Halloween boosts excitement in childcare! A collection of ideas to liven things up with fingerplay activities

Halloween fingerplay

[Fingerplay] [Halloween] You can enjoy it at daycare, too!!

Here’s a hand game perfect for Halloween.

The moves aren’t difficult, so even infants can copy them and have fun right away.

Doing it together makes it twice as enjoyable.

It’s an adorable and funny hand game that’s sure to make everyone smile.

You can also use it for counting play, so it’s great for preschoolers too! Toward the end, keeping your balance gets tricky, so there may be moments where everyone loses their posture and bursts into laughter.

Even children who are afraid of ghosts will likely enjoy this, since the hand game is cute and engaging.

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Araki Jakkan

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Pan! Pukin

[Halloween Fingerplay] Kids Will Love It♪ Pan! Pukin — Useful for Childcare

Introducing the Halloween hand game “Pan! Pukin.” It’s a cute hand game that toddlers and even infants can enjoy.

In this game, you clap to the music with a “pan!” and then use both hands to make a pumpkin shape in front of your face.

The number of claps increases as the game goes on, so watch the teacher or caregiver closely and imitate them as you play! It also looks fun to enjoy it as a warm-up for physical activity by stretching out your arms and legs.

Now, can you do it without getting the number of claps wrong?

Peekaboo

[Halloween Hand Play] Simple hand games enjoyable from age 0. Great for childcare settings and parent–child fun.

In English, peekaboo means “inai inai baa.” This time, I’ll introduce a Halloween-themed peekaboo hand play.

Let’s enjoy a peekaboo game that even 0-year-olds can enjoy, set to music and rhythm! The rhythm gradually gets faster, which makes it so funny you can’t help but laugh—but do your best to keep up! And the fun part is that, at the end, the ghost flies off somewhere!? This hand play brings out children’s smiles! Keep an eye on the ghost at the end, and let’s all get excited together!

Glove Theater: The Greedy Little Ghost

[Glove Theater] The Hungry Little Ghost [Handmade]

If you want to enjoy Halloween with children, we recommend a guessing game where you match the contents of the refrigerator to the song “Kuishinbo Obake” (The Gluttonous Ghost).

A “glove theater,” where you stick ghosts and foods onto a glove, is fun too, but this video shows how to make a slightly larger and easier-to-use “fan theater.” This version is easier to make even if you’re not good at fine, detailed work.

Also, the “Kuishinbo Obake” song is super cute, making it a great theme even for kids who find ghosts scary.

Finger-play eurhythmics “Ghost Sheet”

September–October Autumn: Halloween hand play song eurhythmics [Ghost Sheet] for nursery and kindergarten — Halloween song

This is a play song called “Ghost Sheet.” Kids love to “put it on, hide, and pop out,” right? This song includes all of those elements.

Sing it at a Halloween party and you’re sure to capture the children’s hearts! You can even use a big sheet so lots of kids can play at once.

To prevent suffocation or anything wrapping around the neck, prepare a semi-transparent handkerchief to use as the sheet and play in a way that keeps the children’s faces and condition visible.

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Yoimachi Jēn

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Let’s become ghosts

[Finger Play Song] Let's Be Ghosts / Halloween / Preschool

This is a perfect finger-play song called “Let’s Be a Ghost” for kids who say, “I want to be a ghost!” You put both hands out, bend your wrists, strike a ghost pose, and jump and spin to the rhythm of the song.

The lyrics say that things kids can’t do might be possible if they become a ghost, which might help create a slightly more positive image of ghosts.

If you make a sheet-ghost costume out of a clear garbage bag and let the kids really get into character as ghosts, it’s sure to be a hit.

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sasashina

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