Dear reader,
Ever have one of those days where everyone just wakes up grumpy? We had one this morning. I’m pretty sure the twins didn’t like the soy milk I tried to see if it would help their unending diaper rash (spoiler alert: it didn’t. It SOOO didn’t). And I don’t know what’s up with my preschooler. She’s been needing more attention lately. So, within half an hour of waking up this morning, I knew we needed something to change the mood.
Cue the music! Halloween music of course. We take October very seriously around here. But I hate spooky. So, maybe it’s more accurate to say we take October very cute and humorously around here. My preschooler loves monsters and ghosts and skeletons; always has. October is her jam. Her sisters didn’t care what kind of music it was, to be honest, but they loved clapping (instead of snapping. way above a toddler skill set) for the Addams Family song. And they loved wiggling for Spooky Scary Skeletons.
I have one girly that loves to groove, at any hint of a song. she’ll even randomly drum on her tummy or wiggle if you hum. The other takes some coaxing. She’ll eventually get groovin’, but only if everyone else is doing it, and if she likes the song. She has never been the active mover, though. She’s already declaring herself a people-watcher. We will have to see if that changes.
Here is a list of our Favorite Halloween songs, in case you wanna get in on the dancing (although we just use Pandora to create a Kid’s Halloween station:
- 5 little pumpkins (I remember singing this in grade school!)
- The Addams Family (It’s all about the snapping)
- Sesame Street’s Monster Mash
- Grim Grinning Ghosts from Disney’s Haunted Mansion Ride (We are supposed to be there right now. Boo!)
- Spooky Scary Skeletons
- This is Halloween from Nightmare before Christmas (although I hate Oogie Boogie and leave the room when my teen puts it on)
What songs do you dance to? I’d love to add them to our list!
