5 Tips for an Organized, Stress Free Halloween

Before you know it Halloween will be upon us. Will you be ready?

Halloween has changed over the years. It can be as simple as dressing the kids up to go door to door collecting treats to something more elaborate as a house party.

Pre-planning works wonders

Give it some thought ahead of time. Society has changed where there are some parents that do not want their children going door to door for various reasons. Is the traditional door to door canvassing still in your plans?

Are you hosting a neighbourhood party where you can control what goes into the treat bags?

Make a list of everything that needs to be done ahead of time to save the stress of stopping on the way home and avoiding the rest of the last minute shoppers and bare shelf horror. Candies, pumpkins, treat bags, party supplies and of course costumes should all be at the ready.

Do you bake those orange coloured cookies or other themed baked goods for Halloween? If so, take stock of what you have versus what you will need and ensure you have it all on baking day.

Halloween décor

Like Christmas, we only use the Halloween decorations once a year. Bring them out a couple of weeks prior to the day and put up those scary witches and goblins around the house for the kids.  Make sure you toss anything that is broken, damaged of that you don’t care for anymore.  Get your kids involved in the decorating as well.

We like to add a touch of fall colour to our home and this is a good time of the year to do it.

Chill out with the ghosts and goblins

On Halloween night have your handouts ready at the door. If you live in a kid friendly neighbourhood you may as well pull up a comfortable chair and enjoy the wide variety of costumed characters coming to your door rather than continually getting up and down.  Get yourself a costume too so you can chill on your front porch!

Take care of your pets

Do you have a pet? Think of them as well on Halloween. Some are spooked or alarmed by constant door knocking or door bells and others do not take well to strangers coming to the house.

Know your pet and ensure that both they and your visitors are safe.

Loot bag survival

Lastly, be prepared for the arrival of your excited kids coming back home with their loot. Make sure they know the house rules and have an area ready for them when they get home to inspect their goodies before they dig in.

Don’t forget that once Halloween is over, the décor and costumes should be put right back in the Halloween storage bin and tucked away for another year.

My mother allowed us to eat anything we wanted the night of Halloween but we were limited to just a few items per day after that. Our loot seemed to disappear quicker than I thought it would.

You don’t think my mother was helping herself to our candy do you?

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