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Halloween Songs, Rhymes & Stories
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Babies
Maisy's Halloween: spooky fun with Maisy!
by Cousins, Lucy
ISBN: 0763625795
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Black Cat!
| Black cat, black cat |
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| Looking for a witch. |
(put hands beside eyes and look from side to side) |
| All around the |
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| Night is dark as pitch. |
(spread hands in air) |
| You can see because |
(point to eyes) |
| Your eyes are green. |
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| Black cat, Black cat |
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| This is Hallowe'en! |
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Toddlers
Jack -O'Lantern
| The jack -o'lantern chuckled |
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| Then winked his funny eye, |
(wink one eye) |
| "I would rather be a pumpkin-face |
(put hands by cheeks to frame face) |
| Than be inside a pie!" |
(rub tummy) |
| Jolly wolly pumpkin face |
(put hands by cheeks to frame face) |
| You're happy! - tell us why? |
(make a big smile) |
| I'd rather be a pumpkin face |
(point to self) |
| And not a pumpkin pie! |
(shake head) |
Preschoolers
Three Little Witches (can be sung to the tune of Three Little Indians)
| One little, two little, three little witches, |
(count to three on fingers) |
| Fly over haystacks, fly over ditches, |
(put arms out to fly) |
| Slide down moon beams without any hitches, |
("dive" one arm down like it's sliding) |
| Hey ho Hallowe'en's here! |
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| Horned owl's hooting, it's time to go riding, |
(put hands beside mouth to "hoot") |
| Deep in the shadows black cats are hiding, |
(hug your arms around yourself) |
| Gay little goblins are sliding and gliding, |
("dive" one arm down like it's sliding) |
| Hey ho Hallowe'en's here! |
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| Stand on your head with a lopsided wiggle, |
(Put thumbs on head, wiggle fingers) |
| Tickle your black cat until it giggles, |
(tickle child) |
| Swish through clouds with a higgledy piggle, |
(put arms to side like flying) |
| Hey ho Hallowe'en's here! |
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