Living in Malaysia and sometimes Singapore, our family has friends who celebrate Halloween although we don’t really do so.
We were invited to a Halloween party once where little El dressed up as a pumpkin and that was about the experience we had.
Nevertheless, the kids spent some time learning about Halloween in English and Chinese.

I selected key phrases and made a set of bilingual word flashcards. These are smaller cards (1/8 A4) designed for children learning to read.
As a control of error for Chinese reading, there’s Hanyu Pinyin behind each card.
I also made two 1-page write-ups on the festival in English and Chinese for them to practise reading.
You’ll get the free printables below.
Materials & Preparation
- Printable (download below): print double-side
- White/coloured A4 paper or card stock x 3 pieces
Control of Error
- Turn behind to check the Hanyu Pinyin and translation.
Other Activities
These are other activities to try:
- [Math & Craft] Easy Halloween Banners
- [Math] Solve Spider-and-Mosquito math puzzle (coming soon!)
- Halloween sensory bins
- Dressing up
- Halloween paper crafts
- Halloween-style creative writing
- Bake pumpkin pie
Download Free Printables
Download your free printables here
>>> Printable Halloween 万圣节前夜 flashcards (PDF, 74KB)
>>> Printable Halloween Bilingual 1-Page Write-Up (PDF, 156KB)
Happy teaching and learning Chinese!
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