To get ready for Halloween, we've learned some new rhymes at Circle Time about things that are connected to the holiday but aren't too scary, such as black cats and owls. Here are some favorite rhymes we've learned:
Big Black Cat (sung to the tune of Frere Jacques)
Creeping, creeping
Creeping, creeping
Big black cat!
Big black cat!
Creeeping 'round the corners
Creeping 'round the corners
Pit, pit, pat! Pit, pit pat!
Hoot Owl
Hoot owl, hoot owl,
What do you see?
What do you see in your big old tree?
I see a black creeping by me
That's what I see in my big old tree.
(Continue the verses, but change the things that the owl sees. For example, I see a black spider crawling near me or I see a pumpkin rolling by me)
Knock, Knock, Knock
Knock, knock, knock (clap hands for each knock)
Must be more
Trick or treaters at my door
I open the door (pretend to open a door)
And what do I see? (make big circles around eyes)
Two funny clowns looking at me!
(You can change what you see for each verse; for example, Two scary witches looking at me! or Two silly scarecrows looking at me!)