Halloween!

This program was for children ages 2-5.

Books

Trick or Treat by Leo Landry
Mouse's First Halloween by Laura Thompston

Songs

Five Little Pumpkins
Courtesy of Jbrary
 
Halloween Zoom, Zoom, Zoom
Courtesy of Jbrary

If You're a Ghost and You Know It

Five Little Monsters
Courtesy of Storytime Katie

I used this magnet board to accompany the rhyme.

The Itsy Bitsy and Great Big Hairy Spider
Inspired by Strings, Keys, and Melodies

After the program we paraded around the library!

Things That Go!

This program was for children ages 0-2.

Books

Chugga Chugga Choo Choo by Emma Garcia
A Plane Goes Ka-Zoom! by Jonathan London
Wake Up Engines by Denise Dowling Mortensen

Songs

Drive the Firetruck
Courtesy of Jbrary

I rang a bell every time we said "ding".

Take You Riding in My Car
Courtesy of Jbrary

This Little Train
Courtesy of Storytime Katie

Little Red Car
Courtesy of Storytime Katie

I created this magnet board to accompany each color.

Wild Animals

This program was for children ages 0-2.

Books

From Head to Toe by Eric Carle
My First Peek-a-Boo Animals by The World of Eric Carle 
My Heart is Like a Zoo by Michael Hall

Songs and Rhymes 

If You're a Jungle Animal
(Tune: If You’re Happy and You Know It)


If you’re an elephant and you know it, stomp your feet (stomp feet) If you’re a monkey and you know it, jump up and down
If you’re a crocodile and you know it, snap your jaws (clap hands)
If you’re a lion and you know it, give a ROAR!

If you're a parrot and you know it, flap your wings (flap arms)

I use stick puppets for this song. 

Monkey See, Monkey Do
Courtesy of Storytime Katie 

I Have a Giraffe
Inspired by So Tomorrow 

Five Little Monkeys

Farm

This program was for children ages 0-2.

Books

Do Cows Meow? by Salina Yoon
Barnyard Boogie by Tim McCanna
Farmyard Beat by Lindsey Craig

Songs and Rhymes

When Cows Get Up in the Morning
Courtesy of Jbrary

I use farm animal finger puppets to accompany the song.

Ten Fluffy Chicks
Courtesy of Library Village. 

I created this flannel board for the rhyme!

The Wheels on the Tractor  
Inspired by Preschool Education

I used the following lyrics:

The wheels on the tractor go round and round- roll arms
The door on the barn go open and shut- open and shut hands
The wagon on the farm goes bump, bump, bump - clap hands
The pigs in the mud go squish, squish, squish- open and shut hands
The chickens on the farm go cluck, cluck, cluck- flap arms and cluck

I used this outline for a Halloween program in my previous position. Since Halloween is coming up, I thought it would be fun to share! Unfortunately I was unable to locate images of the crafts we made. Provided are the links to the pages that inspired the crafts.

This program was for children ages 2-6.

Books

Woo! The Not-So-Scary Ghost by Ana Martin Larranaga
Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin by Mary Serfozo
Monster, Be Good! by Natalie Marshall

Songs 

If You're a Ghost and You Know It
Courtesy of Sunflower Storytime

I used the following lyrics and actions:

If you’re a ghost and you know it, just say BOO!
If you're a monster and you know it, stomp your feet. 
If you’re a skeleton and you know it, shake your bones.
If you love Halloween and you know it, clap your hands.

Five Little Pumpkins
I used the version by Everything Preschool.

Five Little Monsters
Courtesy of Storytime Katie.  


Parade!

After the storytime, I took the kids on a parade around the library! They picked up goodies at different desks. Everyone wore their costume.

I played the CD Kidz Bop Halloween while the kids worked on their crafts.

Crafts

I offered three crafts to the kids.

Frankenstein paper plate.

Paper plate mummy.