13 – Creative Safe Halloween Family Fun with Au Pairs

Start getting those creative juices flowing … Lisa from American Au Pair Host Mom is back on our podcast to walk through all the fun activities to do while staying safe and social distancing. Lisa shows off her spirit for the fun of Halloween with decorations and fake skeleton dog named Brownie (a reminder to please keep your dogs and pets safe from Halloween candy).

Where you can find Lisa, Host of the American Au Pair Host Mom channel:

You Tube Channel Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7NmZTNXm1-jp7SUJh3xbdA

Lisa started started the channel because in her words, “my au pair changed my life, it is 300 percent better just so many ways that I didn’t even expect.” Lisa enjoys helping people and this is one of those areas of life where she was passionate about. It was my first au pair that even courage her to start a channel and so here she is joining us now.

From a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, Lisa shares practical tips and tricks on her YouTube Channel and supports other host moms and parents in their au pair journey.

Below are the following tips for a successful Halloween from virtual parties, family activities, books and movies:

Virtual Halloween Party Success Tips Using Free Accounts:

• Evite (Creative way to manage guests) – https://www.evite.com/
• Zoom (Virtual Meeting) – https://zoom.us/
• Kahoot (for Halloween Trivia) – https://kahoot.com/
• Live Polls (for costume contests) – two sites: https://www.vevox.com/ and https://www.mentimeter.com/plans

Fun Activities as a Family with Au Pair

1. Halloween t-shirts with orange or black shirts and glow in the dark puff paints – Here is the ideas: https://www.pinterest.com/jengibson423/diy-halloween-shirts/
2. Scary Gingerbread Houses – https://www.pinterest.com/gingerbreadjour/gingerbread-house-halloween-houses/
3. Halloween Pictionary – Word List Here: https://www.thegamegal.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Halloween.pdf
4. Easier Pictionary – http://www.hauntedbay.com/entertaining/party/HBPictionaryEasier.pdf
5. Harder Pictionary – http://www.hauntedbay.com/entertaining/party/HBPictionaryHarder.pdf
6. Halloween Charades – Example here: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/194428908886479197/ or https://thejoysofboys.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Halloween_Charades.png
7. Halloween Bingo and coloring activities – Examples Here: https://www.crayola.com/search/?category=coloring-pages&searchText=halloween

Books to Read for Young Children Read On YouTube

• Llama Llama Trick Treat by Anna Dewdney – https://youtu.be/lfN74f1h3oA

• Little Blue Truck’s Halloween by Alice Schertle – https://youtu.be/YER2XIyFXh0

• Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds – https://youtu.be/cRwcxyEzs8o

• Pick a Pumpkin by Patricia Toht – https://youtu.be/Oy4pbIB5phM

• Pumpkin Magic – Ed Masessa – https://youtu.be/j6TH-w6p1kc

• Stumpkin by Lucy Ruth Cummins – https://youtu.be/Ygml2hskAFM

• The Scariest Book Ever By Bob Shea – https://youtu.be/8l6brZWSF0I

• How to Make Ghost Friends by Rebecca Green – https://youtu.be/-pgiO_k6EB4

• Click, Clack, Boo!: A Tricky Treat (A Click Clack Book) by Doreen Cronin Hardcover – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARLKPJXkhYU

• Creepy Underwear by Aaron Reynolds – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOvZlnTOCp8

For Older Kids and Au pairs

Goosebumps by RL Stine – https://www.amazon.com/Goosebumps-original-Set-Books-12/dp/B01M3VLASR

Halloween Movies (Netfilx and Disney+)

Netfix Movies

A Go! Go! Cory Carson Halloween

• Netflix description: “Cory, Chrissy and Freddie are on the hunt for king-sized candy bars this Halloween! But are all the treats worth the trek to the spooky side of town?”
• Ages: all ages

Spookley the Square Pumpkin

• Netflix Description: (The Halloween version of Rudolph) “Spookley is a pumpkin who gets cast out for his shape, but soon ends up saving the day.”
• Ages: 3+

Super Monsters Save Halloween

• Netflix description: “The Super Monsters use their powers to get their neighbors in the Halloween spirit, then help a nervous friend see there’s nothing to be afraid of.”
• Ages: 3+

Room on the Broom

• Netflix description: “A gentle witch with a ginger braid offers rides to a variety of animals on her increasingly crowded broom, much to her grumpy cat’s chagrin.”
• Ages 3+

Super Monsters: Dia de los Monsters

• Netflix description: “The Super Monsters celebrate Día de los Muertos in Vida’s hometown with her magical family, some new monster friends and a spook-tacular parade!”
• Ages: 3+

DreamWorks Spooky Stories

• Netflix description: “Shrek dares his friends to bring on the scary with ghost stories told in a haunted castle. Later, Ginormica and the Monsters face alien pumpkins.”
• Ages: 7+

Casper

• Who doesn’t love Casper the friendly ghost? While this movie is made for a slightly older set than the cartoon (it deals with the death of a parent and some tween love themes), the lovable ghost shines in this adorable Halloween classic.
• Ages 8+

Spooky Stories 2

• Netflix Description: “One-eyed monsters must save the world against zombie carrots and possessed pumpkins.”
• Ages: 7+

The Addams Family

• Netflix description: “Stepping out of the pages of Charles Addams’ cartoons and the 1960s television series, members of the beloved, macabre family take to the big screen.”
• Ages: 9+

Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween

• Netflix description: “Three teens spend their Halloween trying to stop a magical book, which brings characters from the “Goosebumps” novels to life.”
• Ages: 9+

The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants Hack-A-Ween

• Melvin makes Halloween illegal, but Captain Underpants and his friends aren’t going to stand for it.
• Age: 9+

Gnome Alone

• Teenager Chloe and her mother move to a new home, where she gets caught up in a longstanding feud between the house’s gnomes and evil creatures called the Troggs.
• Ages 10+

Kids Halloween Movies on Disney+

Coco

• This is an adorable tale centered around Dia de las Muertas is accompanied by amazing graphics and lilting musical numbers the whole family will enjoy. It’s a much-less-scary than other classics such as The Nightmare Before Christmas.
• Ages: 3+

Hocus Pocus

• 3 Sister Witches are brought back to life when a candle is lit in Salem. Bette Midler stars in this comedy Halloween adventure that almost the whole family can enjoy. Recommend this one for older kids because of the dark beginning.
• Ages 8+

The Nightmare Before Christmas

• Tim Burton’s brilliant stop-action Halloween tale is a classic. It may be way too scary for kids sensitive to the spooky and dark movie genre. While some parents may feel comfortable with the whole family viewing other reviews say the violent themes and dark nature are best reserved for tweenagers and older.
• Ages 10+

Contact Information for Lisa

Where you can find Lisa and the YouTube Channel – the link is here:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7NmZTNXm1-jp7SUJh3xbdA

There is a lot more to come so we hope you enjoyed today’s episode and check us out at www.innovateyourlife.today