Ghost Storytime
Scott Bahlmann
Opening: Shake My Sillies Out – Raffi
Book: Three Little Ghosties – Pippa Goodhart
(Not much story here, but the illustrations are playful, and there's great personality.)
Activity: In the Dark Dark Woods
(see the full version here)
(Just a little bit spooky. It's great to do again and have the kids try to remember what part comes next.)
Book: Ghost in the House – Ammi-Joan Paquette
(A little ghost find lots of things in the house, but wasn't expecting a live boy! Adorable illustrations.)
Activity: Ghost Hunt
(Adapted from the traditional 'Going on a Bear Hunt')
(This was a fun adaptation of a tried and true activity.)
We're going on a ghost hunt
We're going to catch a spooky one! (wiggle fingers by face)
With a wiggly body. (wiggle body)
and a big round mouth. (draw circle around mouth with finger)
Look over there!
It's a river...
(Hop across the river, Sludge through the muddy field,
sneak past the haunted house, duck under the branchy forest,
and then we find a ghost in the graveyard!)
Book: Ghosts in the House - Kazuno Kohara
(An adorable and original story. I love everything about it.)
Activity: Five Little Ghosts
(See the full version here)
(This has a fun interactive element with the kids predicting the colors that the ghosts will turn. Very fun!)
Book: Mine! – Mathilde Stein
(This book is a little bit long, but the pacing is fantastic so I left it as is. Even at the end of the program, the kids were very into it.)
Activity: Ghost Craft
(Then we taped paper cut in strips into a plastic cup for a little ghost, and used stickers for the eyes. With yarn attached to the top, the kids had a great time 'flying' their ghost friends through the air.)