Celebrating Halloween 2020: 31 Fun Ideas

We are all overly aware that this year Halloween is going to be weirder than normal. And strangely not just because it's a Saturday, a full moon, and the time is changing. (Que we're all in this together commercial) So of course, it’ll be different it’s still Hallo-fucking-ween, guys. I don’t know about you but I am filling up my spooky season with all the things. I've already started.

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I even made a list with little bubbles so you can mark a big fat check next to each one. It's basically the best to-do list ever. Plus, none of these activities involve pumpkin spice! Because, gross.

​Ok, calm down. Regardless of your pumpkin spice stance, can we all agree to just relax and have some fun? I tried to keep each idea creative, budget friendly, and most of these things can be done at home by yourself. Or with just close friends and family.  

Keep in mind this list is just to spark your curiosity. Feel free to celebrate each item however you want. If you need a little more structure, I will link the ones I did to a post full of tips and pictures of how I went about it. The goal is to bring some Halloween joy in your life, so don't get wrapped up in rules and restrictions. Not this month. Not on Halloween.

2020 Celebrating Halloween: 31 Fun Ideas on my To Do List

1. Participate in one of the Halloween art challenges on Instagram (@Drawlloween, @Inktober, or @Mabsdrawlloweenclub are my favorites)
2. Bake and decorate Halloween cookies
3. Turn the lights off and listen to spooky story podcasts/records
4. Listen to a Halloween playlist while you carve pumpkins
5. Halloween candy treasure hunt
6. Make caramel apples
7. Send a Halloween card to family and friends
8. Install a bat house in your backyard
9. Go for a small group, night hike at a local park (bring flashlights)
10. Have a color-changing bonfire
11. Play Horrified (the board game)
12. Visit a local cemetery
13. Have a Halloween Tea Party
14. Read a Halloween Book
15. Go Halloween treasure shopping at thrift and antique stores
16. Make Halloween Pillows
17. Send a Halloween package to a friend
18. Stream an old horror movie
19. Set up an altar to honor your ancestors
20. Host a Halloween Costumes and Cocktails virtual party
21. Costume Contest - Who can come up with the best costume using only the things in your house?
22. Play Halloween Pictionary
23. Look up local, real haunted places and make your own ghost tour
24. Make a Halloween floral arrangement
25. Attend a virtual halloween art show
26. Decorate your house for Halloween
27. Leave  a Halloween gift for the mail carrier, a teacher, nurse, etc.
28. Make a Halloween painting
29. Make a mini cemetery for your indoor plants
30. Write a two sentence horror story.
31. Enjoy a special dinner by candlelight. It’s Halloween night!

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Which activity are you most excited to try? Share your 2020 Halloween celebrations by tagging #eclipsehalloween2020