To be sure to include all children and families in storytime I do a "not Halloween" storytime just before the holiday. It can be about monsters, spiders, dressing up, not being scared. Elements of Halloween without being Halloween. This year it was a mash-up of many Halloweenish things.
Books
The Mouse who wasn't Scared
by Petr Horacek
Aaaarrgghh! Spider!
by Lydia Monks
Where's Sam?
by Yves Got
Flannel
Go Away Big Green Monster
(based on the book by Ed Emberley)
Songs/Rhymes
Hello, Hello
The Monster Boogie
by Laurie Berkner
The Itsy Bitsy Spider FIVE WAYS!
The Big Hairy Spider
The Super Slow Spider
The Speedy Little Spider
The Silent Little Spider
My Hands Say Goodbye
Open Ended Art Activity
Lunch size paper bags, paper scraps, yarn, crayons, scissors, glue sticks
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