Get the Crowd Excited! Perfect Performance Ideas for Halloween at Daycare and Kindergarten
Here, we introduce Halloween activities you can enjoy with children! From Halloween dances to paper theater and panel theater, there are plenty of performances that kids can get excited about together.
Stories featuring ghosts and jack-o’-lanterns will have the children thrilled and delighted! By joining voices and moving their bodies, they can immerse themselves in a richly imaginative world.
These activities are perfect for nursery school birthday celebrations and Halloween parties, too.
Create special Halloween memories with the children that you can cherish together.
- [Entertainment/Performances] Ideas for Performances to Introduce at Kindergartens and Nursery Schools—Great for Children and Staff
- Get the Crowd Excited! Perfect Performance Ideas for Halloween at Daycare and Kindergarten
- Fun Halloween Game Ideas for Preschools and Kindergartens
- Indoor Halloween games to get everyone excited! Ideas kids and adults can enjoy
- Try it now! A collection of Halloween magic ideas you’ll be obsessed with
- [From Kids to Adults] Dance Songs You’ll Want to Groove to at a Halloween Party
- Kids will be captivated! A collection of Halloween event planning ideas
- Halloween recreation ideas that kids will love
- [Played in the Parks] A Special Feature on Iconic and Popular Songs from Disney Halloween
- Halloween in childcare gets exciting! Dance ideas for moving and having fun
- At daycare and kindergarten! A collection of Halloween decoration ideas
- [Childcare] Recommended for Tanabata party! Fun and exciting performance/activity ideas
- Get the Fun Going in Childcare! A Collection of Halloween Quiz Ideas to Enjoy with Kids
Exciting! Perfect Performance Ideas for Halloween at Nurseries and Kindergartens (21–30)
Dance “Hello Hello! Halloween”
If you’re getting into the Halloween spirit, you can’t skip the dancing! “Hallo-Hallo! Halloween” is a Halloween song that lets kids pretend to be little ghosts and dance along.
It’s often sung at kindergarten and preschool Halloween parties, so many children might already know it.
The song has a catchy melody and lyrics that kids will want to learn! Be sure to dress up and dance together! Many kids will want to put extra effort into their costumes, too.
If you set aside time in advance to make costumes for Halloween, they’ll be able to enjoy the day in their favorite outfits.
Piñata breaking
Some people may not be familiar with it, but a piñata is a decorative item from Mexico made of paper and filled with candy.
There are many types—like unicorns and bats—and you keep hitting them with a stick until the candy comes out.
They’re made with materials like cardboard or thick paper so they break easily.
Making a piñata that kids will love is also a valuable part of the preparation.
For safety on the day, limit the number of sticks to one and decide the order in which children will take turns hitting the piñata.
Having several piñatas ready seems like a good idea, since everyone can enjoy them at the same time.
Get the Crowd Going! Perfect Performance Ideas for Halloween at Daycare and Kindergarten (31–40)
Sketchbook Theater: “Transforming Little Ghost”
Sketchbook theater is popular alongside paper puppet shows in childcare settings.
This format uses a sketchbook, and the story unfolds as you turn the pages.
It’s not just about flipping pages—you can add slits to create mechanisms, turn songs into pictures, and try various arrangements, so please use the videos as a reference and give it a try.
Since everything fits inside the sketchbook, it’s easy to store and manage, which is a nice bonus.
You can also create original stories that children are likely to enjoy.
Halloween fingerplay
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.
Guess the Hidden Ghosts! Halloween Panel Theater
When it comes to Halloween, nothing says it like a jack-o’-lantern.
This is a game where you guess the ghosts hiding behind the jack-o’-lantern.
You can use it as a quiz or have it appear in a story.
Kids will definitely get excited, shouting “Frankenstein!” or “Bat!” at the glimpses of the ghosts from behind.
Capture the characteristics of each ghost and let their imaginations run wild.
Cute illustrations are available for free download.
It’s also fun to color them with the kids and make panels together.
Puppet Story: Halloween Together
Paper puppets (peep-show theater) use illustrated sheets attached to sticks that you move front and back while telling a story.
They’re a classic performance in kindergartens and preschools.
If you’re creating one with a Halloween theme, bring in characters like ghosts, witches, and pumpkins! It could be fun to base it on a picture book or come up with an original story.
You can also let the children draw the pictures or involve call-and-response for extra enjoyment.
Give it a try and put on a lively, fun play to energize your Halloween party!
Let’s play with Perorincho!
Peroringcho is easy to make with just a large plastic bag and a marker.
Draw a tongue-sticking-out ghost—Peroringcho—on a large plastic bag.
You can use it to crawl through the Peroringcho tunnel, crouch down so you don’t bump into it, and play all sorts of games.
It’s just a bag, but the kids are thrilled by something that looks like a ghost, and before they know it, they’re getting exercise.
Try drawing different designs, like cute ghosts or scary ghosts.
Do it in a spacious area so everyone can run around to their heart’s content.