Halloween Traditions

While my husband and I have not been very festive this Halloween (we spent our Halloween night in the library studying), I have fond memories of Halloween as a child. My brother and I used to use pillowcases to go trick-or-treating. I think my mom instituted this practice after she realized that we were getting more candy than the little jack-o-lantern buckets hold. After trick-or-treating, my brother and I would come home and lay out all of the candy we had gotten and trade for "the good stuff". Ah, those were the good days.

Now that I no longer go trick-or-treating, I have found new ways to enjoy the holiday. Namely, decorating and baking. Originally this post was going to be dedicated to Halloween "finger foods", but YUCK! looking at the creepy creations people make just gives me the willies. Growing up, my mom was not into the creepiness of Halloween. We never had extreme decorations, nor were us kids ever allowed to dress up as anything terribly frightening. Therefore, my decor preferences for this holiday are geared toward more mild holiday celebrations. Below are some of the party decor ideas that I love.

*I like the "poison" bottle labels in this one, along with the wreath.

*Some people are so creative -- hull out and use a pumpkin as a cooler?

I think so.

*This just makes me salivate.

*I love the candle oranges idea here. You can purchase candy in bulk (as seen above) online.

I love how cute these ideas are without being creepy. Don't even start me on possible Halloween invitations, just head straight to etsy.com and search "halloween party invitations".