I wrote two articles about Halloween this year already.
In one for Mom Resource, I highlighted a few suggestions to switch up the Halloween plans this year. This was written before Ottawa’s own recommendation to not trick or treat at all, but it’s a national resource.
For SavvyMom, I wrote about activities that are happening right here in Ottawa over the next couple of weeks to get us in the Halloween spirit. One had to be removed because it was cancelled from the day I wrote the article to the day it was published. That’s how quickly things have been changing.
So what are we doing for Halloween around here?
Costumes remain a must. The youngest will be Carmen SanDiego (please and the eldest has decided to go as Burt Macklin lololol (we are watching Parks and Recreation).
While it will just be the four of us this year, and usually we decorate outside and make it a big thing to trick or treat (either around here or at my sister’s house) we are keeping things in our own home this year.
I’ll be setting up a haunted hunt for Halloween treats around the house and hopefully turning the basement into a not-too-spooky haunted house.
When the kids were little (preschool/early school age) I used to turn my son’s bunk bed into a haunted house and welcomed them into the darkened area to touch spaghetti brains and slimey grape eyeballs (remember that from our own school days?!). They’ve asked to do it once again. I’m thinking of changing it up a bit to incorporate the treats.
Now, maybe the treat hunt will be in the dark and they will have to use flashlights all over the house.
I still can’t make it too scary (my kids hate that) so it will hopefully put them in the Halloween mood without keeping them up with nightmares.
Yes, it will be different this year, as were other holidays and celebrations so far in 2020, but it will still be fun. And filled with treats. Treats that I will also enjoy.
What are you doing for Halloween 2020?
