Recommended for daycare activities! A Halloween song you can sing and play with
Halloween is kids’ favorite season! So here, we’re introducing classic songs to liven up events at daycare centers and kindergartens.
From chants of “Trick or Treat” and songs about the fun of turning into ghosts, to tunes that combine hand games and rhythm play, there’s a full lineup you can enjoy together with children.
We’ve selected only songs that will bring out lots of smiles.
You’re sure to find tracks perfect for this year’s Halloween that will boost the excitement and festive mood! Be sure to find your favorites.
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Recommended for childcare activities! Halloween songs to sing and play (31–40)
Ghost Partyhiromichi & tanizou
This fun, Halloween-themed song portrays a party where children are dressed up as ghosts.
With humorous lyrics and a rhythmic melody, it’s designed so even easily-frightened kids can enjoy it.
Released in April 2023, the song is also included on the album “Gyuggyuggyu~! Hiromichi & Tanizou 0-1-2-year-old Sports Day & Recital.” It’s perfect for Halloween events and performances at kindergartens and nursery schools, and it’s a tune kids can happily dance to together.
How about having teachers and parents dress up too so everyone can get excited and join the fun?
Gummy Choco PumpkinFujihira Kano
Hanano Fujihira’s Halloween song is a fun track themed around kids’ favorite sweets.
It features a lively rhythm and a catchy melody, and the dance is simple and easy to learn, so everyone can dance together.
Released in October 2019, the song is perfect for the Halloween season and is popular in kindergartens and nursery schools.
The choreography is easy for children to copy and has spread on social media.
It’s an adorable dance tune that will get both kids and teachers excited at Halloween parties and events!
Trick or treatSakushi/Sakkyoku: Kutsuna Mika
This song, packed with Halloween fun, is full of charm that excites children’s hearts.
With its lively rhythm and perfectly Halloween vibe, it’s a tune kids can dance to with joy.
It’s even used at Halloween events and in eurhythmics lessons.
Children can dance while imagining going trick-or-treating, enjoy rhythm games like making pumpkin soup, and explore many other fun activities.
It’s a recommended song for livening up any Halloween party.
[Hand Play] One Little Ghost
![[Hand Play] One Little Ghost](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/r9c3tnuddZU/sddefault.jpg)
Let’s all play the hand game “Ippiki Obake” and liven up the party! Following the song, you move one hand, then both hands, then your feet—adding more body parts as you go—so it’s also a counting game.
Moving everything at the end is pretty tough…! There will likely be moments of wobbling and big laughter.
The tune of this hand-play song has a humorous feel.
Enjoy the kids’ adorable little-ghost act and have a wonderful time.
You can play as long as there’s one person to demonstrate, so while the kids are playing, other adults can prep the next activity or set out snacks—handy for keeping the party running smoothly.
Ghost Party
A fun song packed with Halloween excitement is included on the September 2020 album “Shimajiro Ages 1–2: Hit Songs.” With its bright, rhythmic melody and a delightful world where friendly ghosts enjoy a party, it sparks children’s imaginations.
The energetic vocals by Shimajiro and Mana Ogawa are another highlight.
This track is perfect not only for Halloween-season events but also for daycare and kindergarten activities, as well as family parties—any occasion where kids can sing, dance, and have fun together with their friends!
Recommended for childcare activities! Halloween songs to sing and play with (41–50)
Finger-play eurhythmics “Ghost Sheet”
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.
Crazy Party Night: The Revenge of the Pumpkinkyarī pamyu pamyu
This pop and catchy song that livens up Halloween night is a tune everyone can enjoy dancing to together.
The lyrics, which depict mysterious happenings on a magical night and the sight of a colorfully decorated town, spark children’s imaginations.
Its fun, rhythmic phrases repeat in a way that will make even little kids want to move their bodies.
Released in September 2015, the song was also used as the Halloween campaign song for a cola beverage.
Put on your costumes, form a circle, and dance together—your Halloween party is sure to be an even bigger hit!