Nursery Rhymes, Songs, and Fingerplays for Kids
(Tune: “10 Little Indians” also “Bumpin Up and Down in My Little Red Wagon“)
One little, two little, three little witches
Flying over haystacks, flying over ditches
Flying round the moon without any hitches
Hey! Ho! Halloween’s here!
(Tune: “10 Little Indians” also “Bumpin’ Up and Down in My Little Red Wagon“)
One little, two little, three little pumpkins
Sitting on the fence like country bumpkins
The jumped off and bumped their rumpkins
One October night!
Five little ghosts flying out the door,
One flew away and then there were four.
Four little ghosts playing happily,
One flew away and then there were three.
Three little ghosts yelling boo! boo! boo!,
One flew away and then there were two.
Two little ghosts having spooky fun,
One flew away and then there was one.
One little ghost caught sight of the sun,
Flew back home and that left none.
Five little bats came flying in the door,
one flew away and that left four!
Four little bats hiding in a tree,
One flew away and that left three!
Three little bats looking down at you,
One flew away and that left two!
Two little bats looking down at you,
One flew away and that left one!
One little bat hanging all alone,
He flew away and then there were none!
Pumpkin, Pumpkin is an interactive chant for you and your little one. Hold your baby or toddler on your lap and gently bounce as you chant the words. Sitting on a wall: perch child right on your knee. Tip and fall: rock child side to side, dipping as far as is comfortable. Rolling down the street: Holding child’s hands, roll them like you would in Pat-a-Cake. You’re so sweet: bring child in for kisses or tickles.
Pumpkin, Pumpkin sitting on a wall
Pumpkin, Pumpkin tip and fall
Pumpkin, Pumpkin rolling down the street
Pumpkin, Pumpkin you’re so sweet!
I saw a ghost
He saw me too
I waved hello
But he said
Boo!
(Tune: “I’m a Little Teapot“)
I’m a little pumpkin short and round.
I grow on the vine and on the ground.
I start as a seed and grow and grow.
Soon I’ll be carved and then I’ll glow!
This is the way the witches fly, the witches fly, the witches fly
This is the way the witches fly: Swish! Swish! Swish!
This is the way the ghosts go by, ghosts go by, ghosts go by
This is the way the ghosts go by: Boo! Boo! Boo!
This is the way the black cats howl, black cats howl, black cats howl
This is the way the black cats howl: Meow! Meow! Meow!
This is the way the pumpkins laugh, the pumpkins laugh, the pumpkins laugh
This is the way the pumpkins laugh: Hee! Hee! Hee!
This is the way the night owls cry, night owls cry, night owls cry
This is the way the night owls cry: Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!
Five little witches sitting on a gate.
The first one said, “I’m glad it’s getting late.”
The second one said, “There are spiders in my hair!”
The third one said, “Well, I declare!”
The fourth one said, “Trick or treating would be fun!”
The fifth one said, “Let’s run and run and run!”
So, Wooo oooo went the wind.
And out went the light!
And the five the little witches flew out of sight!
The witch on the broom goes hee, hee, hee, hee, hee, hee, hee, hee, hee
The witch on the broom goes hee, hee, hee,
All through the night.
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