Forget the elaborate parties and expensive decorations. For Halloween, kids just want to have a good time and eat candy until they're sick. Here are 5 ideas to make your kids' Halloween fun and safe.
1. Make Kids' Halloween a Breeze
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Keep your kids' Halloween from becoming a stressful day for mom by thinking through when you'll trick or treat, how much organizing you want to do and how to keep the sugar quotient reasonable. Here's a recipe for a kid's Halloween that's fun and easy -- and safe.
2. Tell Your Kids Halloween History
To your kids, Halloween is just an excuse to overindulge in sugar and dress up. But the celebration of Halloween actually dates back thousands of years to Celtic rituals. The demand for jack-o-lanterns contributes to the 1.1 billion pounds of pumpkins, worth $117 million, that major pumpkin-growing states produced last year. Share with your kids Halloween trivia -- and fun facts -- to commemorate the holiday.
