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Safely Celebrate Halloween
QUARANTINE-O-WEEN WAYS TO SAFELY CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN THIS YEAR
Halloween is one of the most social holidays on the calendar — adults and kids look forward to big costume parties and trick-or-treating all month. But during a time when it’s safer to limit our contact with others, how can we fully celebrate the spooky season we love? By getting a little more creative with it.
DECORATION DRIVE-BY
neighborhood for the kids. It may not be as traditional as yelling “trick or treat!” but it’s still all about getting out and gathering candy, so your kids will be sure to find it a fun endeavor.
Every December, many neighborhoods encourage each family on their street to decorate their homes with festive Christmas displays that beckon onlookers, and Halloween is the perfect chance to do the same. Work together with your neighbors (from the safety of social media) to create a Halloween decoration plan for the houses on your street, and see who can create the creepiest display. Then encourage families near and far to do a drive-by viewing of your neighborhood from their cars to get in the spirit of the season.
PPE PARTY
If hosting Halloween parties is a yearly tradition you just can’t skip, try to keep your attendees to those in your “safe quarantine bubble.” Then take safety a step further by making not only costumes mandatory, but costumes that include face masks mandatory! If everyone in attendance stays a safe social distance from one another and keeps their face covered with a mask, it can help minimize risks. You can further encourage mask wearing by offering prizes for masks with the best coverage. Holidays are what we make them, and Halloween is one of the most creative holidays of them all. So find some ways to safely celebrate this year, and keep the spooky spirit of the season alive.
CANDY SCAVENGER HUNT
For kids, Halloween means lots of candy, but to minimize social contact, many homes may not hand out candy this year. Instead of skipping out on this essential festivity, turn it into a scavenger hunt. Like you would hide eggs on Easter, hide pieces of candy around your house, yard, and safe areas of your
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