Meet the ghosts, ghouls and goblins in our links. Be careful out there!

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SOUNDS / E-CARDS

ARTS / CRAFTS

Britannica Halloween
Lovely mini site with activity centre (Schools Broadband only).

Visual History of Halloween
From Ancient Celts to today. And this other site has the origins of Jack-O'-Lanterns.

BBC Halloween
Where did the festival come from? The origins of trick-or-treat.

The Human Skeleton
Lear about bones in a skeleton.

 

Oíche Shamhna
Pictúirí agus focail i gcomhar Oíche Shamhna.

 

Halloween on Seomra Ranga
Downloadable files covering Door Signs; Human Bones; Handy Ghosts and so on. Posters too.
 

 

Halloween Wordbank
Complete the story.

 

40 Halloween Facts
Interesting facts about all sorts of things. Something for everyone.

 

Storytime
Tell us your scary Halloween story.

Scary Sounds
From screams to creaking doors. Turn your speakers up. Fun! Or you could try this alternative.

Animated Cards
Send scarry messages to your friends.

Yahoo Kids Cards
Good selection of cards.

123 Greeting Cards

Halloween Cookbook
Some traditional Halloween treats.

 

Halloween Crossword No 1
Scoilnet teacher created crossword.

 

Halloween Crossword No 2
Another Scoilnet crossword.

 

Halloween Clipart
Download loads of clipart here.

 

Hangman
Get the letters, make the word and save your neck!

Witches & Monsters
Colouring activities for younger children.

Family Fun
Wide range of craft activities.

DLTK Crafts
Frankenstein, spider and cat crafts.

TEACHERS

ABC Teach
Units of cross-curricular activities covering the halloween theme.

Pumpkin Carving
How-to guide. Care needed.

 

History.com Halloween
Good videos and articles. Good for IWB, but does contain ads.

 

Background on Halloween
Might provide inspiration for class activities.

 

No Licence No Fireworks
Poster (PDF) from the Department of Justice and Law Reform. Also available as Gaeilge.