Remember Halloween in the Good Old Days?
Before we worried about booby-trapped candy and sexual predators, families shared wholesome activities together and with their community for this October holiday.
This was the time when everyone made their own costumes and bobbed for apples at the neighborhood gathering. You can still do this. Forget about buying a pricey Halloween costume and go the old-fashioned way this Halloween.
1930s Halloween Costumes
The author, Gail and her big sister, Melba McGhee in their clown costumes. They attended a school party in Teterville, KS.
A 1930s Halloween
by Gail Lee Martin
- Read an Excerpt - "Looking Back on Halloween Fun"
- This story is included in My Flint Hills Childhood. It is posted online at Our Echo, a family memory writing site.
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Make a Costume
Books from Amazon
Creative Costumes & Halloween Decor: 50 Projects to Craft & Sew
Amazon Price: $14.00 (as of 12/07/2009) 
Halloween Costumes & Other Treats (Schiffer Book for Collectors)
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Illegally Easy Halloween Costumes for Kids
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Dressed for Thrills: 100 Years of Halloween Costumes and Masquerade
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How to Make Paper Costumes -- Over 60 Vintage Costume Patterns
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Happy Halloween!
More Halloween Activities
- Make a Fall Pumpkin from a Dryer Vent Hose
- Try this quick project to make a vibrant centerpiece for a luncheon or an attractive window decoration. It's a great way to recycle a piece of clothes dryer vent hose. Here are the easy steps to make this.
- Keep a Jack O Lantern Safe from Vandalism
- After putting lots of effort into creating a jack-o'-lantern to decorate the front porch, it's disheartening for vandals to destroy it or steal it. Here are ways to protect that jack o lantern.
- Roasting Pumpkin Seeds for a Fall Treat
- It's fall and after cleaning out the pumpkin to make a jack-o'-lantern, don't toss all those seeds. Here's an easy recipe to turn them into a snack. Make it a project with the kids.
- Make a Tinkerbell Costume for an Adult
- If you love Tinkerbell from Peter Pan, here's how to create your own costume for an adult. You can buy one, but making your own is fun.
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Spooky Stories to Read Aloud
Through the Flashlight's Beam: A Collection of Classic Scary Stories for Reading Aloud
Amazon Price: $14.99 (as of 12/07/2009)
Read Aloud Spooky Stories
Amazon Price: $24.99 (as of 12/07/2009)
Haunted Halloween Stories: 13 Chilling Read-Aloud Tales
Amazon Price: $11.07 (as of 12/07/2009)
A Halloween Reader: Poems, Stories, And Plays From Halloweens Past
Amazon Price: $12.78 (as of 12/07/2009)
Tell Me a Scary Story...But Not Too Scary! (Byron Preiss Book)
Amazon Price: $7.99 (as of 12/07/2009)
Nifty Old Halloween Stuff
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Halloween Ideas from the Blogs
- Here are some ideas for female Baby Halloween costumes, that will ...
- Here are some ideas for female Baby Halloween costumes, that will put back the treat into the trick!
- Easy Halloween Costume Ideas
- If you hate dressing up (like me), but are attending a Halloween party that requires it (like me too), then you must get a shirt Halloween costume. It is the best Halloween costume idea since it requires absolutely no work or make-up. ...
- What Are Some Cheap Halloween Costume Ideas? - The Consumerist
- Also, cheap Halloween Costume? Do as I do... put on that suit you bought, thinking it will help you get a job.. and get some blue latex gloves. I got mine from Target for 90-odd cents. Just be yourself, (read: creepy) and voila! ...
- Ideas For Disney Halloween Costumes | Disney acting auditions
- Author: Zara Jones Source: ezinearticles.com You can rely on the Disney brand of costumes to be quality-made and exact matches to the characters in their.
Old-Fashioned Halloween on YouTube
Halloween Bobbing for Apples Tips & Advice : Rules for Bobbing for Apples on Halloween
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