No Tricks, Just Treats And Lots Of Fun Halloween Enjoyment
By Gail Leino
Door to door trick or treating may be a thing of the past, but Kids’ Halloween
parties, done with imagination and creativity, can be an alternative not only
every bit as much fun, but much safer than the door to door trick or treating
you might have done in the past. You remember running excitedly from house to
house on Halloween, yelling, "Trick or Treat!" and receiving goodies from
everyone. A safer, more acceptable alternative is to easily and inexpensively
entertain little ghouls and Goblins at your very own kids’ Halloween party.
It is important to make a guest list for your child's Halloween party, and
enlist the help of other parents who want a safe, but fun, alternative for their
own children, to provide adequate supervision. Keep in mind that, to keep
children entertained and occupied, you must provide more than treats. Games,
contests, and activities are important as well.
Here are some safe, fun suggestions sure to entertain at your kids’ Halloween
party:
• A costume contest where each child votes for the best costume at the party,
and the winner receives a prize.
• Pumpkin decorating contests. Each child is given a miniature pumpkin, and
allowed to decorate the pumpkin with sequins, glitter, markers, yarn, etc. The
children then vote on the best decorated pumpkin, and the winner earns a treat.
Each child is allowed to take their decorated pumpkin home with them after the
party.
• Musical ghosts: the children form a circle, and while spooky music plays they
pass the 'ghost' (a white, plastic bag filled with goodies, tied with a rubber
band, and painted to look like a ghost head) and the child holding the 'ghost'
when the music stops is ‘out’ until only one child is left. That child is the
winner, and earns the ghostly treat.
• A game sure to find approval is “Who’s the Mummy?” where the children divide
up into pairs, and each pair is given a roll of toilet paper. With one child
wrapping, and the other child being the mummy, who ever wraps the whole roll
fastest wins the game, and a treat.
• Another great game for your kids Halloween party, would be a quest to find the
ghost who ate the candy. Small, white bags, with ghosts’ faces drawn on, are
filled with Halloween candy, and hidden throughout the party area. Children
would be given hints and instructions, and allowed to search to find the bags
filled with treats.
Though the days of children being able to go door to door yelling "Trick or
Treat" may be a thing of the past, and your children’s memories may be different
from your own, your Kids’ Halloween party can create wonderful memories to
cherish, and be passed down from generation to generation, while keeping your
children not only happy, but safe, at their very own Kids’ Halloween party.
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Mrs. Party... Gail Leino is the internet's leading authority on selecting the best possible party supplies, using proper etiquette and manners while also teaching organizational skills and fun facts. Halloween Party Games, party planning tips, recipes, printable activities and free coloring pages.
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