I would read the classics to them (with dramatic flair, of course.)
So, one stormy night, as we all sat on the sofa, lights turned very low,
I introduced them to "The Raven", by Edgar Allan Poe.
The kids were snuggled tightly against their mother
The only light was dimly lit
And it was thundering and lightening outside.
As I got to this very tense moment where the poem reads....
'there came a rap, rap, rapping
At my chamber door'....
Someone pounded on our front door with three loud raps!
The kids and I all screamed, and almost hit the ceiling in total shock!
(It was a neighbor wanting to borrow some sugar!)
So...........with this post, I fondly remember
A spooky night of closeness with my children,
And wish you ALL a 'spooky' Halloween!
"The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe
Written Halloween Night, 1845
William Shatner reading Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" (click)