Comments on: Tasteful Exterior Halloween Decor

By: Jane

Jane — Tue, 29 Sep 2020 15:30:11 +0000

In reply to Jacqueline. LOVE THAT IDEA!!! FUN FOR ALL AGES!!!

By: Chelsey

Chelsey — Tue, 29 Sep 2020 13:21:37 +0000

Haha, we just purchased a light up ghost holding a lollipop and a skeleton that yells “Happy Halloween” at you when you walk by. I don’t think I would have ever done this if I didn’t have a 5-year-old. Kids make things more fun :). As for trick-or-treating, we’re still going to do it, but more responsibly. Many of our neighbors are going to do driveway trick or treating – i.e. put out a decorated table at the end of your driveway and top with individual treats (we’re doing little cans of soda, but you can do little bags or tiny cups with goodies inside). This way, kids can still trick or treat, but they’re not digging into a candy bowl and can theoretically socially distance themselves – since they’re not creating a bottleneck at your front porch.

By: A.B.

A.B. — Sun, 27 Sep 2020 14:17:17 +0000

yup, caved and bought the (most tasteful, hah) blowup for my kids a few years ago and THEY LOVE IT! their joy about it is infectious and now I love when it is up. you will not regret it.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 23:30:13 +0000

In reply to Lauren. Totally agree. Kids are remarkably resilient, and disappointment is part of life. I think most commenters here (and Erin) would likewise agree, given the way everyone's proposing alternative ideas and ways to be festive. We can be irritated about the way Covid has interfered with life, but also find other ways to celebrate - like the many great ideas above!

By: Tracy

Tracy — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 23:27:37 +0000

In reply to Katie.

Seems like there is little complaining and lots of good ideas of how to make Halloween fun this year? Plus, I think it’s okay to admit we’re not all Pollyanna all the time, and that things are hard right now for lots of people, not just parents. It’s even okay to mourn the small losses (cute baby Halloween costumes! Trick or treating!) and then move on to make the best of things (decorations that will make everyone happy). And children take cues from parents, but they also have their own low moments. My four year old is in a different ‘social distance’ group at preschool from her best friend this year, and has struggled with it. And that’s okay, that’s part of life. She’s learning from disappointment, and I don’t think it’s okay to dismiss sadness as simple complaining. Heck, 20% of her life Covid has existed. It’s a lot. And it’s okay to get down about it sometimes.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 19:12:34 +0000

In reply to Mallory. Super creative ideas!

By: Lauren

Lauren — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 19:11:26 +0000

I know this may not be a popular opinion, but maybe it’s ok for kids to experience disappointment so they can develop resiliency. Both my small children missed bday parties and other events bc of covid and they didn’t seem to mind that much because we celebrated life in other ways. We won’t celebrate Halloween this year but will go apple picking (outside, physically distanced) instead and make a pie. Maybe we can recalibrate the meaning of celebration and do it a different way. Just thinking through this with you.

By: Jacqueline

Jacqueline — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 12:50:31 +0000

We just did a car parade at the senior living complex that was fall themed, and it reminded me of how much the older population (who may not have a lot of social contact in normal times) has been affected by this situation. Normally for Halloween they have trick or treat and children come inside, but not this year. It would be fun to have the littles dress up and decorate the cars and do a parade for them – a feel good thing for everyone!

By: Jane

Jane — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 20:57:40 +0000

In reply to Katie. So true. Children take their cues from their parents.

By: Judy

Judy — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 18:43:34 +0000

29 years ago, when we built the house we are still in, the neighborhood had so many school age children and Halloween was so much fun. Since I am a designer, every holiday got an over the top display and that was especially true at Halloween. One year I made multiple 6′ tall ghost figures with just balloons for heads and long white gauze fabric draped over the balloons as bodies. My husband strung fish line quite high up on our 2 story white house and we hung them at different heights along the line. We positioned a green flood light at them. We figured they’d look scary blowing in the breeze. What we didn’t realize was that the flood light caused very spooky ghost shadows to dance against the white siding, from the ground all the way up to the roof of the house. So, instead of 6 ghosts, we had 12 flying all over. Even the adult neighbors walking the trick or treaters around said it was one of the coolest displays they had ever seen. I want those days back!

By: Peggy

Peggy — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 18:29:49 +0000

Love it thank you

By: Katie

Katie — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 17:30:24 +0000

So much complaining. Try looking at the glass half full.

By: Mallory

Mallory — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 15:01:43 +0000

We have a 5 and 3 year old. We don’t feel comfortable trick or treating this year so I am planning an evening of family fun :) I talked my girls into those fuzzy fully body onesie pjs instead of costumes this year so we could all snuggle up together and watch a Scooby Doo movie at the end of the night. We also plan to hide candy in glow in the dark easter eggs (I found easter eggs that have small glow sticks in them on Amazon), maybe do a craft and cook a spooky theme dinner.

By: Maggie

Maggie — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 02:02:59 +0000

In reply to Lesley. Why the hell not, indeed!

By: Maggie

Maggie — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 02:01:54 +0000

In reply to Deb. Deb for Prez! This is a spectacular idea.