I'll be honest - Halloween is really just a lot of work, at pretty much the most inopportune time of the year. And who needs all that candy? I don't! Yet who can resist it? I can't! But we are not actual monster parents, and so therefore we must do Halloween. I helped throw my 3rd grade daughter's class Halloween party, which means I whipped out my one and only class party craft: painting blocks of wood that the kids can decorate in some sort of theme to fit the season (in the past, usually snowmen for the winter party). For Halloween: Frankenstein, mummies, and pumpkins. Every year I think I'll just pull this off, and every year I realize this is a TON of work for very little output.
I tried to simplify it this year by not letting the kids do any painting at all. I pre-painted all the blocks, drilled bolts into the sides of the Frankenstein blocks (that part is not shown, which is a shame because it was a lot of work), and cut out all the features in felt. I thought this was a great idea until the first boy who chose a pumpkin glued on his eyes, nose, and mouth. Um, done! It took probably 45 seconds...
Some got very creative, though, and one even made a vampire somehow!
The other volunteer moms (I think 5 of us?) handled the treats and games. Really this was the most low-key party I've ever participated in, and requiring the least amount of communication between the party planners! Not that I'm averse to communicating or planning awesome huge parties, but I think we all just happened to be in the same place at the time, which is "generally overwhelmed." It worked for us!
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