Wouldn't it be nice if you could create your own costumes with little time or money invested? Well you can. In fact, there are numerous costume ideas that can be created yourself for next to nothing. Better still, there's little or no sewing involved.

There are tons of interesting ways to entertain a child's imagination, including simple craft projects and games. Why not take advantage of the fun Halloween holiday by spending some extra time with the children and doing these activities together?

Macalik, DDS Accepting Candy Donations for Deployed Troops and Local Heroes

There are many sensory-friendly ways to celebrate Halloween with your child whether you decide to watch a movie or make a Halloween treat -- it's important that you choose an activity that is best suited for your child's needs.

Ondesoft Software offers giveaway of Ondesoft Audio Recorder and a 50% discount on iTunes DRM Audio/Video Converter for both Mac and Windows during 2017 Halloween season.

Calling All Ghouls, Goblins and Witches – Let's Eat, Drink and Get Ghostly

In celebration of Halloween 2019, TunesKit launches the biggest promotion: both registered and new users can get free software and enjoy more discounts from Oct. 24 to Nov. 06.

We speak with a woman seeking to ban Halloween decorations, we get a visit from Canada’s pronunciation expert, and we visit a small town on the verge of overthrowing their annual Pun Festival.

Trick-or-treaters might want to pack a brolly some gloomy Halloween weather is forecast for Perth, following the city's warmest October day for six years.

Farmers in Western Australia's far north have carved a spot in the niche Halloween pumpkin market growing in popularity around the country.

Be very afraid.

Date: May 6, 2020

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Our 2016 Doodle game celebrating Halloween!
 

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Sometime over the summer, I saw a video on Facebook about a little town in Oregon where it’s Halloween all year long. Halloween? OMG YES, I LOVE HALLOWEEN! You’re not the only one dressing up for once, so it really doesn’t feel awkward to let your geek shine! Especially now that “sexy” halloween costumes aren’t the only “cool” option. I mean, as if nerdy costumes were ever less than cool, but I digress. History has been hard to us nerds. Anyways! So, I saw a video for this Halloweentown that made it look really, really cool, and I thought, hey, I have to go!  Guess what? I did! ???? Here is my report.  First off, did you know that this isn’t a Halloween thing, as much as it is a movie set thing?? I had never even heard of the Halloweentown movie until a week before I went, much less that there was an entire series of movies that I guess kids my age grew up with! I was more of an It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown and The Worst Witch kid. Side note: holy cow, why is that movie so expensive now?! Maybe because it’s awesome, but still… So, in order to get myself into the mood, I watched Halloweentown the night before. It was cute, but it’ll still never mean to me what it means to people that grew up watching it. Here’s me and Joanne (my traveling companion — she and my cousin used to be an item, but she’s too cool for him now) at the “famous” gates! We let our Ravenclaw banner fly high all weekend! So, we drove from western Washington for about two hours to get to St. Helens, where all of the festivities take place. From the video, which I had bookmarked and is no longer available(!), it looked like this place would be huge and chock-full of Halloween everywhere we looked. Yay! There were events listed including coin hunts and rides in hearses, and because we went on a weekend in October, some of the movie cast would even be there taking photos (for a price)! It sounded really neat, and we planned to stay the night in the closest drivable town, which was 40 minutes away. There were only a few hotels in town and they were all booked up, boo. So, here’s where I want to mention something… St. Helens is a small town on the bank of the Columbia River. Right across from St. Helens, on the opposite bank of the river, is a town called Kalama. You can stand on the riverbank in St. Helens and look at Kalama on the other side. But there is no bridge. Nada. Nothing! So if you want to drive to that town that you can see happening over yonder, you have to either drive all the way up to Longview,  or all the way down to Portland, and then back. So it’s an hour’s DRIVE to cross the river, and you have to go through other cities to do it. WTF. I don’t understand this at all. Who planned these cities?!?! I just had to say something because it still boggles my mind! Alright, whew! Let’s look at some cute photos to feel better. ???? There was a band performing in Town Square, the center of all activity Halloweentown. Here’s the taxi from the movie. And this big steel pumpkin. It didn’t get crowded until night, but it was still hard to get a shot without people all over the place. I didn’t feel like waiting around, so this was the best that I could do. There was one huge parking lot, and this guy was there to welcome us in… Looks like he’d been waiting for quite a while! City Hall was at the front of the Town Square, and in the movie. This woman is apparently the ideal resident. Someone had a drone, and I thought it made for a cool shot. Looking at Mt. Hood in the distance! I’d love to go hiking there in the spring! Well… to be honest, there wasnt’ actually much to do. There were a few food trucks next to town hall selling noms and running charity drives, a haunted house around the corner, a street full of consignment/used goods shops, and a hair salon selling t-shirts and mugs of the event. During the day, there was also a shuttle to take you uptown where you could do a scavenger hunt and win a commemorative coin. It took Joanne and I over an hour to figure out where the shuttle came, even though you could walk the entire downtown area in 5 minutes, because it wasnt’ on any map and none of the shopkeepers or staff that we asked knew where it came to pick up people! Organization points: 0 We did find it, though, around the corner from all of the fuss, and boarded to do the scavenger hunt. I wasn’t really expecting anything, and it basically was a piece of paper asking us to go into 10 of 15 or so listed shops on the street and find a plaque with numbers on it. If we collected ten numbers and then took them to a certain gas station on the way out of town, we’d receive our coin. Alright, well it wasn’t super imaginative, but I get what they were going for. We did get to see some cute local shops (and I saw my second pot store in a town that takes 1-2 minutes to drive through… I’m not sure I could ever live in Oregon, as I despise any kind of smoking). I also found, of all things, local vegan caramel, so I bought it fully aware that I would try not to eat the entire bag, but would probably fail (I finished them all before I went to bed). It was delicious, though! Soft and chewy and so, so buttery….. yum! Well, after the scavenger hunt, we decided to get the car and drive around a little bit because we had run out of things to do and, guess what? According to a map that we picked up in town, apparently the Twilight series was also filmed there, and all of the locations were mapped! Forget Halloweentown (sorry!), I am a sucker for Edward and Bella’s tale of fated love. I’ve visited Forks and La Push, the real towns that the books are set in, but never the actual movie filming locations. This sort of made my weekend! There were also some old cemetaries marked on the map as places to visit. Both of those things will be in my next posts! After having a bit of an adventure, we returned to the town square to check out the nightly festivities. I think, honestly, that just coming at night to St. Helens would have been enough, because when we returned to Town Square it was starting to get packed. Apparently, at night is when the real town comes alive! Although there still wasn’t a lot to do, the atmosphere was really eerie and the throngs were thick enough that we had trouble getting through. There was a pumpkin-lighting ceremony at 7:30, but it started really late, so we abandoned it to go to the adults-only haunted house. I’m on a perpetual quest to find a haunted house that is actually scary, and this one turns adults-only after 7pm, so I was hoping for something great! Here’s the coin that we got for our scavenger hunt. It was plastic, not metal as I’d been hoping for, but it had been a nice afternoon looking in shops that we otherwise would have probably passed by. Jack was hanging out. You can see how thick the crowd was after dark! These girls had on mermaid-sparkle witch hats. I approve! I wonder whether they attended Ilvermorny. I had to have one of these necklaces. Can’t wait to rock them on halloween! I wore it into the haunted house, which was… well, it was very well done. It was probably the best put-together haunted house that I’ve ever visited in America, but I wasn’t scared at all. So, in terms of usual haunted houses, it gets an A+ rating! But on the honestly-scared-o-meter, it doesn’t register at all. This is probably what most people want, so give it a go when you visit, though! I just have really, really high expectations! Oh, and we did get a photo with Marnie’s actress. She was a real sweetie! Sure, I had just watched Halloweentown for the first time the night before, but why not! So that’s our little visit to Halloweentown! Final Verdict: If you’re nearby and a fan of Halloween, it’s definitely worth a stop! It’s only a half-hour’s drive from Portland, so it’s easy to take a little nip up and check out the festivities! It’s definitely kid-appropriate, and probably actually the most fun for the little ones. If you’re a fan of the movies, this place should definitely be on your bucketlist! Don’t plan for a whole day, though. It’s mostly a nighttime thing. See you tomorrow to share my photos from Bella’s!

Halloween is creeping up on us. The rush is on to find the perfect pumpkin, the spookiest costume, and the best candy for trick-or-treaters. However, along with all this excitement comes potential fire hazards related to seasonal decor and costumes. Fortunately, fire risks can be avoided by following the National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) Halloween safety precautions.

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“Who Did In the Delaware Ducks?” and “Mysteries of History” to be featured

Activities will include tours of the home, games and crafts.

Trick-or-treaters invited to the governor's home on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.

The Safe Kids Delaware Coalition reminds parents to take precautions to keep their children safe while trick-or-treating.

OHS Activates Operation Checkpoint StrikeForce For All 3 counties This Weekend Dover, Del. (October 25, 2019) – The Delaware Office of Highway Safety is coordinating Operation Checkpoint Strikeforce in each county statewide for Halloween weekend. This zero-tolerance initiative in Delaware, implemented since 2002, is designed to get impaired drivers off of our roads using checkpoints and patrols. The […]

(Dover, Del.) October 28, 2019 – The Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS) coordinated DUI checkpoints in all three counties on Saturday, October, 26th, from 10 p.m. until Sunday, October 27th, at 2 a.m. the following morning. Working together with the Delaware State Police and local law enforcement, OHS supported three DUI checkpoints across the state. OHS is pleased to […]

Since pumpkins generally require around 75 to 100 frost-free days, it's a good idea to get a jumpstart on planting them.

We laughed, we cried, but more important, we picked the recycling-loving winners of Etsy's Handmade Halloween Costume Contest.

Enough with the negativity. Let's talk about why this spooky celebration rocks.

You'll be surprised at the decorative potential contained within the recycling bin.

Most costumes are single-use plastics, made from polyester that's essentially disposable and non-recyclable. We can do better than that.

Select zoos are enticing green families with healthier treats and recycled crafts this Halloween

Cooking Lesson

I’m having a Halloween crafternoon this weekend, and I wanted to make some toothpicks for spearing finger food that would be easy to make, but still have a great spooky vibe. Even if you are not having a Halloween party this year I think these picks would be great for … Continue reading →

These little pipe cleaner pals are super easy to make, and even easier to customize based on what you have on hand. The only things you will need are pipe cleaners, the paper faces, and some glue. Otherwise you can add little Halloween toys, scraps of fun paper, streamers, etc. … Continue reading →

Today’s DIY is not really a set of instructions (because it’s super easy) but more of a few helpful hints! I found the idea for these amazing hand treat bags at The Queen’s Card Castle. I decided to make the bags for my son’s class party treat bags, they were … Continue reading →

I was going to save all this for September (ya know a little closer to Halloween) but my fabric arrived and a few people have purchased it on Spoonflower, so I wanted to post the instructions so anyone who wants to make a Halloween bunting can get it done in … Continue reading →

Happy first day of Fall! Since it’s finally Fall I thought I’d start breaking out the Halloween posts to celebrate!! Today I have a little DIY for ya. I love decorating for Halloween, and I have a few cute little vintage costumes I like to hang up for decorations (maybe … Continue reading →

To kick of the fabulous month of October here is a DIY that you can make super easy & simply, or fancy it up by adding beads and loads of images. Here’s what you need: –Inkjet Shrink Plastic -chain -jump rings (in a color that matches your chain..I went with … Continue reading →

Hello October! I am ready to welcome Halloween with open arms! The decorations are up (even the outside ones!) and I’ve got some DIYs planned for this month that I hope you will love. First up is a super easy vintage inspired party hat. Print the file, cut out, and … Continue reading →

Here is a little walk-through for the painted pumpkin ornaments I made. They are very easy, so I feel a little silly calling it a DIY, but maybe reading through the whole process will be helpful to some. The main supply for this project is foam pumpkins and gourds. I … Continue reading →

Spookily effective savings tips if your money has vanished by the end of the month

He is used to receiving medals and accolades for his efforts, but former Olympic contestant Louis Smith will fail to win any awards for his Halloween costume, this week. The 50 year-old wore a cheap black wig, limp plastic finger 'knives' and a leather-effect top to recreate the Hollywood character made famous by Johnny Depp in 1990.

The film star, 47, donned a racy warrior-themed leotard with long black velvet gloves and an eye mask.

She tied the knot with convicted sex offender Kenneth 'Zoo' Petty on October 21, 2019. And one week later, Nicki Minaj shared a series of snaps while she showed off her Harley Quinn costume.

Other celebrity guests went for very elaborate costumes at Trick Or Treats Magazine's annual Halloween party. But the 24-year-old kept things brilliantly simple for the LA party on Saturday night.

Maroon 5 hosted their 15th annual Halloween bash at Rolling Greens in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday night. This year's theme was Area 51, featuring aliens, army trucks, and flying saucers.

Chrissy Teigen was a bit worse for the wear in the aftermath of her Halloween night and vowed to her fans that she was never going out ever again in hysterical video on Friday.

The himaker, 36, showed the two boys she shares with husband Mike Fisher, 39, Isaiah, four, dressed as The Grinch and nine-months-old baby Jacob dressed as a Cheer Bear in a snap on Thursday

The 34-year-old reality star and her producer husband, 42, really got into the spirit of Halloween when they were spotted in their fun outfits on Thursday afternoon in Los Angeles.

Britney Spears waited until the day after Halloween to show off-to 23 million Instagram followers-her Alice in Wonderland costume. She wasn't the only Britney Spears out in Hollywood this year.

The 23-year-old reality star flaunted her impressively long legs in a golden feathered mini dress before enlisting the help of a pair of horses to give her the ultimate photo shoot backdrop.