Halloween
| K = Kindergarten P = Primary |
I = Intermediate J = Junior/Middle |
S = Senior/High School A = Adult |
(30 Titles)
| 11034 | Apples | 30 min. | 1996 | KP |
| Come on an exploration of our favorite fruit, the apple! Visit an apple orchard over the seasons from winter pruning to fall harvesting. Hear the story of important apple pioneers, Johnny Appleseed and John McIntosh. Look at apple cells through an electron microscope. Share in the Halloween excitement of apple bobbing and candied apple making. | ||||
| 02481 | Arthur Celebrates the Holidays | 40 min. | 1985 | KP |
| Includes five titles based on the books by Marc Brown. These stories are: "Arthur's Halloween," "Arthur's Thanksgiving," "Arthur's Christmas," "Arthur's Valentine" and "Arthur's April Fool." | ||||
| 11671 | Beneath the Ghost Moon | 11 min. | 1996 | KP |
| This fanciful picture book is a Halloween story that can be utilized at any time of the year. Told in rhyming verse, the story is about some happy farmyard mice who are getting ready for the Halloween Ghost Eve ball when a band of mean creepy-crawly creatures destroy their outfits. The mice learn to stand up for themselves and forgive those who ask for it. | ||||
| 09660 | Buttons and Rusty and the Halloween Party | 25 min. | 1984 | KP |
| In Chucklewood, everyone is busy carving pumpkins and getting ready for the big Halloween Party. As Buttons and Rusty are Trick or Treating, they discover two costumed burglars sneaking around the park. Buttons and Rusty capture the thieves and join the party for a happy Halloween. Produced and directed by Bill Hutten and Tony Love. | ||||
| 11033 | Cranberry Bounce | 30 min. | 1991 | KPI |
| When these children introduce you to the cranberry farm, you'll never look at cranberries the same. Visit the cranberry farm and join in the fun as we watch the cranberries through four seasons. Find out how they got their name and why they have become a part of our Thanksgiving tradition. | ||||
| 11004 | Creepy Creatures | 30 min. | 1996 | PIJ |
| Slime, suckers and spines may be spooky to some, but are important for survival in the animal world. Explore some of the world's scariest creatures and learn why they're important parts of the animal kingdom in this special Halloween edition. Shamu TV | ||||
| 13046 | Creepy Creatures | 30 min. | 1998 | PI |
| Featuring Kathleen Turner as the voice of Clawdette, the black cat, this made-for-Halloween video is filled with black widows, large lizards, and slithering snakes. | ||||
| 02891 | Disney's Halloween Treat | 47 min. | 1982 | PIJ |
| Collection of classic scenes from the greatest animated feature films and cartoon shorts, includes scenes from "The Sword In The Stone," "Peter Pan," "Snow White" and many more. | ||||
| 09619 | Disney's Haunted Halloween | 8 min. | 1988 | KPIJSA |
| An animated pumpkin discusses Halloween and superstitions with Goofy, showing him the origins of Halloween and guidelines for safe and happy trick-or-treating by using classic annimated clips. Animated. | ||||
| 05476 | Fall Brings Changes | 12 min. | 1976 | P |
| Shows Halloween, Thanksgiving and the changes that colder weather brings to plants, to birds, to animals and to children. Comments and activities of children are woven into the experiences of fall. | ||||
| 07025 | Ghost with the Halloween Hiccups | 7 min. | 1985 | KP |
| Mr. Penny has the hiccups and they threaten to keep him out of the Halloween play. Everyone has a "sure-fire" remedy, but none work until he has a surprise meeting with a hairy bat and a dragon. | ||||
| 02832 | Halloween | 15 min. | 1977 | P |
| This program teaches students about the celebration of Halloween, how and why it is special. | ||||
| 07094 | Halloween | 15 min. | 1988 | PI |
| Explains the holiday "Halloween" providing activities and customs to show ways to celebrate. You will see ghosts, pumpkins, witches, black cats, and other symbols. | ||||
| 10115 | Halloween | 12 min. | 1993 | KPI |
| Students learn how Halloween began and how, over hundreds of years, it developed into the holiday we know today. The traditions of bobbing for apples, trick-or-treating, and carving pumpkins are explained and a Halloween tale of the supernatural is included. Halloween safety rules are covered in detail. A teacher's guide accompanies this video. | ||||
| 11801 | Halloween | 25 min. | 1994 | KPI |
| Explores several folk traditions from Costa Rica, Mexico and Ireland to explain some Halloween symbols, the origin of costumes, and the custom of trick-or-treating. The importance of Halloween safety is discussed, children learn how to make a papier-mache mask, and Irish folk singers perform. | ||||
| 08699 | Halloween Dream | 7 min. | 1982 | KPI |
| The alley cat dreams of being surprised by Halloween ghosts and goblins and sure enough he awakens from the dream to a knock on the door. It's Little Dog and Kitten in disguise! | ||||
| 09659 | Halloween Haunts | 22 min. | 1952 | KPI |
| Scare yourself silly with three Walt Disney Classic Cartoons. In "Pluto's Judgement Day," mischievous Pluto gets a nightmare sentence from the Court of Cats after he chases a kitten for fun! "Lonesome Ghosts" has Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy trying to scare up some business as haunted house cleaners! "Trick or Treat:" A sweet old lady on a broom swoops down on trickster Donald, and it proves to be a real treat to his nephews, Huey, Louie, and Dewey. | ||||
| 07026 | Halloween Safety | 11 min. | 1977 | PI |
| Warns children of the special dangers of Halloween. | ||||
| 11534 | Halloween Surprises | 13 min. | 1989 | P |
| The ghost of Halloween teaches Mickey and his young friend Beth about Halloween safety concerns such as wearing safe Halloween costumes, trick or treating in groups, and following vital street safety rules. | ||||
| 08358 | It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! | 77 min. | 1985 | KPI |
| This is the delightful Peanuts feature that's become a Halloween tradition. Will Linus' faith in The Great Pumpkin spoil all the fun? Also includes "What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown" and "It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown." | ||||
| 02862 | Learning about Solar Energy | 12 min. | 1975 | PI |
| Solar energy may one day heat our homes and run our factories but it is already possible to use the sun's power in many ways. Children find ways to heat water for an outdoor shower, and cook a hamburger in a miniature solar furnace. | ||||
| 11398 | Let's Create for Halloween | 60 min. | 1995 | PI |
| Halloween is a fun time, full of tricks and treats, and this tape is for children who like to get into the spirit of the holiday. It is chock full of music and surprises to motivate children to create six art projects with Halloween as the theme. | ||||
| 09511 | McGruff on Halloween | 14 min. | 1991 | PI |
| With examples from his files McGruff gives plenty of tips to make Halloween both safe and fun. McGruff has some important do's and don'ts to follow. Among them: never go out alone; always stay in a familiar neighborhood with a group that includes an adult. never take a ride from a stranger or enter a stranger's house, and let parents examine your treats before eating anything. He also talks about costumes and masks. | ||||
| 09684 | Pumpkin Who Wouldn't Smile | 30 min. | 1987 | KP |
| Raggedy Ann and Andy with their skateboarding dog Raggedy Arthur star in this tale of the orphan jack-o'-lantern who cries pumpkin seeds. He is sad because nobody bought him until Raggedy Ann and Andy bring him to the little boy Ralph. Ralph's Aunt Agatha had forgotten what it felt like to be young and would not let him celebrate Halloween. Animated adventure by Chuck Jones. | ||||
| 02439 | Pumpkin Who Wouldn't Smile/Great Santa Caper | 50 min. | 1984 | KP |
| Two animated Raggedy Ann and Andy stories where they aid a boy who lost his Halloween pumpkin in "The Pumpkin Who Wouldn't Smile" and foil a plot to turn Santa's workshop into a factory in "The Santa Claus Caper." | ||||
| 02313 | Space Case | 30 min. | 1986 | P |
| What would it be like to meet beings from another planet? In SPACE CASE, a young boy has this very opportunity one spooky Halloween night. LeVar sends a special invitation to all the aliens that might be watching READING RAINBOW to visit earth, and shows them some of the earth's wonders. | ||||
| 13543 | Spooky Creatures and Friends | 30 min. | 2000 | KP |
| The adventure begins on Halloween day and continues late into the night. Meet many of the creatures associated with this special day?owls and snakes, bugs and mice, and more?all seen in their natural settings. | ||||
| 10323 | The Dancing Skeleton | 10 min. | 1990 | KPI |
| Aaron Kelly is dead and nobody misses him; he had been so downright mean and ornery. But then he gets out of his grave and returns home to his favorite rocking chair. Day after day, night after night, he rocks back and forth, making a terrible racket. His widow has no idea what to do until the best fiddler in town comes to call. When he plays his music, Aaron begins to dance and his widow sees a way to get Aaron Kelly's bones back where they belong. This program could be used for Halloween. | ||||
| 11719 | The Holidays of Fall | 16 min. | 1996 | PIJ |
| A multicultural video that acquaints children with the origins, traditions and activities associated with Columbus Day, Halloween, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and more. | ||||
| 09643 | The Legend of Sleepy Hollow | 51 min. | 1985 | IJ |
| Based on the story by Washington Irving, of a timid school teacher who comes face to face with a headless ghost one dark Halloween night. Ichabod Crane is portrayed by Ed Begley, Jr. featuring Charles Durning and Beverly D'Angelo. Close-captioned. | ||||