Halloween is a day to celebrate the dark and is very popular. But what if you’re a family that doesn’t celebrate Halloween? Looking for an alternative to celebrate Halloween this year? This Halloween presents some great ideas for family fun.
The Celts of Ireland and other parts of Europe celebrated the Samhein festival, which is the origin of Halloween. The festival marked the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter. This was often associated with death and darkness. They thought that on the night of October 31, the boundary between the living and the dead was blurred, allowing spirits to wander around the earth. In response, people lit up the bonfires, dressed in costumes, and stomped the roaming spirit.
To Christianize this pagan holiday, the church established November 1st as All Saints Day or All Hall of Fame. On this day, Christians honor saints and martyrs of the Christian faith. The day before All Saints Day, all Hello’s Eves eventually transformed into Halloween.
Change shows that Christianity attempted to replace pagan habits with religious significance.
Exploring the Harvest Festival: Celebrating the Blessings of God
One great option to celebrate Halloween is to go to the harvest festival. Many churches have these in the fall, including special worship services, baptism, family activities, food trucks and more.
This is also a great way to visit various churches in a more relaxed atmosphere. Check out the churches autumn festivals in your area and take part in a few to get the atmosphere of each church. If you don’t have a church home or have a church home, attending a fall festival is just as fun as attending.
Engage in Community Services: Give back in the fall
Participating in community service as a family is a great way to help others and get closer. Some great ways to do this include:
I volunteer at your church autumn festival. Check out the leaves for seniors: Ask around your neighborhood if the elderly need to rawl the leaves or do other small things. Your contributions, such as preparing food, organizing clothing and food drives, and providing at the shelter will be appreciated. Community Garden: Fall is harvested in the garden, and extra hands are helpful. You may also want to volunteer to support your beautification project, so if you have a green thumb, why not give an educational workshop? Environmental Cleaning: Volunteers helping to clean local parks, nature trails and streets.
Create a Family Game Night: Fun Alternatives for All Ages
Game nights are always fun with family. Playing games together promotes communication, patience and even friendly competition. You can also play many games, from board games to card games and video games. Here are some ideas for all ages.
Candyland Tuto n laddershi-ho cherry-o! scrabblelifesorrytroublego fish to apple applego (This game has a biblical version.) Bible Trivia & Card Gamesvideo Games is rated “E” by everyone
Theme costume party: Focused on Bible characters
Bible-themed costume parties are a great alternative to celebrating Halloween. Add some games, contemporary and worship music, and great dishes to start the party. The Bible has unique characters, but here are some ideas.
Moses (have two tablets.) Davidqueen Estherjonah (add a stuffed whale.) Mary (Jesus’ mom, this is a great idea for pregnant women.) Daniel (add a stuffed lion.
Fall Nature Walks: Connect with Creation
Take a natural stroll along the hiking trails in your neighborhood, nearby parks, or your area. When you walk, beware of everything, like the leaves on the ground, the creatures that come in your path, the sounds of light winds, the crackling of leaves. Thank you God for creating these things for you to enjoy.
Holding a Pumpkin Sculpture Night: Easy Activities
Pumpkin sculptures are Halloween traditions, but Christians don’t have to be left behind. Instead of carving a face like a Jack-O-Lantern, we carve Christian symbols into pumpkins and add LED candles. Next, put it on your pouch and show the world a light.
Smaller ones can decorate pumpkins with paint for a safer option.
You can even have a family contest with several categories for people to vote for.
Crafting and Baking: Celebrate with seasonal snacks
Baking for Halloween nights and crafting with a fall theme. Cool temperatures are perfect for baking warm merchandise for friends and family.
Autumn Craft Ideas:
fingerpaint in autumn colors.potato spthingapple print collect and press fingerpaint
Baking ideas:
During this time of year, pumpkin spices are the only flavor available, but there are plenty of other flavors of autumn snacks, such as apples, caramel and cinnamon. Here you can find desserts featuring a layout of autumn flavors.
Apple Piepumpkin BreadCaramel Cinnamon RollSapple Dumplingscinnamon BreadPumpkin Coffee Cakeregular Cinnamon Rolls With Cream Cheese Icingapple Cakeapple Crispapple Cider Donut Muffins or Cakewhite Chocolate and Cranberry CookieSpear Bundt Cake (found at Home of Home)
Once baking is finished, share some of your merchandise with friends and neighbors.
Storytelling Night: Share faith-based stories and parables
Share your favorite Bible stories and parables and explain why you like them so much. You can even go a little deeper into it and talk about the characters, what you personally learn from the story, and how you can apply what you have learned in your life. Collect some simple props and play your favorite stories together.
Deliberate Fellowship: Building relationships with other families
Spend the night with other families you know. You can have a fun night or go out and do something fun. Here are some ideas.
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Create a movie and pizza play video game together, potluck dinner or dessert buffet songs will raise songs and have a dance party lead along with the night of board game marathon play charades temerala o ke poozul
Night out:
Move to the movie (check prices at your local independent cinema).
These are great ways to spend time with other families you know and have fun together.
There are many alternative ways to spend your Halloween than getting caught up in the darkness. Starting today, we plan a Halloween that is happy, peaceful and full of faith.
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Carrie Laurance is a freelance author and author. She has featured her works on Crosswalk, Everie Ave, Huffington Post and Penny’s Hoarding. She is also the author of three children’s books, three clean romance books, one romance novel, three poetry books, one non-fiction book. When she isn’t writing, she enjoys cooking and baking, reading, and her husband, sweet pussy, cupcakes. For more information about Carrie and her writing, please visit www.carrielowrance.com.
