Halloween can be a frightening time of year for many children, especially those who are very young or those who have sensory issues. Many children on the autism spectrum need to get ready ahead of time.
This social story is designed to help prepare children to understand what they might see and hear on Halloween. To download and print the story, click on the following link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MQq75MeN176FcNSU9DcAiplMEHphMAS9/view
Or, read the story now:
Halloween can cause quite a fright
With its spooky sounds and sights
There are spiders and ghosts and flying bats
Witches with brooms and big pointy hats
You’ll find Jack-O-Lanterns on everyone’s porch
With mouths and eyes lit up like a torch
And little white ghosts strung in trees
That swing and sway in the breeze
A knock on the door makes me jump;
“Mom, did you hear that loud thump?”
She reminds me it’s Trick-or-Treat
Time to hand out candies and sweets
When Mom opens the door
There’s a lion, a minion, a centaur
And a witch with an apple
A crooked nose and a cackle
One of the kids has a scary disguise
A mask with a scar and big creepy eyes
I shiver and hide behind Mom’s skirt
But she shows me it’s just my friend Curt.
There can be a lot to fear on Halloween
If you believe everything is what it seems
But the costumes, the decorations, the sounds you hear
Are just make-believe, a way to have fun this time of year.
©Renee Vajko Srch
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