Trick or Treating isn’t for everyone at Halloween. We tend to only go and visit people we know, but even then some people just consider it begging.
For those of you who visit my SensorySeeker blog you will know that recently we had some good sensory fun with dinosaurs. Well I thought what a good Halloween alternative to trick or treat would some sensory spiders be.
I filled 3 tubs with spiders, water and some food colouring.
Then simply ran a hot bath and let the children each lose with a frozen coloured block containing the spiders.
I think it was quiet a surprise just how fast they did defrost. The boys loved how the food colouring changed the colour of the bath.
They loved playing the spiders even after the water had defrosted too. My 10 year old asked if it was apple and blackcurrant squash to colour the water – which would have been cheaper. I explained that this would have made the bath sticky and not clean, but that it would have been good for a party idea – or out of the bath play.
I think a party is a nice alternative to trick or treating, it gives a great opportunity to get together with family, friends and/or neighbours. Personally I prefer it to children walking in the streets in the dark, in dark clothing.
Here are some other things to think about when planning a Halloween Party.
Halloween Decorations
Decorations can give the place a really good spooky feel.You can make them in the run up to Halloween – especially good if it falls over the school holidays.
Why not simply draw around your hands on some white paper, turn upside-down and draw on a face – GHOSTS – thread through some string and make Halloween Bunting!
Me and My Shadow and other Spooky Crafts
Or some Paper Lantern Bats and Ghosts over on Domestic Goddesque
Make a mummy – you could always turn him into a Guy afterwards.
You could use your spider creations and I’ve since seen these fantastic Spider Horse Chestnuts by RedTedArt
not forgetting her Halloween Lanterns
Of course pumpkins are great at adding to the mood – there are absolutely loads of Pumpkin patterns on the internet – what will you create?
Halloween Party Food
Of course there’s the Halloween Cakes on last weeks Motivational Monday
Spooky sweets can be added into your pumpkin – or put one on your doorstep if you don’t want to be disturbed.
Halloween Drink
Blood fountain!
Halloween Games
Amazing what a bit of food colouring can do to the feel of water. Apple bobbing – with eye balls!
Slimey spaghetti, some food colouring – will you find the right coloured ball to win a sweet – no peeping now.
If you don’t fancy a party, or Trick or treating, then maybe do some Halloween Science.
Thanks so much for hosting!
Those Halloween games look brilliant!
LOVE these ideas. I am throwing a Halloween party so have book marked this. THANKS!
Some nice pictures! Excellent and fun Halloween party!
wow so many fab ideas!
I love the idea with the coloured ice blocks and spiders, they sound great fun x
oooh what wonderful ideas! Halloween really does seem to inspire people to get creative.
cute hand cut outs! love that idea! could be a octopus too!
I think the spiders in the bath would have freaked me out but it’s a great idea for kids. Some fantastic suggestions here. To think, all we ever did as kids was apple bobbing!
I do love the hand ghosts
and the jelly ghost superb !
you have suggested some good ideas here but i have to be honest, if it were me and i found spiders in my bath (even faje ones) i think i would be ermmm scared!! thank you for hosting x
Oh I love the idea of a pumpkin speared with spooky sweets, am definitely doing that one this year once our time is up for opening the door but I don’t think I can bring myself to do the spiders in the bath, I’m filled with dread just looking at the photos!
*makes mental note to buy marshmallows*
Such great ideas – and anything with mallows is totally genius – especially if it means I can eat them!
Great ideas I think I shall have to give some of these a go, thank you! x
These are great tips darling, I think we’re still going to be living in the hotel this Halloween but I’m using them for sure next year
In this day and age Trick or Treating alternatives are so necessary! Thanks for sharing your ideas!
Lovely ideas. I’m thinking of having an anti Halloween party just for the sake of it but all these wonderful ideas are tempting me to rethink!
Lots of great ideas! I particularly like the spiders in ice in the bath… Think I might have to try that one 🙂 Thanks for hosting x
Love the great ideas! Like the Halloween drink, so creative!
Love this idea 🙂 I’ve seen it done previously with dinosaurs in the ice but my son would love it with spiders as he is obsessed with them!!
I think I’d jump out my skin if I saw your mummy in an evening. Love your blood fountain though!
Adding the food colouring to the water/ice for the spiders in the bath or the apple bobbing is really effective.
Love the cauldron dip – I was thinking of doing one with the odd lychee (eyeball) and cornflour as well as spaghetti…..
Oooh some GREAT ideas there. And I love the idea of turning the mummy into a Guy for bonfire night.
great post! love the spider ideas!
I’ll be featuring this on the Sunday Showcase this weekend – great ideas! Thanks for linking up. 🙂
Some fabulous trick or treat ideas, I love the idea of freezing spiders inside coloured water… I wonder if I could do this with jelly
Some great ideas here for alternatives to Trick or Treating (which I’ve never done – don’t like the idea of it!)
oh wow a whole load of fab ideas here