Trunk or Treat

My favorite think about Trunk or Treat every Halloween is decorating our “Trunk”. We usually decorate a little more than the trunk.

One year we cut large triangles out of white paper and taped them to back of the car (with the door open) giving the illusion our car was a shark (or monster – use your imagination).

Another year we decorated our Expedition as a large dalmation with large 3’ x 4’ ears, a 3’ x 4’ tongue sticking out from under the hood, black random spots and a tail rigged on the back that we could “wagg” by pulling strings inside. The music soundtrack was 101 Dalmations.

Jen as a bat in our funhouse on Halloween
Jen as a bat in the cardboard cutout display.

Last year we took the seats out of the SUV and created a funhouse with collapsable collapsible tunnels. The girls created ghosts and other spooky things hanging on strings. We put pillows under for obstacles. We hooked up halloween lights to the power outlet with a laptop inverter. Kids would climb in one side of the car go through the funhouse and come out the other. Our kids also made cutout photo displays on posterboard so adults (and us) could take their child’s picture when they stuck their head through. We also had the iPod playing spooky kids music in the speaker system. More fun than scary.

Trunk or Treaters

This year I’m stumped. I really liked how our “trunk” was interactive last year and would like to continue the interactive part. I’ve had a few ideas like setup a little TV with a PS2 and Lego Star Wars (but kids will probably fight over who gets to play).

A second idea would be to create clear tubes (probably out of clear plastic hose), have the kids put their bags at the bottom of the hose and drop the candy through it (so they have to catch it).

Another idea would be to create a mad scientist’s laboratory with gurgling liquids and glowing fog in beakers and test tubes (possibly using glowing liquid like in the Mtn. Dew Glowing Spoof). I’m not sure I have time to get that ready. Where do you get the liquid in glow sticks. I think peroxide could activate it.

A fourth idea would be to expand the “funhouse” with the kids playhouse and/or climber with slide from the backyard.

My last idea (of the moment) would be good to utilize the photo printer Michele’s parents gave us a couple years ago… I would need “D” batteries more ink and a second memory card. That way we could also give out photos of kids as treats.

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What should we do?

  1. I like the mad scientist idea—or you could always do the peeled grapes and spaghetti as eyes and brains. The picture idea also sounds really good and they would remember it, because it would be unique.

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    sb
    Oct 25, 12:05 PM

  2. Grapes and spaghetti would be fun (for me), but I want to do something that Jen would enjoy. Maybe we’ll do the picture thing.

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    Hugh
    Oct 25, 12:25 PM

  3. So what did you end up doing?

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    Kim
    Oct 29, 07:03 AM

  4. I ended up working in the afternoon, so we just did a quick funhouse (not as good as before).

    Next year I think we’ll do a “MTC”, Monster Training Center.

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    Hugh
    Oct 29, 07:06 AM

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