Halloween Tricks and Pranks

Here they come - goblins and ghosts looking for treats! Halloween is not all about treats, it's a time for tricks, too. Want to relish in a few good tricks of your own? Fun tricks liven up Halloween night, and a few good screams adds to the excitement. Here's a few fun pranks that are not destructive -- but cool.

1. Dress up as though you are part of the Halloween decorations in your yard. Such as, Frankenstein, Jason, or a scarecrow. Find a spot where you will be seen, but remain as still as possible so that you blend into the scene and objects on your lawn. When the trick and treaters come marching to your door, jump out and give them a thrill.

2, If you are invited to a Halloween party, make a trip to the bathroom and write something scary on the mirror with your finger. Breathe on the mirror and you will see the words you wrote. When the homeowner takes their next shower, your scary message will appear again as the mirror fogs. Write something like, "I'm watching you," "I see you," or "Happy Halloween."

3. Place some fake turds or vomit in the candy dish and hand them out for treats.

4. Put on a costume and join a group of trick-or-treaters that you know. It will make them nervous and freaky because they don't know who you are.

5. Place things that cause superstitions to come alive. For instance, lean a ladder across the walkway and see who is brave enough to walk under it. Some other things that bring out superstitions are black cats, broken mirrors and crows.

6. Get one of those whoopee cushions that makes fart sounds, and when a goblin says 'trick-or-treat,' tell them to pull your finger first.

7. Dress up in a scary costume and after handing out a treat slowly follow the group down the sidewalk. Paranoia will strike!

8. Rake some leaves into a pile aside your walkway or porch steps. Everyone's attention will focus on the leaves because they will think someone or something will jump out at them. Instead, have a hiding place near the leaves and surprise them by jumping out.

9. Hang different lengths of cord-string from a porch roof or spout, so that the trick or treaters will have to walk through it to get to your door. In the darkness of night, the strings will not be noticed but will feel as if you just walked through a spider web.

10. When trick or treaters knock on your door, open the door while holding a flashlight directly under your chin. Mask or no mask, this gives a horrific look to any facial expression.