Ideas for celebrating Halloween with children

One of the notable celebrations on the calendar is Halloween. This party imported from Anglo-Saxon countries is gaining more and more strength in our country, especially among the youngest. Another year, October arrives and social media is filled with witches, the living dead, and pumpkins.

Origins

The origins of this celebration date back to the Celts who lived in Great Britain thousands of years ago. Halloween was their main celebration and consisted of dressing up with the skins of sacrificed animals as a way to ward off witches and evil spirits.

This tradition of using costumes, masks, and carving pumpkins on the eve of "All Saints' Day" came to the United States through Irish immigrants, although it was the Americans who, through cinema and literature, spread it to the rest of the world.

Although the Celtic tradition had a religious meaning for the celebration of All Saints' Day, this significance has taken a back seat, and instead, the night of fear and terror is celebrated.

Must-Haves for Halloween

If you are hosting a Halloween party or attending a friend's party, there are some things to consider, such as the costume. A Halloween party is inconceivable without skeletons, ghosts, witches, zombies, or pumpkins. Depending on the time you have, you can buy a costume at specialized stores or let your creativity run wild to make the most original and terrifying costume.

If you are the one hosting the party, you must pay attention to the details of the decoration at the venue. Spider webs, pumpkins, a small cemetery, spiders, skulls, and vampires cannot be missing, and the colors orange, black, and purple should prevail. Just like with costumes, you can personally take care of the decoration, here you can get some ideas.

It is also important to consider the menu, which, like everything else, should be terrifying. Some of the recipes you can prepare can be found here. Will they dare to try it all?

Lastly, you can prepare some games like the legendary "trick or treat," where kids go from house to house asking for candy, and if they don't get any, they will have to endure their pranks. But there are many more, discover them here.

Are you all set for the most terrifying night of the year?