Halloween in pandemic times

[Gemini]

I know we don't have many Halloween fans here, but Oma and I certainly are

There will be no trick or treating this year, and either no Halloween parties, or very small ones - depending on where you live and where we are with lockdown regulations in a months time.

I Intend to decorate the front window for Halloween, and make a pumpkin lantern. I will leave a bowl of wrapped little bags of sweet on the drive with the pumpkin. Then any parents taking children around to see the pumpkins can take them if they choose.

So many fun things have gone this year, and no one knows that next year will be a lot different, so anything fun is worth doing in my opinion.
I know there is a general move for families to go around the neighbourhood looking for pumpkins and then giving the children a sweet (that the parents have with them) each time they see one. I think this is a good idea.

[Fairyqueen]

My little fairies will be upset to miss it. They love dressing up and going round to their friends houses. Let’s hope things are back to normal this time next year🙏 I will have some chocs and treats ready for any little ones that may call.

[Daisy]

Gem - leaving little bags of sweets on the drive is a lovely idea. I'm not a great fan of Hallow e'en, but the children love it and that's the important thing. They are missing out on so much just lately, if they can have some sort of fun it's worth doing.

FQ - I hope your little fairies are able to enjoy the evening, even if it's not quite the same as usual.

[Oma]

Yes Gem i am a BIG fan of Halloween ,
I love seeing all the little ones dressed up

I will be dressing the windows with Pumpkins as we have a Pumpkin hunt trail going on around the north east
I am doing the same pails of sweets hung on my railings for any little ones that come ,
The Pumpkin hunt is the same any child spotting Pumpkins receive a sweet from their parents for everyone they spot but im still putting ones out for those that dont know the rules or havent heard of them

My DD is even more into Halloween than me and decorates all the house , she still intends doing that and dressing up , she opens the curtains wide and puts spooky lights on so children can look in the window and see everything she has done , Ghosts and skeletons hanging from the ceiling , mechanical Bats flying around in circles ,
A smoking witches pot and flashing broomsticks on the front door step etc .

Anything to make children smile , they missing out on lots this year as it is .

[Nanto2girls]

Halloween is something we don't bother with.
When the kids were little we used to carve turnips(no pumpkins then) out with them.
We carried this on with pumkins when the grandaughters were little.

[Gemini]

Halloween in pandemic times - I have ordered a Halloween face mask

[Gemini]

I'm very excited

I am going to have a little Halloween party at home for my three grandchildren on the day before Halloween. I pick up GD and GS2 from school that day anyway, so will collect GS1 from his house afterwards then bring them all back here.

OH is not a fan of Halloween. When to break this news to her .......?!

[Daisy]

Gem - what a lovely idea, especially to have all the cousins together - they'll love it.

Why not let GS2 (as the youngest) mention it to S (unless it's a secret from your GCs)? She can hardly be anything other than enthusiastic when GS2 is so excited! ("Devious" is my middle name!!! )

[Oma]

Wish i lived nearer i would have set a tent in your garden and joined in outside

I have just bought some hanging paper pumpkins you know those sort of honeycomb ones you open out like balls like Christmas ones ,
Lots of jelly sort of stickers for the windows ,
was toying with buying one of those projector lights that shine on your window it was a witch and ghost one , might still get it

[Gemini]

Oh I would have loved you to be here Oma

[Oma]

We could have had S's life hahaha

[WeeGranny]

Gem, aren't your GC on half term the week of Hallowe'en? Ours are!

I'm sure S will find something to do away from witches and ghosts!!!

[Gemini]

WG, they are! I realised not long after posting this thread 😊

[Gemini]

As WG rightly pointed out, Halloween falls on half term week.
As I am having my party on the Friday I will have all three GC together that day, and we will have the party late afternoon once it's getting dark.

On the menu is pizza delivered from the excellent pizza place in the village. For dessert ghost cake, spider chocolate krispie cakes and pumpkin cupcakes. I will take photos

[Daisy]

Gem - you need to make this party as authentic as possible, so no more dusting or hoovering, encourage the spiders to come in and make real webs, and you will dress up, won't you.