My kids are now teens, and while only one may still be enjoying some trick-or-treating this year, I am resharing this post because this is almost always how I helped make Halloween night less scary (in that, my little monsters weren’t fully…monsterific…or something). Just trust me, these tips work!
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With Halloween upon us, I wanted to share a few of my tips that I have learned over the years – I have always loved Halloween, and after kids that love continued. But I have learned a few things over the years that make Halloween go a little smoother for all of us.
Happy Halloween!
Halloween Tips for Parents:
- Feed the kids healthy snacks when they get home from school – they likely have been eating a lot of junk in the classroom, and after trick-or-treating, they’ll be eating more! Now is a good time for water too! “But they’ll just eat supper” you may say. Will they? They will be excited!
- If you have company coming over, consider feeding the kids supper first (before company arrives). Sometimes, when we wait for guests to arrive, they are too busy playing and wanting to get their costumes on to focus on anything else!
- While little pumpkin holders are super cute, they get heavy very quickly. Bring a bag to dump full containers into so you can keep on going if the kids insist on using them. Remember how we always used pillow cases? These are great, but there are no handles. Remind the kids you don’t want to carry their bags 😉 Handles are handy!
- The first thing to get cold on my kids is their hands! Bring gloves, even if they insist they will be fine.
- Review the candy when it comes home and ditch anything you don’t want them to have or if they can’t eat it because of braces etc. Some stuff may have to be tossed for safety, but other treats can go back in your own bin to hand out if you know they won’t get eaten! They’ll be happy with all the other stuff, and if it’s gone, they won’t eat it later!
