MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA!!!!
Did that sound spooky? No? Ok, I promise not to do that again...
Welcome to Week One of The Great Pumpkin Plan!
Did that sound spooky? No? Ok, I promise not to do that again...
Welcome to Week One of The Great Pumpkin Plan!
- Events/Activities To Participate In
- Hosting a party?
- Attending parties?
- Trick or treating? Handing out? In neighborhood? Elsewhere?
- Community events? Trip to Pumpkin Patch? Corn maze? Haunted House? Other?
- School events?
- Trip to local Halloween store for costumes?
- Sending in classroom treats?
- Worried about too much sugar? Consider using The Great Pumpkin Candy Swap idea!
- After your kids collect their haul of candy, they select a small portion to keep and leave the rest out in the house, somewhere of your choosing, on Halloween night. In the night, The Great Pumpkin “comes” and takes the candy, leaving a toy or book behind instead for them to find the next morning.
- Plan to prepare your kids for the idea (works best for younger ones obviously) and decide on item that will be left in place of the candy
- After your kids collect their haul of candy, they select a small portion to keep and leave the rest out in the house, somewhere of your choosing, on Halloween night. In the night, The Great Pumpkin “comes” and takes the candy, leaving a toy or book behind instead for them to find the next morning.
- Use printed or digital calendar of choice to plug in all dates currently known or ballpark ideas on the rest!!!!
- Hosting a party?
- Candy Stock-up
- Purchase at least one bag of candy during normal grocery trips this week - HIDE!
- Purchase at least one bag of candy during normal grocery trips this week - HIDE!
- Costume Discussion
- Decide whether or not you or other adults in the household will dress up this year
- Begin researching possible costume ideas
- Pinterest
- Halloween Costume Websites
- Pinterest
- Optional: Plan for Halloween themed attire for desired events - could be as simple as a Halloween themed shirt or a fun headband, face makeup, etc.
- Begin researching possible costume ideas
- Discuss costume choices with your kids as well; If at all possible, pin them down on a decision so that planning can begin!
- Decide whether or not you or other adults in the household will dress up this year
- Make a Basic Budget
- Based on all of the above, sketch out a rough idea of what you want to spend in the following categories:
- Costumes
- Candy
- Food (if hosting party or pot-lucking or for any seasonal treats)
- Classroom Treats/Gifts (if applicable)
- Tickets to chosen community events
- New Decor
- Any additional misc. expenses specific to your needs
- Costumes
- Based on all of the above, sketch out a rough idea of what you want to spend in the following categories: