25+ Halloween Jokes: Trick or Treat!

Smell My Feet …

While the month of October culminates with the childhood favorite holiday of Halloween, there’s no time like the present to begin building excitement toward this spooktacular, sugar-filled, ghoulishly creative day. And who doesn’t like a joke or two to jumpstart the anticipation? Here is a list of hauntingly funny jokes to share with your students.

And please do visit Classroom Champions to find a printable version of this joke sheet to send home with kids for some family fun time. On our site, you can also find other FREE printable Halloween activities for kids of all ages. There’s also a read-aloud video of Room on the Broom to post. Feel free to share with others!

Witches, and ghosts, and mummies … oh, my!

1. Why did the Headless Horseman get a job? He was trying to get ahead in life.
2. Why didn’t the zombie go to school?
   He felt rotten!
3. Why couldn't the skeleton couldn’t help being afraid of the storm?
   He just didn’t have any guts.
4. Wanna know why skeletons are so calm?
   Because nothing gets under their skin.
5. What can you catch from a vampire in winter?
   Frostbite.
6. Where do ghosts like to trick-or-treat?
   Dead ends.
7. What has hundreds of ears but can’t hear a thing?
   A cornfield!
8. What’s a ghost’s favorite dessert?
   I scream.
9. What goes around a haunted house and never stops?
   A fence.
10. What makes trick-or-treating with twin witches so challenging?
    You never know which witch is which!
11. How do ghosts search the Web?
    They use ghoul-gle.
12. Why don’t people like Dracula?
    He’s a pain in the neck.
13. Why are ghosts so bad at telling lies?
    Because you can see right through them.
14. Why couldn’t Dracula’s wife get to sleep?
    Because of his coffin.
15. Why are there fences around cemeteries?
    Because people are dying to get in.
16. Why did the witch take a nap?
    She needed to rest a spell.
17. Why didn’t the skeleton cross the street?
    He didn’t have any guts.
18. Why do ghosts pick their noses?
    To get the boo-gers!
19. What did one ghost say to the other?
    Get a life!
20. Why do skeletons hate parties?
    They have no-body to dance with.
21. What do you call a skeleton who lays around all day?
    Lazy bones.
22. Where do ghosts like to travel on vacation?
    The Dead Sea!

And who doesn’t love a knock-knock joke?

Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Boo.
Boo who?
Don’t cry! I didn’t mean to scare you.

Knock, Knock.
Who’s there?
Ben!
Ben who?
Ben waiting to get candy all day!

Knock, knock!
Who’s there?
Howl!
Howl who?
Howl you know unless you open the door!

Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Phillip!
Phillip who?
Phillip my bag with Halloween candy, please!

Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Olive.
Olive who?
Olive Halloween!

Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Witch!
Witch who?
Witch one of you will give me lots of Halloween candy?

Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Fangs.
Fangs who?
Fangs for letting me in!

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