label. Take two
packages of ramen noodles and crush.
Put in a paper lunch sack
and write “spider webs” on the front of the sack. Explain to the children that you’ll be having spider soup
for snack. Show them the can and
just LISTEN to their comments.
Open the can and put it in a crock pot. (Someone will be sure to comment that they see spider legs
and meat!) Show them the sack and
explain that you will end crunchy spider webs to make it better. Dump those in and slowly cook until it
is warm. Serve in paper cups.
