Printable Halloween Lotería

Carving faces comes from Ireland, where people first carved turnips, not pumpkins.

The bedsheet ghost is one of the oldest and easiest costumes to make at home.

In fairy tales, witches fly on broomsticks and brew potions in their cauldrons.

It is the only mammal that can truly fly. Many eat insects and help control pests.

Some countries say a black cat brings bad luck; others, like Scotland and Japan, say it brings good luck.

It has eight legs and is not an insect: it is an arachnid, like the scorpion.

The witch hat is the easiest costume: you can make one from poster board rolled into a cone.

Before plastic brooms, they were made of twigs or straw tied to a stick.

On Halloween, children go door to door asking for candy and saying “trick or treat!”

Storybook monsters help children use their imagination and lose their fear of the dark.

In ancient Egypt, mummies were wrapped in linen bandages to preserve them.

Real vampire bats exist, and they live in the Americas, including Mexico.

On Halloween, many homes are decorated with pumpkins, cobwebs and lights.

It can turn its head almost three quarters of the way around to look behind it.

Dressing up for Halloween comes from an old custom: people wore costumes for the end-of-harvest festival.

Cauldrons were large iron pots hung over a fire for cooking.

An adult has 206 bones; a baby is born with about 300 that join together as it grows.

A pumpkin-shaped bag or bucket is the favorite way to collect Halloween candy.