The Correct Way of Celebrating Halloween This Year

Halloween is just around the corner, and I am sure all of you are excited to celebrate this year. With Coronavirus still around, Halloween this year will be a lot different than previous years. Here are a couple of things you MUST avoid this Halloween, according to the CDC:

• Participating in traditional trick-or-treating where treats are handed to children who go door to door
• Having trunk-or-treat where treats are handed out from trunks of cars lined up in large parking lots
• Attending crowded costume parties held indoors
• Going to an indoor haunted house where people may be crowded together and screaming
• Going on hayrides or tractor rides with people who are not in your household
• Using alcohol or drugs, which can cloud judgement and increase risky behaviors
• Traveling to a rural fall festival that is not in your community if you live in an area with community spread of COVID-19

Instead, here are some lower risk activities you may enjoy while keeping you safe from the virus:

• Carving or decorating pumpkins with members of your household and displaying them
• Carving or decorating pumpkins outside, at a safe distance, with neighbors or friends
• Decorating your house, apartment, or living space
• Doing a Halloween scavenger hunt where children are given lists of Halloween-themed things to look for while they walk outdoors from house to house admiring Halloween decorations at a distance
• Having a virtual Halloween costume contest
• Having a Halloween movie night with people you live with
• Having a scavenger hunt-style trick-or-treat search with your household members in or around your home rather than going house to house

I know everyone is very excited about celebrating one of the most popular holidays in the country, but safety is always first. Remember, the faster the virus stops spreading, the faster we are able to celebrate holidays like we used to.