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Halloween Costumes and Customs

Halloween is a holiday.

A holiday is a day when things are different than an ordinary day.

Some changes happen on a holiday. The changes are fun for most people.

Halloween comes every year at the same time.

• It is always in the fall.• It is always on October 31st.

Halloween uses orange and black colors.

People can wear costumes on Halloween.

• Costumes are clothes that are different from the ordinary clothes.

• Some costumes are silly.

• Some costumes are scary.

People can wear masks on Halloween.

• A mask sometimes covers a person’s face.• The person is the same person. The person just looks

different.

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Children can go to houses and get candy.

• They knock on doors of homes and say “trick or treat”. The people give them candy.

• This is the only day of the year that people do “trick or treat.”

Some people make jack-o-lanterns.

• A jack-o-lantern is a pumpkin that has been changed.

• Someone cuts the pumpkin and takes out the slimy part.

• Then, they carve a face in the pumpkin.• Then, they put a light inside the pumpkin

and call it a “Jack-o-lantern.”

People feel differently about Halloween.

Some people are• excited • curious • nervous

about this different day.

• nervous• curious• excited• anxious• happy

How do I feel?

I can try to be calm on Halloween.

• I can take a deep breath.• I can relax my body.

I can handle the changes on Halloween.

I can look at the decorations.I can wear a costume or mask.

I can do “trick or treat” with my family.I can tell an adult if I feel nervous.

Halloween can be lots of fun!

The End

Kim Singleton, MS, CCC-SLPwww.KimSingleton.com

Email: Kim@KimSingleton.com

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