Celebrating Halloween in a Pandemic

Halloween is going to be a little different this year, but that doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate. We just have to get a little creative. Here are some ideas:

An Outdoor Candy Treasure Hunt: Dress up your little ones in a warm costume, hide some candy outside and let the adventure begin!

A Zoom Costume Contest: Just because we’re stuck at home doesn’t mean no one can see your amazing costume. Host a contest on Zoom and send the winner a prize in the mail.

A Halloween Car Parade: Decorate your car with orange and black streamers and some spooky spiderwebs and crank up the Halloween music on your car stereo.

An Online Pumpkin Carving Contest: May the best Pumpkin win! See what scary creations your friends come up with.

A Virtual Haunted House: Have participants each host their own creepy room, and don’t forget to have a family member jump out for extra scares! 

Top Ten: Mark’s Favorite Night Gallery Episodes

10. The Cemetery/Eyes/The Escape Route (11/8/69)

9. They’re Tearing Down Tim Riley’s Bar/The Last Laurel (1/20/71)

8. The Diary/A Matter of Semantics/Big Surprise/Professor Peabody’s Last Lecture (11/10/71)

7. House With Ghost/A Midnight Visit to the Neighborhood Blood Bank/Dr. Stringfellow’s Rejuvenator/Hell’s Bells (11/17/71)

6. Green Fingers/The Funeral/The Tune In Dan’s Cafe (1/5/72)

5. The Waiting Room/Last Rites for a Dead Druid (1/26/72)

4. Deliveries in the Rear/Stop Killing Me/Dead Weight (2/9/72)

3. The Caterpillar/Little Girl Lost (3/1/72)

2. You Can Come Up Now, Mrs. Millikan/Smile, Please (11/12/72)

1. Hatred Unto Death/How to Cure the Common Vampire (5/27/73)

Halloween Favorites

 There are many great things about Halloween, here are some of Crystal’s favorites:

Decorations: Skeletons

Classic Costume: Ghost 

Candy: M&Ms

Movie: Nightmare Before Christmas

Song: Monster Mash

Crystal’s Favorite Halloween Songs

Halloween is coming up! Are you getting in the spooky spirit? Here are some songs to help get you in a scary mood:

The Witch Doctor (1958)

The Monster Mash (1962)

The Purple People Eater (1958)

I Put A Spell On You (1956)

Thriller (1982)

Magic Dance (1986) 

Top Ten: Mark’s Favorite Twilight Zone Episodes

10. Where Is Everybody? (10/2/59)

9. Time Enough At Last (11/20/59)

8. The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street (3/4/60)

7. Eye Of The Beholder (11/11/60)

6. Mr. Dingle The Strong (3/3/61)

5. It’s A Good Life (11/3/61)

4. The Midnight Sun (11/17/61)

3. The Bard (5/23/63)

2. Nightmare At 20,000 Feet (10/11/63)

1. The Bewitchin’ Pool (6/19/64)

Our Favorite Movies

 

Crystal’s Pick: Smallfoot (2018)

Crystal loves this animated film for its adventure and how the characters work together.

Mark’s Pick: I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

Mark likes this movie, because it is scary and suspenseful.

Tanya’s Pick: Titanic (1997)

Tanya loves the relationship between Jack and Rose. 

Margaret’s Pick: The Princess Bride (1987)

 This movie has everything: heroes, giants, villains, miracle men and true love!

Top Ten: Mark’s Favorite Andy Griffith Show Episodes

10. The New Housekeeper (10/3/60)

9. The Pickle Story (12/18/61)

8. The Loaded Goat (1/28/63)

7. Andy Discovers America (3/4/63)

6. The Darlings Are Coming (3/18/63)

5. The Legend of Barney Fife (1/17/66)

4. Barney Comes to Mayberry (1/23/67)

3. Goober’s Contest (4/10/67)

2. Sam for Town Council (3/11/68)

1. Mayberry RFD (4/1/68)

Bows and Braids

Crystal loves to rock a pretty bow, and sometimes she mixes things up with braids. Here are some of her best looks:

Crystal is channeling hot pink realness 

Whippin’ it with a fishtail

Pretty in pale pink

Two bows are better than one