Family Halloween Party
Tips For Success

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Family Halloween party tips for success. Halloween can be a night of dark, scary things  (especially if you have teenagers in the house.) Even if you do, there are ways to make October 31 a family affair.

The night naturally lends itself to a family Halloween party, as parents chaperone their little trick-or-treaters and everyone gets into a festive spirit. These family Halloween party tips can help ensure all have a ghoulishly good time.

Host a Pre- Trick or Treating Party

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Host a pre-trick-or-treating party for younger kids. Invite the grandparents, your child's friends, and family. The ideal number of guests is between five and ten kids and their families.

Do It Up for Maximum Impact

Do it up for maximum impact: Give little pre-party favors. For trick-or-treating, Give each kid a plastic pumpkin.

Family Halloween Party Tips For Eats: Healthy Fast Food

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Serve healthy fast food. Cut cookies into fun pumpkin or cat shapes for a dessert treat, and create ghoulish treats such as spider-topped deviled eggs—to add to your healthy finger food selections.

Host a Halloween Costume Parade

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Host a Halloween costume parade. Take a photo of each child in costume. Place it in their pumpkin. Give prizes (or ribbons) for each costume.

Plan to Trick-or-Treat as a Group

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Send the young kids out trick-or-treating before dark (see number one above). Then, they can help mom (or the grandparents) answer the door and hand out candy while the older kids are on the prowl.

Get trick-or-treating safety tips here.

Meet Back at the House to Count Noses and Compare Takes

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After the second round of trick-or-treaters returns, meet back at the house to count noses and compare takes. Dessert for the grown-ups. Candy (natch) for the kids.


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