We ended up reading four books that were mostly short, counted Five Friendly Ghosts on the flannel board, and shared the story about The Old Lady Who Wasn't Afraid of Anything using the flannel board. We also sang "If You're Happy and You Know It."
Out of the four books, the first book was the longest but the most well-received. Skeleton Meets the Mummy by Steve Metzger kept the group engaged. Goose's Spooky Surprise by Laura Wall was a nice addition to our Halloween theme and we followed that with Boo! Haiku by Deanna Caswell and Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin. Caswell's book is much like a guessing game that the kids loved and Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin is one I always end up reading for the holiday.
For our craft, we used white paint to paint our hands and press it onto to our paper and then glue q-tips to it to make it look like a skeleton hand. We have been using paint a little more than usual in storytime, but the kids have really enjoyed it.
Happy Halloween!
Other Books and Ideas:
Skeleton Meets the Mummy by Steve Metzger
Boo, Bunny! by Kathryn O. Galbraith
Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin by Mary Serfozo
I Like Pumpkins by Jerry Smath
Ollie's Halloween by Olivier Dunrea
Goose's Spooky Surprise by Laura Wall
Boo! Haiku by Deanna Caswell and Bob Shea
Monster Needs a Costume by Paul Czajak
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