Fall Halloween Party Activities

Start off the day at Circle Time to discuss the day's schedule.

Music and Movement:

1. Jack-O'-Lantern - Original Author Unknown

Sung to: "Mary had a little lamb" Jack-o-lantern Smiling bright, Smiling bright, smiling bright, Witches flying in the night, It is Halloween!

Ghosts and Goblins, cats and bats, Cats and bats, cats and bats. Witches with their funny hats, It is Halloween!

2. The Ghost Fingerplay - Original Author Unknown

I saw a ghost (fingers circle eyes) He saw me too (point to yourself) I waved at him (wave your hand) But he said, "BOO!" (try to scare person next to you)

3. Haunted House - Original Author Unknown

Sung to: "Pop Goes the Weasel" All around the haunted House, The bat chased the goblin. The ghost floated overhead Scat! Went the black cat

4. Five Little Pumpkins - Original Author Unknown

Five little Pumpkins (One hand up) sitting on a gate. The first one said (Point to thumb) "My, it's getting late." The second one said, (Pointer finger) "There are witches in the air" The third one said, (Middle finger) "But we don’t care" The forth one said, (Ring finger) "We’ll run and run and run" The fifth one said, (Little finger) "It's just Halloween fun." "Whooooo" went the wind, And out went the light (Clap hands) And the five little pumpkins rolled out of site. (Roll arms)

Stories for the day:

1. All Hallow's Eve: The Story of the Halloween Fairy by Lisa Sferlazza Johnson
2. Five Little Pumpkins by Iris Van Rynbach
3. Halloween Night by Arden Druce
4. It's Halloween! by Jack Prelutsky

Table One:

Smashing Pumpkins

Use wooden pegs and little wooden hammers to hammer pegs into pumpkins.

Decorating Pumpkins

Using washable markers, color and decorate the pumpkins, and then wash the pumpkins off with a wet cloth.

Table Two:

A Homemade Pumpkin Patch

Using paper lunch bags, paint them orange and stuff them with newspaper. Once they are dry, tie them off with green yarn. Cut out leaf shapes for name tags to put on the yarn tie. Then pile them up together like a pumpkin patch.

Decorate Party Treat Bags

Have the children color and decorate their lunch bags/treat bags for their party treats to go into. Sucker ghosts can be made by using white Kleenex wrapped around a sucker then tied with a ribbon and then by using a marker to create the eyes and mouth. They look cute taped to the front of the bags.

Table Three:

Toilet Paper Bats

Paint toilet paper rolls black. Cut out bat wings from black construction paper. Once dry, glue the wings onto the rolls and you have bats!

Egg Carton Spiders

Cut two sections off an egg carton and then paint black. Poke holes into the carton for the legs. Black pipe cleaners need to be cut for the legs. Use small craft wiggle eyes for the spiders.

Make sure to send out parent newsletters before the party to notify the parents of ideas for food and all refreshments. Parents need to know if there is a sign up sheet for food, supplies, or volunteer time for the upcoming party.

Instead of having sugar overloaded children at the party, put most of the candy or sugary foods in the treat bags. Try serving fruit and veggie trays at the party instead with a variety of dips for the children to choose from. This can be a great new way to celebrate the fall holiday!

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