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Halloween Activities During COVID-19

Oct 9, 2020 | Feel Good Friday

Due to the pandemic, many tried-and-true Halloween festivities—trick-or-treating, crowded parties, and indoor haunted houses—are considered a risk for spreading the coronavirus. Looking for ways to celebrate on the safer side this Halloween? We’ve got you and your family covered.

1.Virtual Costume or Pumpkin Decorating Contest

Among the CDC’s list of lower-risk activities, a Zoom costume contest will allow the whole family to dress up and have fun. Invite your friends and neighbors to join. Create categories like “Funniest Costume,” “Best Group Costume,” and “Scariest Costume” to give more than one person a chance to win.

You can also host a virtual pumpkin decorating contest so your kids can carve, paint, and decorate pumpkins alongside friends and family. Select one judge who will decide the winner.

2. Virtual Escape Rooms

Virtual Escape Rooms have grown in popularity since the onset of the pandemic. Why not give it a try during this Halloween? Check out these six virtual escape rooms with your family.

3. Cookie Decorating Class

CocuSocial is hosting two Kids Halloween Cookie Decorating classes online this month. For just $19, your kid can learn how to make cookies from scratch from a chef, decorate them, and—the best part—eat them!

4. Trunk-or-Treat

Hosting a trunk or treat is a great way to celebrate Halloween during Coronavirus while still being able to maintain social distancing. Space out the cars, decorate the trunks. This limits the amount of contact you typically do during Halloween.

5. Porch Decorating Contest

This is a similar idea to the trunk-or-treat, but using porches and lawns instead. Meet up with your group at a designated parking lot and then caravan to the list of houses for judging.

6. Candy Chute

For the ultimate zero-contact experience, make a DIY candy chute. It’s a simple idea: A cardboard tube attached to an inclined handrail.  Add a sign at the bottom of the tube showing them where to hold their bags and buckets so the candy can drop right in.

How to Stay Safe on Halloween

While the typical safety tactics still ring true, there are a few new considerations this year. Here are a few tips for how to stay safe on Halloween during COVID:

  • Maintain six feet apart
  • Wear face masks (even easier on Halloween!)
  • Do not accept unwrapped candy or treats
  • Keep gatherings small and short
  • Set up your small gathering outside
  • Suggest those attending the event limit their exposure prior

We hope these fun Halloween activities help your loved ones celebrate safety this year!

Wanting to get some frame-worthy family pictures this holiday season? Stickers and magnets are a great creative project for the whole family. Sticker Mule even has design tools that make it easy, like this background eraser​ to edit your favorite photos. Check them out!

The attorneys at Drury Pullen, A Professional Law Corporation are available to assist you with your family law needs during these challenging times.  Feel free to call us 24/7 at (805) 879-7523 and leave a message if you do not reach a live person.  Calls will be returned as they are received.  You are also welcome to contact us via the Contact Us page on our website.  We remain available to our clients and community with remote services such as court filings, negotiations, mediation and emergency services.  Please follow us on Instagram @CaliforniaDivorce and come back to this blog for more information.

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