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  7. Halloween: A Complete Guide for All Your Spooktacular Needs

Halloween: A Complete Guide for All Your Spooktacular Needs

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Halloween is such a fun time of year for kids and adults alike! While my son loves dressing up and begging for candy, I love all the Fall harvest festivals, pumpkin picking and spooky decorations. I even enjoy a haunted house tour every now and then…as long as I don’t have to go first or last in line!

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At OurFamilyWorld, we love covering fun and informative Halloween topics! Take a look at our most popular Halloween posts. You’ll find everything you need, from costume suggestions to tips on how to keep the candy binging under control!

Table of Contents

  • Decorating for Halloween
  • Halloween Costume Ideas Galore
  • Less Tricky Halloween Treats
  • Tips for Tots to Teens

Decorating for Halloween

Love decorating for the season, but don’t want to put out a ton of money for costly store-bought decor? Take a look at a few fun and easy ways that you can create a spooky atmosphere without busting your budget!
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Check out our tips for Halloween decorating on a budget! This is one of our most popular  posts this year. Learn how to use basic household or natural items to create a creepy atmosphere that your kids will love.

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With this easy DIY paper bag pumpkin craft, you can make an entire field of pumpkins for under $5!

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Make a Duck Tape Tombstone! With Duck Tape, cardboard boxes, bubble wrap and a sharpie, you can create an entire cemetery of silly grave stones! Make one or dozens, it’s up to you!

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Why not let your kids get involved in the decorating action? These 7 easy Halloween activity for kids will let your little ones create fun decorations that you can use throughout the house! We also share some fun seasonal games that kids can play!

More Halloween Decor Ideas:

  • Frugal Halloween Decor: Spooky Spider Banner
  • Fun Yet Cheap Halloween Decorations for Your Home
  • Fun School Halloween Party Supplies & Pumpkin Toss Craft 
  • Halloween Pumpkin Carving: Fun and Odorless with 

Halloween Costume Ideas Galore

You can’t go Trick or Treating without dressing up! Whether you’re looking for thrifty DIY costumes or cute original costume ideas that really stand out in a crowd, we have you covered!

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Take a look at 10 of cute cutest costumes for kids from babies to preteens. We especially love the baby section. Those costumes sure beat dressing your tot up as some type of vegetable! Hey, I can say that, my son was a chili pepper his first year! My friend’s daughter was corn!

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Prefer to go the DIY route? Check out these fun thrifty Halloween costumes for everyone in the family! Most use items that you can find at home!

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Halloween costumes don’t need to come from the costume section to work. This Go, Diego, Go backpack comes from the toy section and still makes the perfect accessory to an animal rescue worker costume!

More Costume Ideas:

  • Adorable Yet Cheap Halloween Costumes For Kids
  • Halloween Costume Safety Tips
  • Halloween Costumes for Adults that are Safe For Little Goblin Eyes
  • Be the Hit of the Party with these Funny Halloween Costumes

Less Tricky Halloween Treats

Candy is part of the fun of Halloween for many kids, but loading up on it can contribute to childhood obesity. Take a look at a few fun healthier treats and ways to keep your kids safer while eating their sweet treats.

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Before heading out for Trick or Treating, how about loading kids up on some healthy Halloween treats? If their bellies are full of good stuff, they won’t be hungry for so many sugary sweets.

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If you want to treat your children without sending them out begging for candy, the Halloween Cookies are a great way to do it! Plus, they’re really fun to make together!

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Once your kids come home with all those fun treats, it’s important to check over them to make sure they’re safe. Take a look at how to stay safe while eating sweets.

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Whip up some fun treats with your kids with our Spooktacular Halloween cooking with kids guide! Whip up some mummy dogs, create spooky pasta and more!

Our Halloween Recipe: Pumpkin Spice Swirl Kisses Cheesecake Pie  isn’t exactly as low-cal as some of the other options, but it’s so rich and delicious, you just need a sliver to feel satisfied!

Tips for Tots to Teens

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Little ones terrified of spooky stuff? Check out these tips to make Halloween less scary for children! They’ll be able to enjoy the holidays without sleeping with all the lights on for a year!

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Trick or Treating is fun for the whole family! Check out these tips to make it fun for everyone from Tots to Teens!

 free Halloween party invitation printables!

Planning a party? Check out our free Halloween party invitation printables!

We hope you enjoyed our roundup of Halloween tips, recipes and more! Please tell us if there is something you’d really like to see us cover this Autumn season!

 

Get ready to laugh, because we have some of the funniest Halloween riddles for kids coming at you! They are sure to tickle some funny bones!

25 Hilariously Adorable Halloween Riddles for Kids

Want to really stump your friends with your knowledge of cool Halloween facts? Read on for everything you ever wanted to know about the spookiest, most intriguing holiday of the year.

11 Fun Halloween Facts You Really Want to Know

Check out our favorite not so spooky yet still super fun Halloween family movies that are appropriate for kids of all ages too!

Not So Spooky, But Oh So Fun Halloween Family Movies

Looking for super easy Halloween crafts for kids? You can't get much simpler than our DIY ghost suckers! Check them out!

Adorable & Easy DIY Ghost Suckers Halloween Craft for Kids

About Nicole Etolen

Nicole is freelance writer, blogger, and mom to an incredibly smart 13-year-old boy. She is addicted to coffee, tends to hoard books, and watches way too much television. Her favorite thing about being a writer is wearing her pajamas to work every day! She is also the owner of PrettyOpinionated.

Comments

  1. Debbie says

    Wow there are some pretty amazing tips here!! Thanks so much! Off to see what I can create 🙂

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  2. Carla says

    Love those costumes!! so precious!! great tips 🙂

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  3. Christy Garrett @ Uplifting Fa says

    I love all of these ideas especially the grocery bag pumpkin and the duct tape headstone.

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