Halloween

Windsor and Maidenhead's quick guide to staying safe this Halloween

Some Halloween activities carry more risk than others. Reduce the risk for you, your children and others while still having fun.

High risk activities to avoid

•    Trick or treating where children go door-to-door and treats are given out.
•    Parties of more than six people.
•    Do not substitute your facemask with a Halloween mask as this will not keep you safe.

Low risk activities you can enjoy

•    Have a pumpkin trail in your street, town or village.

Have fun with the children either carving or drawing pumpkins and place them in your window. Neighbouring children can have fun pumpkin spotting. You could give your children a prize for the number of pumpkins they spot.

•    Have a virtual pumpkin carving competition with your friends.

Carve your pumpkins at home and share the results via Zoom, Google or Skype. 

•    Have fun decorating your house to make it look spooktacular! 

There are lots of templates and crafting ideas online. 
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/curations/cbbc-halloween

•    Have a Halloween scavenger hunt.

Give your children a list of Halloween themed things to look for on their walk. Spiders or cobwebs for example. You can also do this in your home and hide some treats and spooky surprises instead!

•    Have a Halloween movie night at home. 

Even for very young children there are some family favourites. Bake some Halloween treats to make it a special occasion.
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/halloween-recipes
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/halloween-biscuit-recipes 

Halloween and half term events

Visit our Half Term page for some ideas and inspiration for what's on in the Windsor area this October.  We've got live events, virtual events that you can stream as well as inspiration for getting out and about safely with family and friends.

Remember the safety guidelines

•    If you’re hosting an activity it is safer outdoors.  Keep to the rule of six and remember hands, face, space. 
•    Remember that the longer you are with other people the higher the risk.
•    Maintain physical distance from people you don’t live with.

If you have COVID-19, have symptoms of COVID-19 or have been in contact with anyone with COVID-19 you must self-isolate and should not take part in any activities or hand out treats. Visit www.gov.uk/coronavirus for more information.