Witch, Witch

A tag game that's great for Halloween
Source: Locke, Eleanor G. Sail Away: 155 American Folk Songs to Sing, Read, and Play p. 1

Up, Down

This game is great for the primary grades, especially at Halloween.
Source: Trinka, Jill.  The Little Black Bull and Other Folk Songs, Singing Games, and Play Parties. Folk Music Works. 1996. pp. 50-51

Skin and Bones

My students love to sing this at Halloween and act out the part of the old woman, the bones, and the BOO!
Source: Locke, Eleanor G.  Sail Away: 155 American Folk Songs to Sing, Read, and Play. p. 52
As sung by Jean Ritchie of Viper, Kentucky

Pumpkin, Pumpkin

I sing this song with primary students in October.  They enjoy making different kinds of faces as they turn themselves into jack-o-lanterns.
Source:  Eisen, Ann and Robertson, Lamar.  An American Methodology: An Inclusive Approach to Musical Literacy p. 378

Paw Paw Patch, The

I enjoy turning this into an October movement improvisation song for young children by replacing "Paw Paw" with "Pumpkin." It's also a great Appalachian double line dance where students can learn to cast off, or, as I like to call it, "peel the banana."
Source: Ed. by Erdei, Peter.  150 American Folk Songs to Sing, Read, and Play p. 102

Miss White

I had so much fun making ghost icons for this song, and look forward to using them to teach quarter note and paired eighth note (Ta and ti ti) rhythms with my young students each October. 
Source: SPU Kodaly Summer Institute, Level 1

Mary Wore Her Red Dress

There is a great book by Merle Peek that goes with this song.  It's also a fun one to sing at Halloween time, when children can sing about the costume they wore, or would wish to wear.
Source: R. C. Seeger.  American Folk Songs for Children

Down Came A Lady

I especially like to sing this song in October and have students sing about and move like all the creepy creatures that they can think of.
Source: Ed. by Erdei, Peter.  150 American Folk Songs to Sing, Read, and Play p. 17