Halloween in America is Epic! My street on the Upper West Side goes all out. The police close off the road, all the townhouses compete with one another and try to out-spook each other, one hires a DJ that plays ‘Ghostbusters’ on a loop, I dress up my pug (duh) and hundreds of New Yorkers flock here to trick or treat. Halloween is one of the best times of year in NYC.
One thing I decided many full-moons ago, is whatever side of the pond I find myself living on, when I have children and a house I will decorate it like crazy! (I decorate my front door now, but my husband likes to point out that we live on a top floor so nobody sees it but us…)
This year none of us are sure if our Halloween street party will happen and it probably is for the best that it is a smaller affair with the current state of things. Regardless we can still make some magic happen.
Halloween does not have to be cancelled.
Below are some of my suggestions for how you can spend this year’s haunting holiday!
WATCH A SCARY MOVIE & MUNCH ON YOUR FAVE SNACKS!
If it’s just you or a couple of you, get in the spirit of things by watching some Horror Movies. If your looking to be scared- then any of the Saw movies or Hostel are ones that I will never watch again! Personally I’m a Beetlejuice, Nightmare Before Christmas and Ghostbusters kind of girl…
Also, make sure you get your favorite snacks in. Or if there is a ‘candy’ that you like, buy the Halloween version. If baking is your thing- do some ghoulish decorating. There is no need to trick yourself by counting calories, TREAT YO’SELF. It’s one night…
DRESS UP WITH YOUR ROOMIES AND PETS
Ok, I get it. We only really ever make an effort dressing up when we have a party to go to… but break the rules. Have a little house party. Dress up, open some bubbly and have fun. You could even do a Joey Tribbiani and dress up as each other. I haven’t dressed myself up in years but dress my pug up every year. I love being able to send pics of him to family.
Why not even face paint each other? Find a picture and say “Hey Bob, I want you to make me look like this” and see what happens. Lots of giggles could entail!
VIRTUAL GHOST STORIES
Yeah, I’m kind of with you on the front of why would I dress up and sit by myself for a virtual costume party. But instead, you could host a zoom ghost story sharing session. You could even score each other out of ten for spookiest and most hair raising tale! Loser has to eat a spider! (Too far?!)
SPOOKY ‘TREASURE’ HUNTS FOR THE KIDS
Just because you can’t go trick or treating doesn’t mean your children have to lose out on the excitement of ‘how many sweeties will I get?’. Hide spooky treats all around your home. You could even give it a theme! A pirate treasure theme or Indiana Jones tomb raid theme. Be imaginative. You don’t only have to hunt for chocolate at Easter. I hunt for sweet treats every time I leave my home…
WATCH THE SANDERSON SISTERS YET AGAIN!
I will be spending Halloween screaming and streaming “In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover”. I could not be more frigging excited about it!!!! If you were as obsessed with the movie Hocus Pocus as I was, then you need to go to https://nyrpshop.org/ and get your streaming pass ASAP! It’s only $10 and proceeds are for the upkeep of the parks in New York City. Even Billy the zombie is spending his one day on earth by participating. I CANNOT WAIT! Just remember not to light the black flame candle if you haven’t done the deed yet…
In a nutshell; Watch Movies, Eat sweets, Tell Ghost Stories, Face Paint, Organize a Treasure Hunt and Relive your childhood by watching an all new Hocus Pocus.
I hope you have a nightmare of a holiday… Let me know how it goes. Comment, like and share!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
As always,
Live with Love,
The Bimbo in Limbo xxxx
Header Photo Credit- Karolina Grabowska