Yes, most of us look forward to Halloween night. It's not only a lot of fun for children, but for most adults too. But, there are times when a foster child is not allowed to celebrate Halloween due to birth parent's request or a foster child's religion. Here are a few ideas of fun things to do if your foster child is unable to celebrate Halloween.
Rent movies, stay home, and eat pop corn.
Start a new tradition - order pizza and stay home telling each other dumb jokes. See who can tell the funniest story.
Attend fun fall parties that some communities or churches offer.
Bake cookies together.
Build a scarecrow together for the front yard. Set up other fall decorations like gourds, pumpkins and bales of hay.
Some children may enjoy putting on a fashion show.
Have fun completing a fun fall craft like a turkey with hand print feathers, simple hand print turkey, or double hand print turkey.
Go out to a movie knowing that the theaters will be pretty empty.
Go to a book store and buy a book that you can read to each other.
Go to a book store and buy a craft book or a book with projects. Go home and complete a project.
Try a new recipe that uses Halloween candy. Odds are good that it'll be on sale at the stores if you buy it on Halloween night.
Work on the child's lifebook with the child.
Write a letter to the child's birth parents, if appropriate per case plan.
Enjoy many of the other fun fall options mentioned in the article, Fall Fun for Foster and Adopted Children If Halloween Is Too Scary - Fall Fun May Be the Answer.
