Halloween Music Worksheets & Activities for Kids Ages 5–8

A playful printable music activity pack for young beginners — with rhythm games, piano activities, note reading, colouring, an original Halloween song and more.

Make music learning a little spooky this Halloween!

Spooky Music Fun is a printable Halloween music activity pack created especially for children aged 5–8 who are beginning to explore music.

Through colourful Smiley Note characters, Halloween games and simple hands-on activities, children can practise rhythm, note values, dynamics, piano keys, music symbols and early note reading without it feeling like another worksheet.

The pack includes 19 fun music activities, an original Halloween song, a play-along activity, a printable certificate and an answer key.

It is designed for young piano students, beginner musicians, music teachers, homeschool families and parents looking for a fun seasonal way to introduce musical concepts.

What children will practise

Children will explore:

• crotchets, minims, dotted minims, semibreves and quavers
• counting beats and simple rhythm patterns
• loud and quiet sounds
• piano black-key groups and finding D on the keyboard
• early treble-clef note reading
• simple musical symbols
• clapping and creating rhythms
• playing and singing a simple Halloween song

The learning is mixed with colouring, a spooky maze, word search and creative activities, giving younger children a break between more focused music tasks.

What’s included?

Inside the 21-page printable PDF, you’ll find 19 Halloween-themed activities plus a certificate and answer key.

Children can meet the Smiley Note gang, count musical beats, solve rhythm challenges, explore the piano keyboard, colour candy notes, become musical-symbol detectives and finish by playing Smiley Note’s Halloween Song.

👻 19 HALLOWEEN MUSIC ACTIVITIES

Inside, children will:

⭐Meet the Spooky Note Gang
⭐ Count musical beats
⭐Solve Trick-or-Treat rhythm challenges
⭐Explore loud and quiet sounds
⭐Discover groups of black piano keys
⭐ Clap spooky rhythms
⭐ Colour and read music notes
⭐Become musical symbol detectives
⭐ Complete a spooky maze
⭐ Find hidden musical words
⭐ Design a Halloween costume for Smiley Note
🎶 Sing an original Halloween song
🎹 Play the Halloween song on the piano
⭐ Finish with their own Spooky Music Star Certificate

Perfect for

This printable pack works particularly well for beginner piano lessons, primary music lessons, private music studios, homeschool music, Halloween lesson activities and music practice at home.

You don’t need to complete every page in one sitting. Choose individual activities for a Halloween lesson or work through the pack over several music sessions.

Made for young beginners

Smiley Note activities are designed to make early music learning colourful, friendly and approachable.

Children don’t need advanced music knowledge to begin. The activities introduce and reinforce simple musical ideas through characters, pictures, movement, colouring and playing.

Digital download

This is a digital printable product. No physical item will be shipped.

Print the activities you would like to use and enjoy them at home, in your studio or in your classroom according to the included licence terms.

Ready for some spooky music fun?

Download the Halloween Music Activity Pack and start making music with Smiley Note. 🎃🎵

Looking for more Halloween music lesson ideas?
Read: 10 Fun Halloween Music Activities for Kids →