Halloween Poems

Five Little Pumpkins

Five little pumpkins, sitting on a gate, (hold up fingers for pumpkins)
The first one said ‘Oh my! It’s getting late!’
The second one said, ‘There are witches in the air!’ (point)
The third one said, ‘But we don’t care!’ (shrug shoulders)
The fourth one said, ‘Let’s run and run and run!’
The fifth one said, ‘It’s Halloween fun!’
Oooooooo went the wind,
And OUT went the lights. (Clap hands on the word ‘out’)
And the five little pumpkins rolled out of sight. (Roll hands)

The Witches’ Spell

Double, double, toil and trouble;
Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.
Fillet of a fenny snake
In the cauldron boil and bake;
Eye of newt, and toe of frog,
Wool of bat, and tongue of dog,
Adder’s fork, and blind-worm’s sting,
Lizard’s leg and owlet’s wing,
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth, boil and bubble.
Double, double, toil and trouble;
Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.

by William Shakespeare

Halloween Pumpkin

A pumpkin is orange
A pumpkin is round
A pumpkin grows big
On a vine on the ground.

But a Halloween pumpkin
With a smile and a light
Is a glad Jack-O-Lantern
On Halloween night.

V Gouled

Ready for Halloween

Pumpkins and all
big ones and small,
apples and pumpkins
and cornstalks in fall…

Corn standing tall,
apples and all,
pumpkins to gather
and set on the wall…

Cornstalks to lean,
yellow and green,
bright orange pumpkins
with apples between…

Apples between,
shined to a sheen
everything’s ready
to greet Halloween.

Author unknown to me

It’s Halloween

While jack-o-lanterns grin and glow,
Black cats prowl and bats fly low,
And witches call from their broomstick flight
It’s Halloween tonight, tonight!

While jack-o-lanterns show their faces
Ghosts are gathered in darksome places
And goblins chant – though they can’t be seen
It’s Halloween! It’s Halloween!

by L. Jacobs

5 Little Pumpkins

5 little pumpkins at my door
A neighbor came and took one then there were 4.
4 little pumpkins under a tree
Along came a farmer and then there were 3.
3 little pumpkins looked so new
I gave one away then there were 2.
2 little pumpkins laying in the sun
Grandma made a pie now there is just one.
I then made a jack-o-lantern, wasn’t that fun?

Songs

I’m A Little Pumpkin

(tune: I’m A Little Teapot)
I’m a little pumpkin
Orange and round.
Here is my stem,
There is the ground.
When I get all cut up
Don’t you shout!
Just open me up
And school me out!

We Are Pumpkins

(tune: Buffalo Gals)
We are pumpkins big and round
Big and round, big and round
We are pumpkins big and round. Sitting on the ground.
See our great big shining eyes
Shining eyes, shining eyes.
See our great big shining eyes, Looking all around.
See our great big laughing mouths
Laughing mouths, laughing mouths.
See our great big laughing mouths, Smiling right at you!

🎃 More Halloween Ideas for Your Family

If your family enjoyed these poems and songs, here are more Halloween ideas from Homeschooling on a Shoestring.

• 12 Easy and Budget-Friendly Halloween Crafts for Kids
  https://homeschoolingonashoestring.com/12-easy-and-budget-friendly-halloween-crafts-for-kids/
• Halloween Craft Projects Fun for All Ages
  https://homeschoolingonashoestring.com/halloween-craft-projects-fun-for-all-ages/
• Halloween on a Shoestring
  https://homeschoolingonashoestring.com/halloween-on-a-shoestring/
• Halloween Page
  https://homeschoolingonashoestring.com/homeschooling/homeschooling-by-subject/holidays/halloween/
• Halloween Smoothie
  https://homeschoolingonashoestring.com/halloween-smoothie/

Last Updated on October 21, 2026 by Jodi