Young children make Halloween an exciting and exhilarating time. They are so eager to dress up in costume and go trick-or-treating, that it is hard to not get caught up in the spirit! Part of the fun of Halloween is learning some poems or songs to go with the holiday. Here are a few that are fun to learn and perhaps repeat for Grandparents, Aunts or Uncles to enjoy. Plus poetry is an important part of literacy and language development.
Fat Old Witch
The strangest sight I’ve ever seen
Was a fat old witch on her flying machine.
The witch flew high.
The witch flew low.
The witch flew fast.
The witch flew slow.
She circled all around the town,
Then, turning left and turning right,
She disappeared into the night.
The strangest sight I’ve ever seen
Was a fat old witch on her flying machine.
Of course it happened on Halloween!!
A Halloween Counting Poem
One scary witch is coming down the street.
She’s tapping at doors and calling,
“Trick or treat!”
Two black cats appear
At the gate
With arched up backs
They watch and wait.
Three jack-o-lanterns sit
Grinning in a row,
Their candles flicker
An eerie glow.
Four bats awake and begin to fly,
Swishing and swooping
Across the sky.
Five tree stumps in the shadows deep
Crouch like monsters
Ready to leap.
Six orange leaves float down through the air,
They rustle and whisper
“Beware, beware!”
Seven gray clouds hide the moon from sight
They stop, they hover
They darken the night.
Eight white objects twist and twine
Are they ghosts or sheets
On a line?
Nine little field mice scatter and run.
Spooky nights
Are not so much fun.
Ten owls smile—they know, you see
It is Halloween time
And the witch is ME!!!
Have fun this Halloween with your child. It is easy to get caught up in the Halloween spirit as you take a walk in the autumn woods. You may even hear an owl or see some field mice . . . or a witch may fly by!!
