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5 Ways to Celebrate Halloween in Quarantine

5 Ways to Celebrate Halloween in Quarantine

Thanks to the coronavirus, Halloween 2020 may look a little different, but it still has the potential to be super fun. The holiday falls on a Saturday this year, which means we get a whole day to dress up, eat sugary snacks and play lots of Halloween themed games – yay! Plus, it’s a full moon which adds to the eerie atmosphere.

We’ve been brainstorming, and we’ve come up with some ideas to help you safely celebrate the spookiest night of the year in style.

Go All Out With The Decorating

Go All Out With The Decorating

Get the whole street into the spooky spirit with some fangtastic house and garden decorations. Seen as you can’t go out to celebrate Halloween this year, it only seems natural to bring Halloween to the house!

This is a great one for the kids too. Let them haunt the neighbours with decorations that they made and displayed themselves! From spooky paper cut-outs to paper pumpkin plates and monster hats, Country Living has some excellent Halloween craft ideas for the kids for you to try. 

Make Scary Costumes

Make Scary Costumes

The best thing about Halloween is the dress up, right? Right! Get in the fake blood, dig out the old witches hats and unravel the bandages, it’s time to get creative with costumes. Nowadays it’s acceptable to dress up as just about anything – scary or not.

You might not be able to show off your costumes to your friends in the usual way, but who needs face to face contact when social media exists? Stage some Halloween themed family photos to post on your Instagram, your family & friends will love it!

Rustle Up Some Spooky Snacks

Rustle Up Some Spooky Snacks

Forget the tricks and go all-in on the treats this year. You might not be able to throw a big Halloween party or go trick-or-treating this year, so why not channel your spooky energy getting creative in the kitchen? 

You can go as creepy and mysterious as you like with your cooking decorated with bats, pumpkins, ghosts, spiders and more.

Pumpkin Carving Contests

 Pumpkin Carving Contests

Pumpkin carving is a tradition that doesn’t have to change because of a lockdown, thank goodness – and a little healthy competition just adds to the fun. 

Get the family to take our their carving tools and create the best pumpkin design they can; then it’s time to start judging. It’s only natural that the winner get heaps of candy – it is Halloween after all! 

You could even expand the contest to the other families on the street by displaying your pumpkins in the windows and doors.

Play Some Halloween Games

 Play Some Halloween Games

With Halloween falling on a Saturday this year, that gives us a full day to fill with games. And with the kids hopped up on sweets its an excellent idea to find them an outlet for their energy.

We’ve all played the classic bobbing apples and pin the spider on the web, but if you’re looking to take your games up a notch, here are some great ideas!

Remember to social distance this holiday and have some spooktacular fun!