31 Days of Halloween Tricks, Treats and More!

1. Turn small canvases into toddler Halloween art. Little ones’ hand and footprints turn into ghosts and spiders. bit.ly/1lY0Zz8
2.  Kids and grown-ups alike will love this spooky, kooky mummy pillow from Pottery Barn. It adds just the right amount of silly style for Halloween. bit.ly/ParentPillow
3.  Either surprise the kiddos with Halloween Hot Cocoa idea from Family Fresh Meals, or have them help out creating the marshmallow ghosts by drawing small ghost faces on marshmallows using a food coloring marker. bit.ly/ParentCocoa
4.  Candy Corn Monster Munch – Adding orange and black candy melts, candy corn M&M’s, candy corn and edible monster eyes to popcorn makes the perfect snack for watching Halloween movies, courtesy of A Pumpkin & A Princess. http://bit.ly/ParentMunch
5.  With just a toilet paper roll, a black marker and/or paint, green marker or paint, googly eyes, glue, two golf tees and scissors, your kids can create their own little Frankenstein. http://bit.ly/ParentFrank
6.  Who says you can’t play with your food? Create edible masks with decorated shaped cookies and attach them to cookie sticks with melted Candy Melts candy. Set up a photo station at your party, so guests can take pictures with their cookie mask creations before eating them. http://bit.ly/ParentTreats
7.  Make Martha Stewart’s Witch’s Broom Favors with Lunch-size paper bags (two per broomstick), scissors, small branch, candy and black twine. See how at bit.ly/ParentBroom.
8.  Midnight potions: Spice up the night with candy corn drinks served in containers guests can devour, making cleanup easy and delicious. Or, toast the night with the Witch’s Brew Mocktail. http://bit.ly/ParentTreats
9.  Cut eyes out of two large sheets of black construction paper to make your windows spooky. Back each with orange wrapping paper, then affix to windows. bit.ly/ParentWindow
10.  Take empty toilet paper rolls and cut eye shapes out of them and put glow sticks inside. Then place outside in bushes at night.
11.  White balloons filled in various sizes, a cute shower cap, rubber duckies and a scrubby make for an adorable Bubble Bath Costume. bit.ly/ParentBubbles
12.  Create a cute scarecrow with overalls, a plaid shirt and burlap to make patches and a hat. Brown eyeliner can be used to draw up a little brown scarecrow nose. bit.ly/ParentScarecrow
13.  Join the Brecksville Branch Library for a Halloween Makeup workshop Oct. 13, 7-8:30 p.m. with Bloodview’s own Katie Lane, make-up artist for the Legion of Terror. Visit bit.ly/ParentMakeup for more information.
14.  Movie night: Stay in and watch a family-friendly movie, such as “Monsters Inc.,” “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown,” “Spooky Buddies,” “Hocus Pocus,” “Toy Story of Terror!” or “Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest.”
15.  Start the day off with pumpkin pancakes. Go out or make them at home with this recipe from A Family Feast: bit.ly/ParentPancakes.
16.  Make s’mores with ghost-shaped marshmallow Peeps.
17.  Wrap your summer sandbox bucket with gauze and add two large googly eyes to make a low-cost trick-or-treat carrier that looks like a mummy.
18.  A black long-sleeved T-shirt, black leggings, a fluffy black tutu, tail and ears make for a quick and easy cat costume for a little one.
19.  Make your pumpkins sparkle with a little glue and glitter. bit.ly/ParentGlitter
20.  This pumpkin roll recipe from Gimme Some Oven is easier to make than you might think, and filled with a delicious cream cheese frosting: bit.ly/ParentRoll.
21. A wreath made with ping-pong balls and googly eyes makes everybody smile. See how to make your own at bit.ly/ParentWreath.
22.  For a fun party game, try Poke a Pumpkin. Prizes are hidden inside each cup: bit.ly/ParentGame.
23.  Treat yourself to a pumpkin latte! Stop by a local coffee shop or make your own with this recipe from The Kitchn.com: bit.ly/ParentLatte.
24.  Learn tips and tricks to upgrade your Halloween costume Oct. 15, 7-8 p.m. at Brook Park Branch Library, bit.ly/ParentCostumeTricks.
25.  Coat a pumpkin with chalkboard paint and let little ones design with orange chalk. Tip: Protect your clever chalk designs with a clear spray fixative that prevents smudging. Added touches: to turn your pumpkin into a bat, glue on felt wings or ears for a cat. http://bit.ly/ParentChalk
26.  With a few rolls of paper towels, a foam pumpkin, tape, googly eye (of course!) the team from It’s Written on the Wall has created a simple but cute game of Boo Bowling: bit.ly/ParentBoo.
27.  Amy from Sometimes Creative suggests a witch’s hat ring toss, using colored foam board black poster board and a little creativity, for a fun party game. bit.ly/ParentToss
28.  Desarae from Oh So Delicioso adds dry ice to a rootbeer recipe for her kid-friendly witch’s brew. bit.ly/ParentBrew
29.  By adding black pipe cleaners and small googly eyes to lollipops, Philippa from the House of Baby Piranha blog crafted this cute Spider Pops treat: bit.ly/ParentSpider.
30.  Googly eyes, spray paint, pipe cleaners and a few other items turn baby food jars into Glitter Slime Monsters. This craft from The 36th Avenue lets the kids do most of the work — perfect for a Halloween Party: bit.ly/ParentSlime.
31.  Does your little girl love Spider-Man? Turn a boy’s costume into Spider-Girl with a red and blue tutu.