Halloween Tips, Tricks, & Fun Ideas!

Halloween and the days leading up to it in preparation can either be full of fun or considered a hassle. This blog will help you enjoy your night with your children, allow them the best night, and keep everyone safe!

Check out all our Tips, Tricks, and Treats for the best Halloween experience on a budget.

Tips

• Use crosswalks & traffic signals

• Stay on sidewalks or marked pathways

• Keep children walking on the side furthest from the road

• Add reflection and/or bright colors to costumes when possible

• Give children glow sticks to help find them easily in the dark

• Choose a costume that properly fits your child to prevent any vision obstruction or tripping over costume pieces

Tricks

Pumpkin Decoration:

• pom poms

• painting

• puffy paint

• crayon drip

• glitter

• buttons

• shells

• spider pumpkin (paint black and add pipe cleaner legs)

• add vampire fangs

DIY Halloween Costumes:

• Ladybug

• Pumpkin

• Mummy

• Cowboy/Cowgirl

• Little Red Riding Hood

• Fairy

• Magician

• Angel

• Where's Waldo

• 80s workout

• Cat

• Teacher

Spaghetti & Meatballs

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Corn

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Lego

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Flamingo

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Witch

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Minion from Despicable Me

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Pete the Cat

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Cheetah

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Ghost

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Carl from Up

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DIY Halloween Decorations:

• paper bat garland,

• turn a pumpkin into a flower vase

Pool Noodle Candles

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Directional Halloween Sign

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Witch Crashed into a Tree Outdoor Decoration

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Wood Crate Pumpkins

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Treats

Halloween Movie Night:

If your children are still too young to go trick-or-treating or if you did your trick-or-treating over the weekend and Halloween falls on a weekday, then a movie night could be a great way to still enjoy Halloween night!

Halloween Baking & Cooking:

• oreo spiders with pretzel legs

• ghost chocolate covered strawberries

Hot Dog Mummies

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Banana Ghosts

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Sandwich Spiders

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Pumpkin Quesadillas

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Apple Monsters

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Pizza Bagel Mummies

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Pumpkin Mummy Hand-pies

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Mummy Sandwich Kabob

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Halloween Crafts:

• pipe cleaner pumpkins

Pumpkin Sun Catchers

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Green Googly Eye Slime

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Tissue Box Monsters

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Cardboard Haunted House

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popsicle stick pumpkin door hangers

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If you try any of the ideas listed in this blog let us know! We would love to share your creation or anything else you tried!