Are You Ready For a Halloween Carnival in Lakewood?

The City of Lakewood is known for its Halloween Carnivals and 2016 will be no different. Scheduled on Monday, October 31st, this awesome event is a great alternative to trick or treating and continues to be a safe environment for families and children in the community. The Halloween event is currently scheduled from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.


The Lakewood carnival plans to feature fun for the whole family with tasty food, snacks, games, contests, prizes and much more. Everyone attending is encouraged to come in costume, but be sure to skip the scary clown costumes this year (they might get you in trouble).

 

Events will be held at Lakewood’s four major parks: Biscailuz, Bloomfield, Mayfair, and San Martin parks.There will also be a “haunted house” just scary enough for the little ones to visit. If you are interested in the event use the City’s “Park Finder” at www.lakewoodcity.org/parkfinder to locate a park nearest you.

 

For more information contact the  Lakewood City Hall at 562-866-9771, extension 2408 or visit http://www.lakewoodcity.org/services/recreation/events/halloween_carnivals.asp

3 Simple Yet Awesome Halloween Decorating Ideas

Halloween is all fun and games–until you have to begin decorating. Putting up decorations is tough, particularly if you are not the artsy type. However, we have a few simple, yet awesome decorating tips to try this year.

 

Silhouettes: you can use your lamp shades to create an awesome Halloween piece. Cut out spider or bat shapes from construction paper and tape them to the inside of your lamp shade. Once you turn the lights on, you’ll see amazing animal silhouettes.

 

Ghosts: crumple up a ball of paper and then put tissue paper over it. And hold it all together with a rubber band to create a ghost. You can make a large version with a balloon and trash bag. Now use a marker to draw some eyes and hang your ghost somewhere in your apartment.

 

Halloween face: if you really want to impress your kids, make a Halloween face above a door in your apartment. Place large eyes above the doorway and use the top of the frame as a mouth and put some teeth under it.

 

Simple Pumpkin Decorating Tips For Halloween

Let’s decorate some pumpkins. Halloween is less than a month away, so now is the time to spice up your apartment’s decor with some spooky Jack-O-Lanterns. Here are a few quick tips for decorating your pumpkins.

 

Vaseline: start by covering any cut edges with Vaseline in order to keep the moisture inside the pumpkin. Those cut edge will make your pumpkin shrivel up faster.

 

Water: when your pumpkin starts to dry out, try submerging it in water for eight hours. The bath will give your pumpkin new life and add a few extra days.

 

Use the stem: turn your pumpkin on its side and use the stem as an ugly, scary nose.