Looking to make this Halloween a holiday to remember? Here are a few fun activities our family enjoys before Halloween night, try some with your family this year!
- Carve out a pumpkin to make a jack o’ lantern.
- Decorate your home with spooky or cute Halloween décor.
- Hit the costume store and pick out a costume.
- Bake Halloween shaped cookies or cupcakes and add frosting and sprinkles.
- For those that like frightening events (not our family!)- check out local haunted hayrides, corn mazes or houses to make is a spooky night!
- Host a get-together and play fun Halloween themed games with friends and family (See Halloween Game Ideas described below). Mom Tip:Check out the dollar section of various retailers (ex. Target, Michael’s, Walmart) and find cheap Halloween themed classic games (Halloween bingo, pin the nose on the pumpkin, memory, etc.)
- Make easy Halloween crafts. https://homesweetmamamia.wordpress.com/2015/10/15/craft-box-lacing-a-spider-web-and-flying-ghosts/
- Start the “You’ve Been Booed” activity in your neighborhood! Don’t know how to play? Fill treat bags with treats/prizes and attach a “You’ve Been Booed” poem to it. Drop it off at your friend’s or neighbor’s home, ring the doorbell and run/drive away without anyone seeing you. Just search “You’ve Been Booed” poem on Google or Pinterest and the poem will be available to print.
Halloween Games Ideas (Ideas compliments of American Girl)
Mummy Toilet Paper Game – Set up 2 teams. Give each team 2 rolls of toilet paper. Have a race to see who can wrap up one of the teammates like a mummy the fastest!
Cotton ball Ghosts Game – Have an adult hide many white cotton balls (the ghosts) in a room. Shut the lights off. Provide each player with a flashlight. In the dark, have the players find, grab and count how many ghosts they can find.This game can be played with individuals or teams. The one with the most ghosts…wins!
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