Halloween Family Activities
Ideas for Extending the October 31 Holiday Beyond One Night
Sep 10, 2009
Halloween is a popular time for families to celebrate. As the fall season ends, harvest fairs, haunted houses, corn mazes, pumpkin carving contests, and other special seasonal events emerge. Children and adults enjoy crafts, themed indoor activities, and outdoor fun. Developing traditions is important, as many children continue what they most enjoy with their own children.
Find Halloween Family Activities
Halloween is a designed for family fun. Family friendly activities are listed prominently in local papers and through online resources. Parents can find a variety of age appropriate activities to fit the interests and ability levels of their children. Pumpkin patches to pick pumpkins, lessons in pumpkins carving, and participating in pumpkin carving contests are all options. Hayrides and corn mazes are still also available to parents looking for special family activities. Varieties of haunted houses are created for those looking for opportunities that are more adventurous.
Children can continue the fun with puzzles and games. Many free activities are available to print and play online. Children can combine playing fun games with educational learning activities. Parents can often find holiday puzzles, games, and play sets on sale after the holiday. Store these for holiday seasons to keep children entertained during quiet playtime.
Halloween Crafts
Children’s crafts are popular with schools, at home, scouting groups, and various secular groups. People are always looking for ideas that utilize inexpensive or recycled materials. Many parents view crafts as a basic form of entertainment. However, crafts serve an additional importance. Crafts also develop fine motor, math, reading, and language art skills.
As children, develop more advanced craft skills, the educational benefits increase. Parents who use the holidays to increase craft skills build educational skills in a fun way. Do not forget about the chance to learn craft skills in making costumes. Costumes provide some unique craft challenges.
Adults have the chance to make fun Halloween activities and crafts that can become heirlooms for future generations. Parents can make fun games, Halloween doll and bear clothes, and decorations that children can play with year after year. Storing these activities carefully can ensure these items will last and be available for other children to use.
Charitable Donations Halloween Options
Halloween activities can be a great time to do charitable fund raising. The most obvious is the long-standing UNICEF drive that children participate in while collecting candy. Children ask their neighbors for change while asking for candy. New traditions have emerged to increase food pantry donations. Church and secular groups are creating Halloween venues, charging donations of non-perishable food items for entry. This provides communities with dual-purpose activities. There is a chance to come together as a community and an ability to increase vital food pantry donations.
This would be a great opportunity for other charitable groups to build on this model. Haunted houses, mazes, and other children’s activities are a great method of raising money for a variety of needs. Many families enjoy volunteering time, talent, and treasure to these activities. They are an enjoyable way for communities to have fun and raise money at the same time.
Activities should not be limited to one night of trick or treating. Families should look at this as another chance to spend time together and have fun. Finding local activities, enjoying stories, and making crafts are wonderful ways for family to have fun and create long lasting memories.
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