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Kids' Spells

Three chunks of cheese
and a very loud sneeze.
Man in the moon
we’ll see you soon.

(a spell to launch Meg the witch and her cat Mog to the moon)

from "Meg on the Moon"
by Helen Nicholl and Jan Pienkowsi

Eye of toad,
Ear of bat,
Leg of frog,
Tail of cat.
Drop them in,
Stir it up,
Pour it in a silver cup.

from "The Worst Witch Strikes Again"
by Jill Murphy
Allison and Busby 1980

Wingardium Leviosa
(makes something fly)

Petrificus Totalus
(the full Body-Bind)

from "Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone"
by J. K. Rowling
Bloomsbury, 1997

Flurr ecke ecke ecke ecke ben yan bjorn
Trucklecrag’s spell: turns everything into a toaster!

from "Jim Jam YaHa, The Secret World of the Rottentrolls"
by Gordon Firth and Tim Firth, Madcap 1998
(The Children’s Company TV series The Rottentrolls)

Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn and cauldron bubble.
Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the cauldron boil and bake:
Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,

Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg and howlet's wing,
For a charm of powerful trouble
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.

from "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare

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Abracababra wackity wack .

This spell may work with frogs and snails.

(Make things cold with frogs and hot with snails.)

ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

By Ben, aged 7, Nottingham, UK

frog catching a bug

A fly's wing,
A newt's tail,
squashed banana,
The shell of a snail.

Mix 'em together
hobble dee do
now youv'e got,
part o' your stew.

Put it on the fire,
and add a bit,
of rotten meat,
(make sure the flame's lit).

By Hussein Omar

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I know you probably don't believe in spells,
But this is a spell I've gotta' tell.

Eye of toad,
From off the road,
Ear of duck,
With not much luck,
A hamsters tail,
(Who had no jail bail)
Put 'em all in a cauldron
And yell "Frauldron, Mauldron, Hippity Hauldron,"
Now you have another witches cauldron!
There is the spell,
I had to tell.


By Jenn and Lindsay
For George and Kyle

witch crossing the moonRead Special Halloween Stories

By Sanna, Year 6, Reading, UK
and by Heather, aged 13

witch's broom

Bag of turnips,
Toe of owl,
Ear of cat,
Whole water fowl,
Eye of newt,
Head of frog,
Water from the local bog,
Yellow wasp,
Scarlet moss,
A little frost,
Bippity bopity
Booooooooo!
Happy Halloween!
Eye of cat,
Wing of bat,
Nose of dog,
Liver of frog,
Tongue of horse,
(Fresh , of course!)
Horn of cow,
Snout of sow,
Tail of mouse,
From the house,
Piece of star,
From afar,
All this to fly!
Heperjunkle,
Lapelwinkle,
Now, Glide!

By Jazzie H., Canada


trne and trne aroed

By Jackie


THE FLYAWAY SPELL For beginners (written by a beginner. )

To fly, to fly, to soar like a bird,
To make things fly, what shall I do?
I know! A shoe!
A shoe of someone who’s been in a aeroplane, maybe not,
5 feathers of a flamingo, no, bald eagle
And the eyes of a hawk
( I’m getting the hang of it now )
A piece of a rotor off a helicopter,
ermmmm
Boil it, bake it,
Then, when the ingredients have dissolved, say these words
Noshi Gamb Shanch Shalaylay.
Then, if someone drinks it, they should fly, ( I hope. )
( I don’t know what the words mean. A sort of wizard gave them to me. )

By Alex, age 10, UK

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Tounge of dog hiss of snake burn of fire scream
of spider and fangs of vampire soul of the crule
devile and a long snout with a long cricid tail you are a RAT!

By Anna

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A wing of a bird
a tail of a lizerd mix'em together
you got a good soup
Drink the mixter thee have made
and dont forget the poisenes bread
after thee have ate you shall ribbit all day

By Olga, Coquitlam, B.C. Canada

witch's broom

Egg of a newt, throw in a boot,
toss in a fish and wish, wish, wish!

( Say this poem while hopping on 1 foot, with your eyes closed, at midnight, on Friday the 13, while thinking about your wish and maybe, just maybe your wish will come true!)

By Megan and Melisa


EYE of newt , and root of tree.
WITH a hoot and make this one person three!

By Daniel


Brains or newt and tail of lizard,
Boil them up in a Turkey's gizzard
Underneath the broad full moon
Men and Boys together swoon
A LOVE SPELL!

By Kayla W

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At the howl of the werewolf light 8 purple candles and put a barney stuffed anmal in tha middle of a circle of rocks. Then put a teen skipper barbie in front of a dark blue flower or plant. say these words while acting like a monkey and wearing a teletubbie halloween costume.
icky poo stinky poo. Rainbow tart on the bright colored shoe.
Then put an overripe apple in a running stream. Then put the most disgusting insect in your ear and pour diet coke in your nose. In 24 hours you will look like any beanie baby of your choice. (Only lasts for 1 day and only those who belive in Santa Clause can see it.)

By Sami

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Ocean blue and eyes but two,
Melody of love so true.
Whisper magic words to thine,
You will be forever mine.

By Lisa and Laurie, Age: 11, Saskatoon, Sask., Canada

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Ugly Frog Spell

Frog's skins and birds tails
Pigs ears and fat snails
Horse hair and green goo
Apple core and into
Warty frog you turn !

By Annabel, Age 8, Guildford, UK

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A Halloween Hex

Web of fear getting near
Heat of Hades, flesh may sear
Danger closer, almost here
Who to trust? Its not so clear

Witches flying through the air
Zombies lurking everywhere
Time to hide for mortals fair
Beware, beware, For those who dare

By I Widgett, age 10


A time travel spell

Arabarius locaradette,
in past times we have met
Arabarius locaradee,
through sands of time travel with me
.

By Thomas, aged 12


:) A SPELL TO BE A GREAT WITCH :)

A TOUCH OF A LIZARDS TOE,
AND A VERY LOW
PIECE OF A OWLS FEET A PINCH OF A GRINDED UP SALAMANDERS HEART
A DROP OF A DEAD MANS BLOOD, AND A TIP OF A HAWKS BEAK
AND LAST OF ALL DIRT FROM THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN PEEK!
MIX THESE ALL TOGETHER WITH YOUR SOUP
WHAT DO YOU GET!
YOU'LL BE THE GREATEST WITCH OF ALL!
NOT YET!

By Jean

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This Will Make You Fly:
               
Moaning Groaning On The Double,
Be careful Not To Make Any Trouble,
Get On The Broom,Out Of A Room,
And Be Off, Be Off, Be Off To The Moon!


By Lauryn

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To see my Aunty Cary

Read these words when the moon is full

GOBLIN ROAD , MUDDY TOAD
A KILLER ON THE LOOSE
WITCHES BREW , BABY NEW
A LIVER OF GOOSE
GRINNING SKULL , PENCIL DULL
A RABID MOOSE
If you've read these words right
you're dead relitive will be alive tommorow night
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA


By Natalie, aged 11, AB, Canada

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Fang of a wolf,
Eye of a cat,
One lousy magicians hat,

Horse hoof,
Pigs Feet,
These are things you shouldn't eat.

Next call out these magic words,
I have toiled,
Cauldron boil,
Send out double trouble,
For it is Halloween,
After this day be gone,
The spell will go and not return.

By Ashley

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Friendship Spell

One newts heart one scale from a fish.
A dime or penny in a dish.

Now ad some blood now mix mix mix!
Give it to the person you want now watch them drink it all
now go right home and someone will call.
Its true it works for you its the person shes wondering if you want to come over tonight
will you or will you not?

By Jillian, aged 8, Saskatoon, Canada

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Eye of girl,
beak of bird,
tail of squirrel,
now the magic word,
Abbibibitywhurl!!!!!

By Julie, age 12

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A Spell For A Happy Life

Mix a little happiness
With a little doubt,
Add a pinch of saddness
To round it all about,
Stir in a little courage,
Pour in a cup of laughter,
Mix in DNA of an unhad family
You'll get a son and daughter
But don't try out his spell right now
It's not for Hallowe'en,
It's quite a different subject
So try it on Hallowe'en Eve!

by Kitty Cat, aged 11, Australia

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THIS SPELL TURNS YOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS INTO WORMS

THE BLOOD OF A BAT,
WISKERS OF A CAT,
SWEAT OF A DOG,
THE SPIKES OF A HEDGEHOG,
A BUZZ OF A BEE,
A SCAB OFF A KNEE,
HALF A DOZEN MOLDY EGGS,
AND A PAIR OF WITCHES LEGS,
A PIECE OF TOAST,
A LAMB ROAST,
LOTS OF THINGS THAT MAKE YOU SQUIRM,
ABRICADABRA,
MY BROTHER IS A WORM!!

By Ellen (Ace), aged 10, UK

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Eye of newt,
tongue of snail,
whikety,wak,whikety,wak
turn this bat into a cat!

by Kimberley, Age 10, Greenwood Elementary School, Newport News, VA, USA

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Diddely diddely diddely doo,
Put some bad luck on you

by Becca, 9, 4th grade, Our Lady of Sorrows School, St.Louis, USA


 

More kids' spells

My love potion

Here I stir my witches brew,
to make someone fall in love with you.
with a dash of pox,
and a dead man's toe,
grass from a yard where fungus grows.

some oil of boil,
a dead snake's tail
add some powdered kisses,
and this can not fail!

a jack o' lantern's grin,
some pre-boxed beauty,
add a drop of wine,
and this potion is your booty!!

A transformation spell

i want to fly!
i don't want do die!
a transformation spell,
i just might try!!

add one quart of blood,
and six rabbit's feet,
im really getting this,
i can't be beat!!

an eye from a newt,
a finger from the dead,
then turn three times,
and pluck a hair from my head

a big juicy tongue,
an old garbage can,
say: GOBBELDY GOOK AND OL FLIM-FLAM,
and a nice old,rotten ham.

now stir to a boil,
mix it well,
on my command,
begin thy magic spell!!!

Both by Danielle, aged 12

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A warning to nasty children out there
Change your ways or else beware.
For nastiness is mean and cruel,
Making you look like the fool.

To your cauldron add some spice-
Wicked children are made nice.
A pinch of garlic and a dash of clover-
Their days of bullying are over.

A rotten apple and a goldfish bone
To melt their thoughtless hearts of stone.
A little dirt plus mustard seeds,
Now they can only do good deeds.

To finish it off chant three times
All the words of the following lines:
"Nasty children please be good
Only do the things you should"

By Chelsea, age 8, (with help), Canada

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Eye of Lizard,
And a spiders leg,
Mix it all with a rotten peg.
Ants blood,
And Snakes Oil,
And leave it all to bubble and boil.
Flies heads and a frog, dead,
Toenails taken from a bed.
Stir it well,
Stir it good,
and don't forget the smelly mud.

By Tanichia, aged 8, Southwold Primary, Nottingham, England


Hair bows and
goblins toes
make him grow a larger nose

By Phoenix


See the moon at its full,
It's halloween night
What a scary fright.
Watch the witch's brew a special stew
It will make you a cow at midnight
See, Halloween it is a scary fright.

By Pamala, age 12

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Light as a feather , stiff as a board

Hello, My name is Kaye-Lynn and I am 10 years old.

My friend showed me a spell a couple of days ago and I thought it was preatty cool. The spell is called "light as a feather, stiff as a board"

What you do is get at least five people. Then you go into a room and turn all the lights off in the room and make it dark. Then one person lays on the floor, next another person grabs the person on the floors head, the other gets his legs and the other two grab his sides. Then the people start lifting the person not laughing or anything. But while the people are lifting the person up they have to chant "light as a feather, stiff as a board" Over and over again. Soon the people lifting up the person start to relize that the person they are lifting gets lighter. And if you keep chanting and lifting the person will be so light he's almost touching the celing!!!!!!!!

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A few drops of human ears and and a babies sweet tears,
will bring this which to her knees after stirring up such sweet necessities.
If your out on halloween night be sure not to cry and hang on to your
ears for they can be gone in just a matter of years.

By Tiffany, age 14, Franklin, Va, USA

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Three strands of hair,
From an argueing pair,
Two eyes of newt,
Rent a suit,
Then some blood,
From the heart that floods,
As you FINISH PUT IN A FROG and stir,
When done take FROG out and say DABBITY DOBBITY GIBBATITY GOOPITY
FROGITY QUEENITY DOO

By Justyn, aged 12, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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eeeeewwwww this is gonna be sick.
oobly doobly witches and goblins...craving for something to eat or maybe something yummy and sweet .
Give these kids a fright
they might want a bite.
so on Halloween they'll crave dazzle queens
we don't recommend you be one.
they'll gobble you up and swallow you down
you'll spin right around down their throat .
woah you say as they spit you out
this is not my recipe mine has: sesame and and pens for chaligraphy,
mine has tomatoes and formented potatoes some moldy cheese geez I want
MORE IN MY RECIPE so turn these kids into chewed up vegies.
I want half of a worm tail of a calf...and some dirt that's sprinkled on top, an old dusty mop,and the head of a cop. I think I need to go shop.
FOR MORE!!!!we don't know what this spell is for we just know that it's weird!!!!

By Aviva and Rachel, aged 11, British Columbia, Canada

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To Make This Halloween Special.....

Gather some candy and stir it in water,
make sure it is completely dissolved before adding a pinch of sugar,
say these words loud and clear-
"Witches flying through the sky"
"It's Halloween tonight"
"Make sure it is great"
"Make sure it is fun"
Stir it finely until it's boiled.
Pour it into a 4 by 4 pan.
Bake it for at least 45 minutes.
Eat it!!!!

P.S- This spell might not work at all!


By Rosie, age 12, Calgary, Canada


Hocus Pocus, Stir and Bubble,
Make this poison Toil and Trouble.

By Jessica, age 10, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA


DO YOU HAVE AN EXTRA TOE? A THIRD EYE?? 11 FINGERS? A WORT? A 2ND NOSE?
AND A PET SNAKE?

IF YOU DO COME TO MY HOUSE.....

By Kristina, Saskatoon, Canada

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This is a spell to turn your younger sibling into a toad

Rattles from the snakes tail
With a wart remedy will not fail
Brew in a cauldron with the slime of a toad
And some dead skunk from off the road
Mix with cocoa and serve to he or she
By midnight tomorrow a toad they'll be

By Colleen, aged 13, Massachusetts, USA

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A bit of bat
a lot of black cats
a spot of pumkin chunks
say the magic word
and have a munch

By Lindsay, aged 11, LA, USA


YOU TAKE COLD WATER AND A BLEU VOSE
YOU PUT THE WATER IN
MUMBLE THESE WORDS OVER THE VOSE
TURN AROUND YOU TURN ABOUT YOU SEE THE FUTURE AND ALL ABOUT
YOU DON'T STOP TO THINK OR TO SAY YOU FALL ON THE GROUND AND DANCE AWAY
WHEN YOU'RE DONE BUT SOMETHING OVER THE FOR THE NIGHT
THE SPIRTS OF THE NIGHT SINKE IN AND WHEN YOU DRINK IT IN THE MORNING
YOU SEE ALL

By Gizelle, aged 10, Canada

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A Flying Spell

Walk in the woods of misery,
On a log, under a tree.
Is the tiny bid of Lee,
Get the bird to tell you where, a red bug flies in the air.
Once you find him catch him there then give him to a witch in despair.
She will give you her black cat.
Give the cat a choclate bar and you will feel like a shooting star.
Your feet will not be on the floor.
Cause you are flying higher than the door.
higher, higher, higher still.
Till you reach the window sill.
There you stop, where you can play,
all you want, all day!
If you want to come down then, clap your hands to the number ten.
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10.

A winding staircase will apear, you will walk down, with no fear.
You can repeat the steps again, but this time count to the number 10.
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10.

by Jackie, aged 11

 

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