Don't Allow Your Child to Celebrate Halloween? Throw Him a Fall Party

If you don't allow your child to celebrate Halloween, throw him a fall party. A fall party honors the change of season and gives your offspring an alternative to Oct 31. As a result, he doesn't have to dress up like a ghoul or monster in order to eat sweets and enjoy a bit of fun with friends.

Step 1: Go with a theme. Pick a fall theme like the color green. Use this as a guide in gathering your decorations, supplies and goodies. You can even let your child determine if his guests can wear some type of accessory, like a green hat or t-shirt.

Step 2: Plan a few games. Even if you don't celebrate Halloween, no party would be fun without a few games. Throw your child a fall party that includes at least 3 of them. You can either go traditional like musical chairs or host a video game bonanza where your guests can play handheld gadgets or attachments to TVs.

Step 3: Offer finger foods. Since children enjoy eating, buy (or make) a few finger foods for the party. You can offer cheese and cracker trays, pizza or hotdog minis. These kinds of snacks plus punch or juice packs are enough to satisfy most children.

Step 4: Invite over friends. Get your child excited about his pending event by allowing him to make special, home-made invitations. You can purchase colored, construction paper at the craft store and allow him to design the outside with a leaf, walnut or pumpkin. Help him out by putting information about the time and date he's throwing his fall party on the inside yourself using glue and white paper.

Step 5: Create candy bags. Make your child feel good about not celebrating Halloween by creating candy bags. As you probably already know, these treats are the main attraction for most children on this holiday. Satisfy his sweet tooth by putting together a bag for him and his friends. Plan to give them out at the end of the party.

Step 6: Set a date for your party. After you've completed steps 1 through 5, the only thing left is to throw your fall party. You can either start off early in the day on Oct. 31 - giving your guests a chance to show up a few hours before trick-or-treating - or do the event the day on Nov.1. Consult with your child to see what he prefers.

These six steps will help you squelch some of the disappointment your child may feel about not celebrating Halloween. Allow him to throw a fall party, so he doesn't miss out on a part of the joy of being young.

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