Today is the day we have been waiting for. It’s Halloween! The night we get to dress up and eat Candy. The night we get tp scare ourselves on purpose. The Horror movie night. So stay tuned as we Scare up some fun for all ages.
In Case you missed my Previous Halloween Posts, here they are.
Virtual Halloween Activities and Games for Kids to Play While Social Distancing
Connected Camps is offering up some free fun for kids and teens using Minecraft on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays—aka “Halloweekends”—now through November 1. Their virtual Halloween-themed activities include a Monster Mash Halloween Tournament, Elytra Witch Races, Haunted House Building Competition, Pumpkin “Carving” Build Activity, and even Dia de Los Muertos Altar Building. Kids 8 through 17 can enjoy some STEM-filled spooky fun this Halloween season.https://connectedcamps.com/minecraft-kid-club
Scary Storytime
Lower the lights, let the hot chocolate flow—or perhaps some spiked, Halloween-themed beverages for the parents—and bust out your favorite kid-friendly spooky stories. You can even let your kids take turns with their favorite fall or Halloween books so they can practice reading at the same time. https://koa.com/blog/kid-friendly-spooky-campfire-stories/
Creepy Carrots
15 Scary Stories for HALLOWEEN creepy tales & urban legends for your holiday
“The Hitchhiker” Classic Old Time Radio Play
Let’s Read: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Complete)
Here’s one the teens and preteens can really get behind: take viral TikTok challenges, but make them spooky. Have you kids dress up, do the same TikTok dance of their choice, then sync up to vote on the best one. Parents can even join in on the fun, create adult versions, and have the kids vote on the funniest.
Halloween Karaoke/Dance Party
Create a playlist of your Halloween faves—”Monster Mash,” anyone?—or take turns belting out your own versions. You can even have your kids dress up and sing or dance in character!
Halloween Songs from the 80’s – Full Song Playlist
Ultimate Halloween Party Playlist 2020
Halloween Games and Activities For Teens And Tweens
This Collection is of Not So Scary Halloween Themed Movies that would be appropriate for all ages.
When Good Ghouls Go Bad 2001
A new kid in town must drive away ghosts with the help of his zombie uncle. When Halloween decorations begin to mysteriously disappear around town, the boy and his reanimated uncle join forces to find out who is behind the attempt to destroy the residents’ enjoyment of the spooky holiday.
Story by: R.L. Stine (Story)
Starring: Christopher Lloyd, Tom Amandes, and Roy Billing
R.L. Stine’s Mostly Ghostly Who let the Ghost out (2008)
Aspiring magician Max Doyle (Sterling Beaumon) discovers two lost ghosts — Nicky (Luke Benward) and Tara (Madison Pettis) — haunting the basement of his family’s home and agrees to help them find eternal rest. In exchange, Max’s newfound friends set out to help him win the heart of Traci (Ali Lohan), the most popular girl at his school. But, when their magical antics make them the targets of an evil apparition, Phears (Brian Stepanek), the trio must stop his maniacal plan for Halloween.
The Worst Witch (1986)
A clumsy new student (Fairuza Balk) blunders along at Miss Cackle’s International Academy for Witches.
Starring: Fairuza Balk and Tim Curry
Casper Meets Wendy 1998
After drawing the ire of a nefarious warlock named Desmond (George Hamilton), Wendy the Good Little Witch (Hilary Duff) and her aunts seek sanctuary in a special resort that caters to the supernatural. There, Wendy meets Casper the Friendly Ghost (Jeremy Foley), who is vacationing with his quarrelsome uncles. Despite their families’ prejudiced warnings, Wendy and Casper become fast friends. Before long, this high-spirited duo decides to team up to take down the bullying warlock.
Under Wraps (1997)
Three twelve-year-old children, Amy, Marshall and Gilbert, encounter a mummy which has been undiscovered in three thousand years. While investigating, they accidentally revive him, but he must be returned to his resting place by midnight on Halloween or he will never find his long lost love.
An American family move into a British country house only to encounter malevolent spirits. The ghost of the owner’s daughter, long missing, torments the family’s young girl. The Watcher in the Woods was one of several live-action films produced by Walt Disney Productions in the 1980s.
Starring : Bette Davis, Carroll Baker, David McCallum, Lynn-Holly Johnson, and Kyle Richards
Raggedy Ann And Andy – “The Pumpkin Who Couldn’t Smile”
Raggedy Anne & Andy help a lonely, misfit pumpkin find a friend on Halloween.
The Book of Pooh – Just Say BOO! [VHS] (2003)
The Adventures of the Scrabble People in a Pumpkin Full of Nonsense
The Classic story of Scrabble People who fall down a giant pumpkin while going to a Halloween party, only to find a lost town of people who are deprived the ability to read just so The Fascist Dictator can force his daughter into marriage to a stranger they all just met
Initial release: August 31, 1985
The Little Shop of Horrors – 1960 – B&W
A clumsy young man nurtures a plant and discovers that it’s carnivorous, forcing him to kill to feed it.
The Creature from the Black Lagoon 1954
A scientific expedition searching for fossils along the Amazon River discovers a prehistoric Gill-Man in the legendary Black Lagoon. The explorers capture the mysterious creature, but it breaks free. The Gill-Man returns to kidnap the lovely Kay, fiancée of one in the expedition, with whom it has fallen in love.https://www.publicdomaintube.com/creature-from-the-black-lagoon-1954/
Frankenstein 1931
Dr. Frankenstein dares to tamper with life and death by creating a human monster out of lifeless body parts.
I hope you have enjoyed these Activities and Movies. Please be safe this Halloween. Thanks for reading! Please be sure to; Comment, Like, Share, and Subscribe.
With Halloween just 29 days away, Angelika’s World thought that we should share some Tips, Facts, and spooky Fun with you and your Family. We hope to help you and your Family have a safe and plentiful Halloween. With Covid 19 Looming over Halloween this year we are going to have to get Creative with how we Celebrate it this year. Angelika’s World has been Surfing through the Internet, and we found some good Alternatives to the Traditional Trick-or-treating. So, stick around as we explore,” Coronaween”.
First, we need to cover the issue of the virus. We at Angelika’s World want everyone to be able to Celebrate the joys and Spooks of Halloween safely. We have found the latest updates on the Safety of Halloween for the 2020 Season. Here is what we discovered.
What the Doctors are saying
•Don’t share props, toys or bowls. Keep the swords, wands and tiaras from being passed around if you can. Ask each of your children to hold onto their own candy bags.
•Bring hand sanitizer, and practice not touching your face. “
•”Something that you can also do is to put most of the candy away for the first three days (72 hours) that it’s in your home, and then the rest of the candy is safe to eat after the time has passed”.
Here is what the CDC Guidelines are for Halloween this Season.
Many traditional Halloween activities can be high-risk for spreading viruses. There are several safer, alternative ways to participate in Halloween. If you may have COVID-19 or you may have been exposed to someone with COVID-19, you should not participate in in-person Halloween festivities and should not give out candy to trick-or-treaters.
Lower risk activities
These lower risk activities can be safe alternatives:
•Carving or decorating pumpkins with members of your household and displaying them
•Carving or decorating pumpkins outside, at a safe distance, with neighbors or friends
•Decorating your house, apartment, or living space
•Doing a Halloween scavenger hunt where children are given lists of Halloween-themed things to look for while they walk outdoors from house to house admiring Halloween decorations at a distance
•Having a virtual Halloween costume contest
•Having a Halloween movie night with people you live with
•Having a scavenger hunt-style trick-or-treat search with your household members in or around your home rather than going house to house
Moderate risk activities
Participating in one-way trick-or-treating where individually wrapped goodie bags are lined up for families to grab and go while continuing to social distance (such as at the end of a driveway or at the edge of a yard)
•If you are preparing goodie bags, wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 second before and after preparing the bags.
•Having a small group, outdoor, open-air costume parade where people are distanced more than 6 feet apart
•Attending a costume party held outdoors where protective masks are used and people can remain more than 6 feet apart
•A costume mask (such as for Halloween) is not a substitute for a cloth mask. A costume mask should not be used unless it is made of two or more layers of breathable fabric that covers the mouth and nose and doesn’t leave gaps around the face.
•Do not wear a costume mask over a protective cloth mask because it can be dangerous if the costume mask makes it hard to breathe. Instead, consider using a Halloween-themed cloth mask.
•Going to an open-air, one-way, walk-through haunted forest where appropriate mask use is enforced, and people can remain more than 6 feet apart
•If screaming will likely occur, greater distancing is advised. The greater the distance, the lower the risk of spreading a respiratory virus.
•Visiting pumpkin patches or orchards where people use hand sanitizer before touching pumpkins or picking apples, wearing masks is encouraged or enforced, and people are able to maintain social distancing
•Having an outdoor Halloween movie night with local family friends with people spaced at least 6 feet apart
•If screaming will likely occur, greater distancing is advised. The greater the distance, the lower the risk of spreading a respiratory virus.
•Lower your risk by following CDC’s recommendations on hosting gatherings or cook-outs.
Higher risk activities
Avoid these higher risk activities to help prevent the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19:
•Participating in traditional trick-or-treating where treats are handed to children who go door to door
•Having trunk-or-treat where treats are handed out from trunks of cars lined up in large parking lots
•Attending crowded costume parties held indoors
•Going to an indoor haunted house where people may be crowded together and screaming
•Going on hayrides or tractor rides with people who are not in your household
•Using alcohol or drugs, which can cloud judgement and increase risky behaviors
•Traveling to a rural fall festival that is not in your community if you live in an area with community spread of COVID-19
If you are reading these Guidelines and just not feeling Confident in taking your kids, “Trick-or-Treating. We have some ideas for you. We want you and your Little ones to be safe this Halloween season. Here are some ideas from parents on alternative activities.
Safe Trick or Treating Ideas
•Leave a bowl of candy bags (and hand sanitizer) at the end of your driveway, and wave at trick-or-treaters from your front door.
•Drive-by Trick-or-Treating: Gently throw candy at costumed kids in their yards, like your car is a parade float.
•Mail a Halloween Package to your loved ones.
•Hang Halloween treat bags from a tree or clothesline.
•Tape Treat bags to your car for the kids to take.
•Toss candy bags to the kids
•fish net attached to a pole
•use a remote- control car to give the candy out in treat bags
•Tape Halloween treats onto a wooden Skewer and place them around the yard
Indoor Fun
•Set up a piñata for your children in your own yard/Garage/or a spacious room.
•Set up a haunted house for your children at home. They can still dress up and be scared in a fun way.
•Scary movies, ghost stories and more can make the night fun, too. Get out the popcorn, Halloween candy and blankets and find some classics on Netflix.
•Have a Family Game Night – There is nothing more fun to a child than sitting down with their parents at the kitchen table and playing some great games with the family. Pick out the games in advance to ward off any fighting over what is going to be played and have them ready to rock and roll. Place some snacks and chips around the table for everyone to enjoy and start playing.
•Make a Scavenger Hunt – Grab some candy treats and set up a scavenger hunt in your own backyard. Kids can still dress in costumes and experience the joy of candy without having to go door to door.
•For older kids and teens, I would keep it simple. opt for pizza, snacks, and a movie marathon.
•Use some kitchen twine to string your doughnuts from a clothesline or tree. Now give everyone a turn to try to eat the doughnuts with no hands.
•Send Halloween Cards: have them craft some homemade Halloween cards from cardstock, markers, and glue, then mail them off to all their friends.
•Mail Halloween boxes to loved ones or have your friends and family do it for your kids. •Pumpkin carving/painting contest Stencils to print off https://pumpkinstencils.org/
•Make Pumpkin dioramas (Can be made out of; live, Plastic, and foam pumpkins) printed silhouettes are also used with some.
Halloween Isn’t Cancelled! DIY Prop for Trick-or-Treating during COVID
Here is what you will need if you want to make this Candy Chute.
STAND MATERIALS:
•3″ PVC Pipe (7′)
• 1″ PVP Pipe (10′)
• 1″ PVC Corner Connector (X)
• 1″ PVC “T” Connector (X)
•1″ PVC 3-Way Connector (X)
• Hot Glue
DECORATING MATERIALS:
•Black Spray Paint
•Cheese Cloth (Grade 10)
• Black Acrylic Paint
•Plastic Skeleton
• Plastic Skull
TOOLS USED:
• Hot Glue Gun
• Hacksaw
• Scissors
• Bandsaw (NOT REQUIRED)
Indoor games for Halloween
Hunt the Ghost
Make 7 – 8 cute little ghost-shaped cut-outs using cardboard and paint it white and with round black eyes on it. Hide it in different corners of the house. If hosting an outdoor ghost hunt, place it in the bushes or behind trees. Give easy to follow cues and hints and let the ghost hunt begin.
Jack-O’-Lantern Carving/ Coloring Contest
Knives can hurt the little hands and turn your party into a horror story. Instead of carving, keep pumpkins of different sizes, paints, teeth, and eyeballs and let the kids show their creativity. The winner of the best-carved pumpkin wins a Halloween cookie hamper and those Jack-O’-Lanterns double up as evening decor.
Halloween Pictionary
Divide players into two teams. If you have a large number of players, you can form four teams, but the game is more fun with fewer teams and more players on each team. Select one person to be your Drawer for the first word. The Drawer is the person who attempts to illustrate the word using the pencil and paper. Everyone else on the team will try to guess the word that the Drawer draws.
Players on the team will take turns acting as the Drawer.
If you only have three players, one person must be designated to draw for both teams during the entire game.
Each team gets a word card, a pad of paper and a pencil
The drawer has 1 minute to draw what is on the card while their team tries to guess it.
The team with the most correct answers wins.
Halloween Pictionary Words
•Witches•Black Cats•Bats•Ghosts•Skeletons•Jack-O-Lanterns•Candy •Candy corn•Trick or Treating•Candy•Caramel Apples•Costumes•Pumpkin patch•Spiders•WEREWOLF•VAMPIRE•MUMMY•DEVIL
Halloween charades
Gameplay:
1.Divide into teams of two or more players (or you can play as one big group if no one wants to be competitive).
2.Before beginning the game, each team should write about 20–30 words on slips of paper. Fold the pieces of paper and put them into a bowl. Each team draws the words that the other team came up with so that the words won’t be too obvious. Or the host of the gathering or someone who isn’t playing can write down the words beforehand.
3.Determine how long each round will be. Typically, each player gets three to five minutes to act out the word.
4.Decide which team will go first. The first player from that team draws a word from the other team’s bowl.
5.Without speaking, the player must act out the word or phrase. His teammates have to guess what the word is.
6.If the team guesses correctly, they get a point. If the time runs out before the team guesses the word, that player’s turn is over.
7.The other team gets a turn. Each player gets a turn to act out a word. The rotation begins again when everyone has had a turn.
8.Whichever team has the most points at the end of the game is the winner. You can also play to a certain score, or not keep score at all.
Charades words list
•Carving a Pumpkin•Trick or treating•Bobbing for apples•Costume•Mummy•The Headless Horseman•Cauldron•Coffin•Scarecrow•Bobbing for apples•Make-up•Pumpkin patch•Flying on a broom•Stuck in spider webs•Broomstick•Witch•Mask•Robot•Scary movie•Lollipop
Putt up red balloons just like the ones Pennywise left floating around Derry, Maine will totally have your guests on edge. Throw in some tricycles and some dark, carnival-themed Halloween music for extra pizzaz and creepiness.
Poltergeist: Steak
Nightmare on Elm Street: Kabobs
Halloween: Haddonfield Horseshoes
Ingredients
•1 lb Ground Beef
3 cups Frozen Seasoned Crinkle Cut Fries
•1/2 cup Cheese Whiz
•2 slices Texas Toast Sized Bread
•Hot Sauce of your choice (We used Frank’s Red Hot)
Instructions
•Prepare fries based on package instructions. (We baked ours, see note at the bottom)
•Meanwhile, form 2 patties from ground beef.
•Grill to desired temperature.
•Toast bread.
•Heat cheese in the microwave in 15 second increments until runny.
•Top toast with burger, followed by fries, then cheese.
•Drizzle with hot sauce for a “blood spatter” effect.
•Serve.
In case you aren’t familiar, Horseshoes are an open-faced sandwich originating in Springfield, Illinois, United States. They consist of thick-sliced toasted bread (often Texas toast), a hamburger patty, French fries, and cheese sauce.
Family Halloween Movies
The Goonies: Pepperoni pizza, Rocky Road Ice cream
E.T.: Supreme Pizza, Cokes, Chocolate Reese’s Pieces Cookies
Hotel Transylvania: Mummy Wrapped Hot Dogs (using hot dogs and crescent rolls), Mummy Pizzas: With the leftover crescent roll dough, the kids can make their own fun mummy pizzas, Dirt cups(Chocolate pudding topped with crushed Oreo cookies, and a Gummy worm)
It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown: mac and cheese, pumpkin looking pizza with peperoni/vegetable faces
The Adventures of Ichabod Crane: Apple pie, Turkey/Chicken drumsticks,
Casper the Friendly Ghost: Pancakes, eggs, and Orange Juice (pulp free).
Beetlejuice: Shrimp with cocktail sauce
Monsters, Inc.: Sushi, lettuce wraps,
Ghostbusters: mummy Pizza, Green koolaid/Mountain dew/Green Gatorade, Green Jello, Marshmallows,
The Mummy: Roast Beef Wraps
Edward Scissorhands: Kabobs, corn on the cob, and Ambrosia salad
Gremlins: Fried chicken dinner
Scooby Doo: Cheese pizza, Sub sandwiches
Halloweentown: Jack-O-Lantern Quesadillas, Fried Chicken with mashed potatoes, Stew
Ingredients:
•1 can Refried Beans
•Shredded Mexican Cheese Blend
•You can add a cooked meat if you prefer
•10 Flour Tortillas (Soft Taco or Fajita Size)
Method:
•Using a sharp knife or kitchen shears, cut a Jack-O-Lantern face out of 5 of the tortillas. I also made little notches at the top to make it look like the stem. (This can be done ahead of time & then stored back in the tortilla bag until you are ready to cook.)
•Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
•Place the 5 uncut flour tortillas on a large baking sheet. Make sure they do not overlap. Spread a few tablespoons of refried beans over each tortilla. Sprinkle them with the Mexican cheese, and then top each one with a cut out tortilla.
•Bake in the preheated oven for around 5 minutes, just until the cheese has melted a bit, and the tortillas have started to brown.
Bring a large pot of water to boil. While you are waiting for the water to boil, rinse peppers, slice off the tops and hollow out the insides, be sure to remove any seeds and the white part inside. If desired, use a small paring knife to cut out a jack-o-lantern face. When water is boiling, put the peppers and tops in and allow to cook for about 5 minutes until peppers are tender. Remove from water and set aside to cool. Mix the cooked rice, shredded chicken, cheddar cheese, and black beans together in a large bowl. Fill each pepper with the chicken and rice mixture and top with extra cheese, if desired. Replace pepper top back on top. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes until cheese is melted and pepper is done to desired tenderness. Alternately, once peppers are stuffed, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate, when ready to cook, preheat oven to 350, remove plastic wrap and bake for 1 hour.
Throw a Virtual Halloween Party
A virtual Halloween party is a holiday party held via video conferencing software. These occasions are great opportunities for remote teammates to gather, socialize, and celebrate the season.
Start a session and invite your friends by sharing your friend code with them.
Browse for your favorite media and add the URL to the queue. A number of popular websites are already supported for playback.
New features are added on top of streaming websites such as real-time chat and timestamp markers.
Virtual Haunted House Tours
Haunted houses are a staple of Halloween entertainment. Though you and your remote team may not be able to physically tour an abandoned mansion or take a frightening hayride together, you can still give your group goosebumps with a virtual haunted house experience.
For inspiration, you can check out CreepyPasta, which are scary stories shared on various websites. You can also read through this list of terrifying tales on HuffPost or head over to the super short scary stories section on Reddit for ideas on how to tell a bone chilling tale.
I hope this Post has inspired you to throw a Safe Halloween Event with your Family. If you liked this Post, please let me know in the comments. Please feel free to Share this with your; Friends, Family, and Groups. And as always, Thanks for reading!
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