| Now that the leaves on the trees are
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| | Fog is another Halloween essential for
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| starting to change color and that
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| | me. I use two fog machines, one in the
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| familiar chill in the air can be felt,
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| | house (I hope that stuff isn't dangerous)
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| it's time to start thinking about that
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| | with some windows open for ventilation
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| scariest of holidays; Halloween. Ghosts
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| | and one outside to highlight whatever
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| and goblins, ghouls and witches and all
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| | creepy item I feel needs it. Usually the
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| that candy! I don't think there is any
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| | creepy item is a 6 foot tall ghost we
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| time of year more exciting for kids than
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| | like to call "scary big man". I
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| Halloween.
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| | purchased him at a garden centre and
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| Halloween is celebrated on October 31st
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| | probably paid too much, but he's going on
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| and "trick or treating" has become a
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| | his 3rd year now and I stand by my
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| tradition, but it's not the only one.
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| | purchase. He's totally cool!
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| Costume parties, haunted houses, hayrides
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| | Hay bales and corn stalks are great yard
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| and creepy movie festivals are all part
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| | accent pieces and nothing brings out
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| of the weeks leading up to the big day.
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| | fall's creepiness better than those two
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| Here are some sof my Halloween ideas,
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| | items. If you live on a farm, you could
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| perhaps you'll use some of them this
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| | even build a maze out of the bales and
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| year.
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| | make the kids go through it to get to the
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| Halloween decorating does not need to be
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| | front door.
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| expensive, but if you want you can spend
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| | Last but definitely not least is
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| a fortune. People do everything from the
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| | Halloween music. I've been building my
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| most simple decoration (a pumpkin) to
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| | collection for years, but for starters
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| extravagant light shows and my favourite
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| | you can get a simple halloween sounds CD
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| personal haunted houses and yards. You
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| | and put it on repeat. Chains, howling,
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| need to find something which matches your
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| | screams make the young ones shake in
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| budget and commitment. Dollar stores
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| | their boots. The old ones (including
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| have a lot of inexpensive Halloween
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| | parents) find it amusing but neat. I
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| decorations, my favourite from the dollar
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| | like to throw in a mix of halloween songs
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| stores are the glow in the dark spiders
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| | like monster mash and of course what
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| and skeletons. I hang the skeletons on
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| | Halloween would be complete without a
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| tree branches and they light up at night
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| | little Danny Elfman. If you're not
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| giving a spooky chill to the yard.
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| | familiar with Mr Elfman's work, he has
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| I like to do a couple of pumpkins on
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| | done soundtracks for some of the scariest
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| Halloween, one for each of the kids, a
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| | movies out there. Google him and see
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| family effort and of course my personal
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| | what comes back.
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| masterpiece (which I usually do on the
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| | So, get started early. Get the
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| 30th after the kids have gone to bed).
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| | decorations up and maybe have a Halloween
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| You can find nice pumpkin templates all
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| | party too. Christmas shopping is just
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| around the Internet, but be sure to use a
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| | around the corner, so enjoy Halloween
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| sharp knife and if the kids are young,
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| | while you can. It's the chance for every
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| you do the carving, but let them tell you
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| | grown up to act like a kid again.
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| what to cut.
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