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Midnight Crime Time Animation

Here’s a Fun, Lightly, Spooky “Poem” to Recite to Kids at Halloween Time or Just for Fun…

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Midnight Crime Time Animation

Sunday, October 28th, 2007

Previously, I talked about a poem called Crime Time, that I learned from my friend Monique of Mama Lisa’s World en français. It’s great to recite to your kids or students for Halloween. I’ve been saying it to my kids over the past week. My 1st grade daughter learned it and started reciting it back. My middle school aged son also enjoyed hearing it.

Here’s a funny animation of the poem, set to my recording. (There’s also an animation of Monique reciting it in French.) Here it is:

Now that my daughter has seen the animation, she acts it out just like in the animation, though with a spoon. It’s hilarious!

-Mama Lisa

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Here’s a Fun, Lightly, Spooky “Poem” to Recite to Kids at Halloween Time or Just for Fun…

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

Monique from France taught me this one. She used to say it to her 1st grade students and they would ask her to say it again (even years later). It’s slightly scary, but has a funny ending. I translated it into English. It would work translated into other languages too. It could be a fun one to recite to your kids or students at Halloween time.

Below you’ll find it in English, with a recording I did for you so you can hear how to recite it. Beneath that you can read it in French and also hear Monique of Mama Lisa’s World en français reciting it for you in French.

MP3 of Crime Time in English

In a scary voice say:

Midnight, the time of the crime,
A man, a knife in his hand…

Then nonchalantly say:

Spreads butter on
A slice of bread.

Here it is in French:

MP3 of Crime Time in French

Minuit, l’heure du crime…
Un homme, un couteau à la main,
étalait du beurre
sur une tartine de pain.

Many thanks to Monique for sharing this “poem” with us!

-Mama Lisa

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