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10 Ways to Engage Your Neighbors at Halloween

10 Ways to Engage Your Neighbors at Halloween

Halloween is a boo-tiful day to get to know your neighbors. We can’t think of a better way to literally meet people where they are — out and about, knocking on doors and toting around kids in adorable costumes. (Tip: costumes are the best conversation starter!)

But there are more ways to engage your neighbors on Halloween besides saying hi to trick-or-treaters. We asked you, our Turquoise Table community, how you plan to gather and love this year. You sent in some creative ideas! Your creativity inspired us so much at Turquoise Table HQ that we added a few ideas of our own. And, we’ve created a beautiful FREE download with instructions for my favorite way to gather neighbors.

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10 Ways to Engage Your Neighbors at Halloween.

1. Roast Marshmallows and Make S’mores with a Fire Pit

Crisp fall weather was made for fire pits. We loved this idea from Nicole in Pennsylvania:

We started a tradition of a fire pit in the driveway, complete with s’mores for trick-or-treaters. This past Halloween, we were so thankful to add our Turquoise Table to the mix! We had over 250 trick-or-treaters and enjoyed meeting neighbors and hanging out with people on our street around our table and the fire pit.

2. Create a Trick-or-Treater Warm-Up Station

Go a step beyond handing out an industrial-sized bag of candy by creating a warm-up drink station! Make a big batch of hot chocolate and cider, and keep it warm in a slow cooker. Invite folks to sit a spell while they rest and warm up at the Turquoise Table.

3. Decorate Spooky Cookies

This activity is perfect for kids young and young at heart. Grab some sugar cookie dough, a few flavors of frosting, some food coloring and sprinkles, and go to town! Kudos if you listen to the “Monster Mash” while you decorate the cookies.

4. Grill Out!

If your neck of the woods is still warm, why not fire up the grill? Everybody loves a cookout! Grill up a batch of burgers and dogs, and set up some harvest-themed yard games for the kiddos: corn hole, a pumpkin broom race (push the pumpkins with the broom!), find “treasures” in a haystack (coins, small toys), a candy corn spoon race. The possibilities are endless!

5. Paint Pumpkins

The easiest and most kid-friendly way to decorate a pumpkin? Painting them. Set out some washable paints and brushes, and let the kids have a heyday.

6. Booze the Neighbors

Why should kids have all the fun on Halloween? We thought this idea from one Turquoise Table owner was a boo-tiful thing, indeed.

Instead of “booing” the neighbors, we “booze” the neighbors! ??We dress the kids up in their Halloween PJs, load them up in the wagon, and deliver a couple of buckets of goodies for the adults. We started this a couple of years ago, and it’s been so much fun watching it spread through the neighborhood!

Look at these cute tags we found for your boozy gifts. So much fun!

7. Host a Harvest Tea

Michelle in Washington sent this idea. We’d never thought of it before, but it sounds just lovely.

I just had a Turquoise Table tea at my house yesterday, and we met inside because it was too cold here already! I just love this: a Harvest Tea for Halloween, for areas where it’s too cold to be outside.

8. Halloween Movie Night

Halloween movies are a must! Pick a few of your favorites, and gather folks on your lawn with an inflatable screen and projector, or invite them inside. You could even have multiple viewing stations: one for parents and one for kids.

9. Serve Some Chili

Turquoise Table owner Ron has the perfect secret weapon to fight a chilly Halloween night:

I planned a gathering last year on Halloween, and it snowed! We did still have some trick-or-treaters though. This year, I think I’ll provide chili.

10. Devour a Mac ‘n’ Cheese Bar

When Moriah from North Carolina sent in this idea, we at Turquoise Table HQ collectively swooned and knew we had to share. Who doesn’t love mac ‘n’ cheese?! Moriah shared her recipe for her foolproof mac ‘n’ cheese bar, and here’s what we love about it: with this setup, each guest can truly customize their bowls to their heart’s content. And your gluten-free friends will hug your neck, since you can make this cheese sauce without a flour roux and easily serve them GF noodles.

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Sure feels like we are making up for lost time and setting our hope for the year ahead. Happy New Year friends!! 

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Tomorrow (12/21), just after sunset, the heavens will perform a rare show. Jupiter and Saturn will cross paths in the night’s sky and appear to shine as one bright star. The Bethlehem Star, scientifically called the “great conjunction,” will be visible for the first time in 800 years. 

On this winter solstice, the shortest day of the very longest year, step outside, look up and feast on JOY as heaven and nature sing. ✨

“O Father may that Holy Star
Grow every year more bright,
And send its glorious beams afar
To fill the world with light.”

~ William Cullen  Bryant
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