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Halloween fun in your neighborhood!
Our little town gets into the Halloween spirit in a big way. Annual events include a PTO pumpkin sale and a fall festival featuring carnival games, horse-drawn wagon rides and a blocks-long scarecrow contest that has to be seen to be appreciated.
The civic celebrations continue on a neighborly level with sneaky visits from the ding-dong-ditch crew clandestinely delivering treats via the Phantom Ghost. (Find out how to start this inexpensive, fun tradition with your own friends by clicking here.)
We’ve also been lucky enough to score standing invitations for the neighborhood pumpkin-carving party — it’s the stuff of legends — and an annual costume party for adults and kiddies alike. (Hubby won honors a few years back dressed as the pope!)
On the Big Night itself, little “beggars” come out in droves to troll our streets for sweets. A local church hands out bags of fresh-popped popcorn and cups of warm cider. One neighbor spins cotton candy on his porch. Walk around long enough and you’ll see everyone in town.
If you live in an area without such welcoming festivities, it’s high time to create your own traditions. You can start small by inviting a few friends over for a soup supper before trick-or-treating. Or think big and make your house a destination spot with lots of creepy animatronic creatures in your yard.
Above all, take some time this autumn to get out and mingle with your neighbors before winter’s long hibernation period. The connections you make now will give you a warm glow that lasts the whole year through.
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