How to Make Halloween Fun For Little Kids

Who wants their kid to hate Halloween? I can't think of many parents who relish the idea of making their kid afraid of this wonderful holiday. The only thing they should be concerned about on this day is not getting enough candy, or having to wear a jacket over their super cool Thor costume.

As a parent, ask yourself the following questions, and see which answer you'd pick. How you respond will help you determine if you're prepared to make Halloween fun for your little child.

1. When it comes to decorating for Halloween, I:
a) let my children help.
b) put up the decorations while they're at school.
c) worry too much about pumpkin carving injuries, so we skip that.

If you answered A, congrats! Kids love to be involved, and by letting them help, it adds an air of excitement to Halloween. It's one thing to know it's coming, but it seems so much more real when you're carving pumpkins and putting up orange blinky lights. If you're concerned about safety for carving pumpkins, you might have your child help you design the jack o lantern, and scoop out the goo, and leave the carving for you.

2. My child doesn't want to wear the costume I picked out. I:
a) make them wear it anyway.
b) try to coax them into it, or bribe them.
c) ask them what they want to wear, and try and accommodate them.

Answer C is the best choice, although I wouldn't blame you if you tried B first. No one wants to buy 3 or 4 costumes for their child, especially since children grow so fast, but sometimes a child will not wear their original choice. When that happens, sometimes all you can do is sigh and purchase them a new costume. If your child decides early on they want to be something, I recommend purchasing the costume online. Many of the larger Internet retailers have a flexible return policy in case your child decides to change costume choices.

3. When it comes to a costume, the scarier the better for my small child.
a) True
b) False

This can go either way, but in most cases, it's false. Small children don't usually like to be scared, although once they get a little older, they can't get enough of it. If your child doesn't like scary things, avoid scary costumes for them and for anyone in your trick or treat party. Also, if you have other children, try to convince them not to scare the younger kids for a year or two. The last thing you want is for your small kids to be convinced that the things that go bump in the night are coming to get them after Halloween is over.

Total your score and check it here:
3 points: excellent! You know how to make Halloween fun for little kids.
2 Points: Doing good! Keep in mind small ones don't reason through things like we do, so patience is best.
1 or 0 points: Keep trying. Or, look at it this way: your children might be different than many, so if what you're doing is keeping Halloween fun for them, ignore this quiz and do your own thing. You're the parent, you know best for your kids.

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