Halloween Ideas

I was recently reading a newsletter from Living on a Dime and the author Tawra had some great ideas for people that weren’t comfortable taking their children out trick or treating. Trick or treating isn’t very popular here in Australia, we do have some kids that come visiting at Halloween but not many, and many people don’t hand out anything to the kids, so I have never felt comfortable taking my kids out.

So instead we always have our own celebration at home. We dress up and do Halloween themed crafts and wait for kids to come trick or treating. So when I read Tawra’s ideas I thought they were great and thought that you might want to read them too.

Here they are:

Have the Great Pumpkin visit. After dinner put the kids in the tub. While they are bathing, hide candy all over the house or yard. Then you can leave a trail of leaves around leading to the candies. Light some candles and turn off the lights. After the bath, let them put on their costumes and hunt for the candy.

Try letting the kids trick or treat door to door in each room of your house. Let them put on their costumes and you and your husband or grandparents can hide behind the door and give out the candy. This works much easier with at least 2 adults giving out the candy so that one can give out candy while the next is going to the next room.
Halloween Hunt: Using the same idea as an Easter Egg Hunt, hide little bags of candy corn, or other fun candy around the back yard. Set the kids loose and let them find the candy. Be sure to keep back some of the candy in case someone does poorly. That way you can give them a few more and keep it fun for everyone!

For another fun twist on this idea, hide mini pumpkins instead of candy. Let the kids find and decorate them with craft paint. Let small children attach construction paper cut-outs with glue sticks.

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