Halloween is on a Tuesday this year so we will all need to plan ahead to juggle leaving work and getting the kids early enough to get some trick-or-treating in before bed time.
Costumes
Need to brainstorm a creative costume. Try this little game:
Budget a little tight this year? Consider a costume swap with a group of friends. Got the idea from Kapolei Elementary School PTO who held a costume swap at their school fun fair last month.
Safety
So many different angles to think about. Costume safety, pedestrian safety, preparing your home for trick-or-treaters, dental health, inspecting the collection. Here are some tips from the experts.
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- Halloween Health & Safety Tips from the American Academy of Pediatrics
- “Be Safe Be Seen on Halloween” activity books from the Hawaii Department of Transportation’s Pedestrian Safety page
- 7 tips for a mouth-healthy Halloween from the American Dental Association.
Get into the Halloween mood with these HIKI NŌ Stories!
Check out PBS Hawai‘i’s collection of HIKI NŌ stories created by Hawaiʻi’s elementary, middle and high school students. Click on the school name for their spooky stories:
Kaua‘i High School
Kea‘au High School
Moanalua High School
Links to Halloween Events for Keiki
Halloween Events and Things To Do from Across the Hawaiian Pae ‘aina
Halloween Events at the Hawaii State Library
Click here for full Library Event Calendar
For the two event examples below, click on the image for more information
More Halloween Events for Keiki
Click on the image or links below for more information
Imua Discovery Garden, Wailuku, Maui
Sat. Oct. 28, 6:30-9:30pm Kilauea, Kauai
Anaina Hou Park Haunted Hale
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