More Halloween Gift Ideas
Halloween Gift Basket from Oriental Trading Company
Well, Halloween will be upon us in a week, and there’s still plenty of time to find that delightful gift for the spooky holiday. Check out the posting below for major Halloween gifts to give, such as candy, costumes and decorations. Here are some more ideas:
Toys: There are a variety of neat toys you can give. From talking pumpkins to plus ghosts and goblins, there are many types of toys you can give to the younger set. There are action figures of characters from Halloween movies, such as the Nightmare Before Christmas or It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. How about a model of the scary Jack Skellington? Or Oogie Boogie from the Nightmare Before Christmas? Or maybe consider a skeleton model. It can make a fun toy to put together, it’s kind of spooky for the holiday, and the gift recipient will learn something about the amazing human body as well!
Also, check out these monster pillows from Mechanical Bunny. So scary yet cute!
Jack O’ Lantern
Arts and Crafts: How about creating a decorative Halloween wreath? Find a dark wreath made of twigs or sticks, easily found at your local craft store, and decorate it with fake or real dried leaves of different hues, from fiery red to bright yellow. This represent the autumn. Then, add little decorations such as a tiny broomstick for a witch, little ghosts using tissue paper, or other assorted Halloween paraphernalia. Perhaps even add small holiday lights in black/dark purple or orange so it even looks great at night. Your Halloween wreath will be the talk of the town when you display it prominently on your front door. Other crafts you can create are homemade decorations that are fun to make and even more fun to display at home. Create large posters of Halloween characters.
Homemade recipes: Bake some fun Halloween-themed cookies. Sugar cookies are easy to cut out with cookie cutters to create fun shapes such as a black cat, a witch on a broomstick, a jack-o’-lantern, a ghost, and other Halloween-themed objects. If you don’t have the time to make your own cookie dough, you can easily purchase a tube in the refrigerated section of your supermarket. Pillsbury and other brands have pre-made cookie dough that’s easy to roll out, cut, bake and decorate. Use frosting and sprinkles in Halloween colors of black, orange, green and purple to create a mysterious and fun culinary creation! For a fun and sweet project, cover lollipops (Tootsie pops are a favorite) with a tissue and hold in place with a rubber band. Then, on the bulb of the lollipop draw a cute, or spooky, ghost face. This makes a fun “ghost on a stick” that’s great to give to little children for a sweet surprise.
Best of luck finding the best Halloween gift for everyone!
