Halloween is one of our favorite holidays! We go all out with decorations, we usually have a party and invite the girls' friends, we have our favorite Halloween movies that we watch throughout October -- from Boo to You, Winnie the Pooh to Hocus Pocus! We make it a month-long celebration. Fall is my favorite time of year, the house is cozy, the weather is cozy, it's the start of the holiday season. Our little New England town sets 2 hours for trick-or-treating on Halloween -- usually 5:00 to 7:00pm. We have the kids come early, we have pizza and munchies, then head out for trick-or-treating. We have no sidewalks on our street, and our town basically has 2 big streets that kids trick-or-treat on. One is around the corner from us and there are some houses that give out candy along the way. The 2 main streets go ALL OUT. I mean, haunted houses, fire pits out front, hot cider, donuts, hay bale mazes, ghosts that fly out from the top of someone's barn, one man even adjusts all of his shutters on his 2 story home to make it look haunted and he dresses as Dracula. It's so much fun for the kids -- and adults!
Things are a little up in the air, to say the least this year. It would not be a surprise if towns did not have trick-or-treating. Or, if parents decided it was just safer to skip it this year. There certainly are safety measures that can be taken - wearing face masks, hand sanitizer after each house, kids opening bags for homeowners to drop candy into with no contact.
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Last year's brownies!
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Our plan for this year is what I'm calling "Reverse Trick-or-Treating." The girls are still going to get dressed up but instead of trick-or-treating in town, we are going to put together goody bags and drive to friends' and family and drop our treats off to them. The girls are excited and it will be something fun and different to do. And we are still decorating, we'll still carve pumpkins, we'll still watch our Halloween shows all month. The girls want to reverse trick-or-treat and then come home and have the party foods we would usually have. My youngest, an avid baker, wants to have a cookie decorating contest, and she wants to watch her first "scary" movie. My eldest is on board with all of that but also wants to watch Rocky Horror Picture Show. Good thing it's on a Saturday this year -- it's going to be a BUSY day!!
Whatever you do, try to make the best of these crazy times we are living in and try to make it festive for your kids but also yourself - these are stressful times - have some fun!
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