Halloween Poems for Kids

If part of celebrating the spookiest holiday on the calendar includes Halloween poems for kids, the Internet has a number of resources available.

Kids love Halloween

Children get excited in the days before Halloween. They spend time thinking about the costumes they will wear and what kinds of treats they hope to get on the Big Night. Reading Halloween poems and stories helps them enjoy this time of year.

They can start off by learning a few simple rhymes and slowly work up to more challenging pieces as they get older. The poems and stories can be used to help youngsters understand what they find scary and why they might want to be just a little bit scared on Halloween night.

Teachers can use these materials as part of a lesson plan about this holiday, and kids will enjoy learning something about the history of Halloween as well.

Here are some examples of websites that include poems that will appeal to children of all ages:

The Alphabet Soup website's Halloween page includes poems submitted by site visitors. Many of them have included their age at the time of writing, and there are some very talented young writers who have shared their take on what Halloween means to them.

This site includes a selection of poems that deal with the subject of haunted houses, ghosts, and a witch's cat. Have you ever wondered how to make something called Monster Stew? You can find out by checking out the poem of the same name here!

The "Song of the Witches" from Macbeth is also included. No doubt anyone who has heard it will be able to recall how it brings to mind a vivid picture of three women who are brewing up something unsavory.

Visitors to this site will also learn what else they can expect to see and experience "When the Frost is on the Pumpkin." (Hint: The air is crisp, and it's time to make apple cider.)

Many of the poems posted on DLTK's Halloween Poetry and Songs site are for younger children. It includes the nursery rhyme "Five Little Pumpkins," as well as "Pumpkin Time," which can be sung to "Mary Had a Little Lamb."

Edgar Allan Poe's classic, "The Raven" makes an appearance here, but it may be more suitable for older children or adults.

A series of Halloween songs are also included here, along with the tunes they are to be sung to. Here are some examples:

• "Black Cats Song" (sung to "Three Blind Mice")
• "Humphrey the Blue-Nosed Pumpkin" (sung to "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer")
• "Pumpkin Pumpkin on the Ground" (sung to "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star")

The World of Halloween website lists some poems for children to enjoy. Offerings include "An October Night," "The Monster Who Was Misunderstood," "Halloween Magic," and "Shivers."

The [1] website includes some short poems that younger children would be able to learn quite easily. The site also includes some offering submitted by youngsters as well.

These are only a few examples of the Halloween poems for kids available online. A visit to the public library will turn up some other offerings as well.

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