Stirring our
Brew and 3 Little Witches
(Say the first 4
lines with a spooky voice.)
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.)
(Sing these 4
lines to “Ten Little Indians”)
One little, two
little, three little witches. (Hold
up 3 fingers.)
Flying over
haystacks, flying over ditches. (Fly
fingers in the air.)
Slid down the moon
and tore their britches! (Hands
on pants.)
Hi, ho,
Halloween’s here! (Clap
hands.)
Broomsticks
My children used
to LOVE to act out this song. You
can make broomsticks by rolling up several sheets of newspaper lengthwise. Tape. Cut half way down and then ruffle like a broom.
Witch’s Brew
Make a list of
silly things children suggest to put in witch’s brew. Are witches real or pretend. Make a T-Chart of things that are real and things that are
pretend.
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.)
Handprint Art
Trace around
children’s hands and feet on white paper.
Glue to black construction paper and let children add details.
Scary Things
Halloween is a
good time to talk about things that are real and things that are pretend. It’s also helpful to talk about things
that scare us. I always talk about
things that scare me, and that usually encourages the children to open up and
talk about things that scare them.
Everybody’s afraid of something, and that’s O.K. Make a class book called “Scary Things”
where each child draws their fears and dictates or writes a story about them.
