Halloween Stories for Children – Storytelling at Halloween

Storytelling is an art. Everyone loves a good story and Halloween is the best time to open a chest full of ghost stories for your guests. A scary, hair-rising story at Halloween is a great entertainment idea. It adds to the ambience of your Halloween party. However, if you are a parent and hosting a children’s Halloween party this year, you may want to come up with a few exclusive Halloween Stories for Children.

Top 2 Considerations before Choosing Halloween Stories for Children

• The age of the children – Children can be classified into two age categories: below 10 and between 10 to 12 years. That which is an ‘interesting’ ghost story for a child above 10 could be an absolutely terrifying experience for a 6-year old child. It is mandatory you choose stories depending on the age group of your audience.
• Special cases – Some children are easily scared and ghost stories can affect their psyche in ways that could be detrimental to their emotional health. Assuming you have already decided on what stories to tell the children during the Halloween party, it might be a good idea to call up the invitees’ parents and discuss your storytelling plans with them.

Inform parents about the stories you have picked for Halloween and get their inputs. After all, you would not want a child to go back home crying or stunned, and spends days in that state.

• Creating an ambiance – The easiest way to create a great ambience for a ghost story is by shutting out the lights in the room. Indeed, for adults it is most exciting. However for kids, especially those under 10, it could be frightening and uncomfortable. Keep the lights on while narrating. A well-lit room takes half the scare out of a ghost story, but with children, it is the wisest of storytelling practices.

How Halloween Stories for Children can be made Interesting

• Lights and Sound – Although keeping lights on is recommended, if you have spoken to the children’s parents and there are no ‘special’ cases among your audience, you could dim the lights of the room a little. You may even play some eerie music.
• Dramatics – Don’t let stories be a simply narrative of fiction. Spice it up with good voice modulation, expressions and even costumes. Surprise the children (not scare them) by appearing dressed like a witch, angel or a cute ghost and invite them over for a story session. Costumes help grab your audience’s attention and make stories far more interesting.

You could also take storytelling a notch higher by acting them out. Enlist the help of your spouse and a couple of other adult members of your family to play the various characters. The children will love it!

• Food – Give your audience something to munch on while you narrate stories. Some chocolate cupcake can make the story session so much more interesting.

Halloween Stories for Children can be both spooky and funny. You can find several kid stories online. Take your pick from a variety of subjects like ghosts, witches, haunted houses/places, fantasy, fairytales etc, to narrate to your little audience at Halloween.