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)
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.
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.
Funny FestivalHIMAWARI channeru
A perfect song for the Halloween season has arrived.
This track from HIMAWARI Channel vividly and joyfully portrays a carnival of ghosts.
You can just picture little monsters holding hands and dancing to the lively rhythm.
While weaving in traditional Halloween elements, it strikes a superb balance between spookiness and fun.
There’s also a dance-version music video available, making it perfect for use at Halloween events in nurseries and kindergartens.
If everyone dresses up and dances together, it’s sure to become a wonderful memory.
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!
Pumpkin Dancetasukukoma
It’s a fun dance song that’s perfect for the Halloween season.
The choreography, inspired by ghosts and pumpkins that kids love, is super cute, and the lyrics are easy to remember, so everyone can sing and dance together.
The chorus features repeated moves, making it easy and fun even for little kids to dance along.
This track, included on Tascom’s album “Debu demo Ii sa” (“It’s Okay to Be Chubby”), is sure to liven up any Halloween party! Put on costumes, bring some treats, and dance together—there’s no doubt the kids will be all smiles.
Be sure to try it out to make some fun memories!
Recommended for childcare activities! Halloween songs to sing and play with (41–50)
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?
Bakechama the GhostKeroponzu
Centered on the adorable little ghost Bake-chama, this song is full of charm that captures children’s hearts.
The lyrics weave in playful transformation games that make use of Bake-chama’s abilities and moments of connection, sparking kids’ imaginations.
Released in July 2016, the track is included on the album “Odotte Asobou!! KEROPONS BEST.” It’s perfect for dancing at Halloween events, and dressing up and dancing together with kids is sure to double the fun.
True to Keropons’ style, the melody is bright and catchy, making it easy for children to remember.