Halloween

Keep Halloween scary but simple with party themes, costume ideas, kids' snacks and money savings tips at Live Simply, Cozi's online family magazine.

3 Things to Do with Halloween Candy Instead of Eating It

Halloween is on a Saturday this year, so you can bet it will be big. Instead of pulling tricks to reduce the amount of Halloween candy your kids eat, like trading it in for toys or simply throwing it away, put it to good use! Here are three alternatives to eating it all.
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Halloween Costume Safety Tips

Your kids will be focused on their costumes this Halloween. It's up to you to keep an eye out for costume safety. These safety tips will help ensure that your family's Halloween is safe and fun.
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What Does Your Family Do For Halloween?

Cozi's Question of the Week: With just days to go before Halloween, it's time to get ready. Are you prepared or panicked? Is your house covered in spooky decorations, with a gigantic stash of goodies bought, and the costumes picked out and ready? Or... are you not even started and not really sure you want to? What does YOUR family do for Halloween? Help with the last minute Halloween brainstorm!
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Cut the Chaos: Halloween Fun for Everyone

Big bars or fun size? Sophisticated jack o'lanterns or two triangles and a mouth? Indulge a last minute change of mind about the costume or not? Lian Dolan, mother, Satellite Sister and creator of The Chaos Chronicles, weighs in on these questions and how to have a spectacular Halloween.
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Halloween Trick-or-Treating

To make this Halloween especially memorable, consider hosting a get-together for your kids and their friends on Halloween night. From getting dressed up together before they go trick-or-treating to trading candy together afterward, sharing Halloween with friends will make the night hauntingly special.
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Picking a Pumpkin

The annual pilgrimage to the pumpkin patch is sure to bring lots of family fun, and might even lead to a yearning for country living. That is, until the sneezing starts.
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Kids Halloween Parties

For a different kind of kids Halloween party for your little ghosts and goblins, consider a spooky zombie party, complete with creepy decorations and disgusting zombie food. Everyone is sure to have a frightful time!
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Create Your Own Haunted House

With Halloween just around the corner, you might be planning a Halloween party or haunted house. These tips are guaranteed to make your event especially spirited and spooky.
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The Annual Halloween Costume Dilemma

For kids, dreaming up exciting Halloween costumes is almost as exciting as Halloween itself. Have fun with the process, and be prepared to end up with some extra costumes for the dress-up trunk.
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Halloween to Thanksgiving: Seasonal Ideas for Kids

It's autumn and time for a pair of holidays that will keep your kids busy throughout the next couple of months. First up is Halloween…which leads into Thanksgiving only four weeks later. The wonderful thing about these holidays is that they fall within the same season and use the same color scheme. Because of this, many of the things you purchase for one can be used for the other, reducing the amount of money you...
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A Creepy Halloween Menu

Turn more than 25 everday foods into creepy Halloween snacks. Plus ten simple Halloween recipes for Halloween wands, spooky sandwiches and more.
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The Scariest Holiday of the Year

I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with Halloween. I loved it when I was a kid. I even loved hating those weird people who handed out Corn nuts instead of candy (hi, Mom and Dad). It's so much more complicated for parents—especially when kids hit those golden elementary school years. And therein lies my hate. I didn't know how good I had it when Lucy was little. She was just a babe in...
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Halloween Party

Top Tips for Throwing a Fabulous Halloween Party: 1. Check with friends before inviting: Halloween lands on one day each and every year, October 31st. It’s a short season, and many people will be planning All Hallows Eve bashes. Check with your friends and family BEFORE sending out party invitations to see if the date you choose runs into someone else’s party plan. If so, try and work out an arrangement so that both parties...
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How Much For Halloween?

Halloween has definitely arrived as a major holiday, both in the level of excitement among kids and the level of spending among adults! In fact, the National Retail Federation (NRF) reports that Americans spend more than 5 billion dollars on costumes, candy, cards and decorations.
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