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Halloween Traditions

Get wonderful ideas for Halloween traditions to
celebrate with both kids and adults.

You've Been Boo'd
About four years ago my next door neighbor started a new Halloween tradition in our neighborhood. She found a cute little poem entitled "You’ve Been Boo’d" and copied it on a piece of paper. She also made a...

A Harvest Halloween
To take advantage of the last days of autumn, we planned an outdoor Halloween party at our family farm. This gave us an opportunity to bring our friends together in an informal setting before the hectic...

It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown
Ever since I was young I remember watching the TV show "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown". Every year I looked forward watching show, it meant that Halloween was right around the corner. During...

Pumpkin Carving Night
We make pumpkin carving into a real event at our house. Each family member gets to pick out their own pumpkin. We each spend time sketching our designs and my husband does all the cutting. My kids and...

Backyard Halloween Bonfire
We invite a close group of friends over for a backyard bonfire on a weekend near Halloween. We decorate the backyard with fake tombstones, goblins and other scary Halloween decorations. Then we take turns...

A Scary Tradition
I'm not a fan of scary movies, in fact I avoid them every day of the year, but Halloween. On October 31st after all the trick-or-treating is done, my husband and I rent a scary flick, make popcorn and snuggle...

A Creepy Halloween Meal
I make a creepy Halloween dinner every year for my family. The menu varies from year-to-year, but the idea stays the same. I search for cool Halloween-inspired recipes to make dinner more exciting. Some of...

The Secret of the Great Pumpkin
My grandparents own a big pumpkin farm outside of town so I have easy access to lots of pumpkins. Ever since I moved into my first house seven years ago, I started my own Great Pumpkin tradition. About a...

Happy Howl-o-ween
I don't have kids to dress up for Halloween so I get my dog into the spirit. Every year I pick out a new outfit for him and when the neighborhood kids come to our house for trick-or-treating, they get a...

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
My favorite Halloween tradition comes after the pumpkin is carved. We pick through all the "guts" to get every last seed out and we roast the seeds in the oven. They're delicious and I look forward to them...

A Picture with a Painted Pumpkin
Every year since my son was born we've taken a picture of him on Halloween wearing his costume and holding a pumpkin that we paint with the year. We always let Ethan pick the pumpkin that we paint. With the...

Countdown to Halloween
A couple of years ago I purchased a countdown to halloween calendar from Pottery Barn for kids. That year we started getting visits from the Halloween ghost. He leaves little gifts in the pocket of the...