For kids, 'Pumpkin Jack' is a lovely Halloween story. It tells the story of a boy who carves a pumpkin named Jack and then the adventures that Jack has after being carved. 'The Berenstain Bears and the Spooky Old Tree' is also a good one. The Berenstain Bears are always popular with kids, and in this story, they explore a spooky old tree. There are also some great picture - book Halloween stories like 'Skeleton Hiccups' where a skeleton has hiccups and all the funny things that happen while he tries to get rid of them.
A simple one is about a haunted school on Halloween. The desks move by themselves and the chalk writes spooky messages on the board. But when the janitor shows up in the morning, everything is normal again. It's just the school having its own Halloween fun without scaring anyone too much.
The story of the Pumpkin Patch Fairy is also not scary. This fairy lives in a pumpkin patch and every year on Halloween, she gives a special glow to the pumpkins that are going to be made into jack - o - lanterns. She whispers good wishes to the children who come to pick the pumpkins and makes sure everyone has a happy Halloween.
There's a Halloween story about a friendly ghost named Casper for kids. Casper was different from other ghosts. He didn't want to scare people but instead just wanted to play. However, there were other meaner ghosts in the old cemetery where he lived. On Halloween, those mean ghosts would come out and try to spook the kids who came to visit the cemetery. Casper would then try to protect the kids, which made for an exciting and a little bit scary story for the young ones.
A simple halloween bedtime story could be about a little witch who loses her broom while flying over the town on halloween night. She has to search everywhere for it. Eventually, she finds it in her own garden. Tired from the search, she goes to her little cottage and goes to sleep. This story is not too scary and can be fun for kids.
A great one is 'Room on the Broom'. It's about a witch and her animal friends on her broomstick. As they fly around on Halloween night, they encounter some problems but solve them together. It's a very engaging story with lovely illustrations.
Good kids' Halloween bedtime stories should not be too scary. They need to have just the right amount of spookiness to be exciting but not cause nightmares. For example, they might have friendly ghosts or cute witches. They also often have a moral or lesson, like being brave in the face of fear. And they usually have colorful and vivid descriptions to engage the kids' imagination.
The story of 'Room on the Broom' is also a wonderful free option. It follows a kind witch who keeps inviting different animals onto her broomstick as she flies through the night. It has a great moral about friendship and is filled with charming illustrations if you can find a picture - book version online. It's a story that kids will enjoy and can be easily found for free on some kids' story websites.
Sure. There's a story about a little pumpkin named Pete. Pete was the smallest pumpkin in the patch. All the other pumpkins were getting chosen for carving, but Pete was left behind. On Halloween night, a little mouse came along. The mouse was lost and scared. Pete offered to be the mouse's lantern. So the mouse put a tiny candle inside Pete and they went on an adventure together through the spooky forest, finding their way home. It's a sweet and not - too - scary story for kids.
One scary kids Halloween story could be about a haunted house. There was an old, dilapidated house at the end of the street. Every Halloween night, strange noises came from it. Kids who walked too close would see shadowy figures in the windows. It was said that a witch once lived there and cursed the place before she vanished. Legend had it that if you entered the house on Halloween, you might never come out.
'The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything' is also a great choice. It's about a brave old lady who meets various spooky things like shoes that go 'clomp, clomp' but she's not afraid. It's a story that can teach kids to be brave and has a catchy refrain that kids can join in with.