Children who have been through trauma have more anxiety about the holidays which causes many to sabotage the actual Halloween night. Don’t worry parents! There is a way to help relieve some of that anxiety for your child. Surprise them with a Halloween Caroling night! Allow your children to dress up in their costume and go to neighbors homes, grandparents (being a grandma I can’t get enough of my grandkids!), aunts and uncles, and senior citizen homes and sing for them. It is a fun family activity and you might even get some free candy. You can end the evening at home drinking hot cider. I’ve included Halloween Carols (Halloween songs to Christmas music).
Halloween Caroling – Scream-Along
The Twelve Days of Halloween
(The 12 Days of Christmas)
ON THE FIRST DAY OF HALLOWEEN, MY TRUE GOUL GAVE TO ME-
AN OWL IN AN OLD DEAD TREE.
ON THE SECOND DAY OF HALLOWEEN, MY TRUE GAVE TO ME-
2 TRICK-OR-TREATERS AND…
ON THE THIRD DAY OF HALLOWEEN, MY TRUE GAVE TO ME-
3 BLACK CATS,…
ON THE FOURTH DAY OF HALLOWEEN, MY TRUE GAVE TO ME-
4 SKELETONS,…
ON THE FIFTH DAY OF HALLOWEEN, MY TRUE GAVE TO ME-
5 SCARY SPOOKS,…
ON THE SIXTH DAY OF HALLOWEEN, MY TRUE GAVE TO ME-
6 GOBLINS GOBBLING, …
ON THE SEVENTH DAY OF HALLOWEEN, MY TRUE GAVE TO ME-
7 PUMPKINS GLOWING
ON THE EIGHTH DAY OF HALLOWEEN, MY TRUE GAVE TO ME-
8 MONSTERS SHRIEKING,…
ON THE NINTH DAY OF HALLOWEEN, MY TRUE GAVE TO ME-
9 GHOSTS A-BOOING
ON THE TENTH DAY OF HALLOWEEN, MY TRUE GAVE TO ME-
10 GHOULS A GROANING,…
ON THE ELEVENTH DAY OF HALLOWEEN, MY TRUE GAVE TO ME-
11 MASKS A-LEERING,…
ON THE TWELFTH DAY OF HALLOWEEN, MY TRUE GAVE TO ME-
12 BATS A FLYING
DOWN IN THE PUMPKIN PATCH
(Up On the House Top)
DOWN IN THE PUMPIN PATCH, WITCHES PAUSE,
OUT JUMPS GREAT PUMPKIN, HEAR THE APPLAUSE!
DOWN THROUGH THE ROWS WITH GOODIES AND TOYS,
ALL FOR HIS FOLLOWERS HALLOWEEN JOYS!
HAUNT! HAUNT! HAUNT!
WHO WOULDN’T WANT,
HAUNT! HAUNT! HAUNT!
WHO WOULDN’T WANT,
TO BE IN A PUMPKIN PATCH,
CHEER! CHEER! CHEER!
WAITING FOR GRET PUMPKIN AND BEING SINCERE!
GREAT PUMPKIN IS COMIN’ TO TOWN
(SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN)
OH, YOU BETTER NOT SHRIEK, YOU BETTER NOT GROAN,
YOU BETTER NOT HOWL, YOU BETTER NOT MOAN;
GREAT PUMPKIN IS COMIN’ TO TOWN!
HE’S GOING TO FIND OUT FROM FOLKS THAT HE MEETS,
WHO DESERVES TRICKS AND WHO DESERVES TREATS,
GREAT PUMPKIN IS COMIN’ TO TOWN!
HE’LL SEARCH IN EVERY PUMPKIN PATCH,
HAUNTED HOUSES FAR AND NEAR,
TO SEE IF YOU’VE BEEN SPREADING GLOOM, OR BRINGING LOTS OF CHEER!
SILVERY YELLS
(Silver Bells)
WE’RE ON SIDEWALKS, WE’RE ON PORCHES, DRESSED IN COSTUMES TO SCARE;
THROUGH THE CITY WE’RE RINGING THE DOORBELLS.
TRICK OR TREATING, CANDY EATING, GOOEY STUFF IN OUR HAIR,
BUT THE MOST FUN IS SHRIEKING OUT LOUD;
SHIVERY YELLS, SHIVERY YELLS.
THAT’S THE HALLOWEEN NITTY-GRITTY
MOAN AND GROAN, LEAVE US ALONE;
HALLOWEEN’S JUST ONE NIGHT A YEAR.