How to Celebrate Halloween with Christian Values

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By Melanie Lankford
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Celebrate Halloween with Christian Values

Have you been trying to figure out what you could do to make Halloween a fun time for your kids without participating in the typical Halloween rituals? Here is some fun easy tips to get you on your way to an Un-Halloween party......

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Kids, Decorations, Pumpkins, Food, Scarecrow making materials, Imagination

Step 1

Armor of God Play Set

The Kids are adamant on dressing up, no problem, let them. There are plenty of Christian friendly costumes available. Our make your own. Let them dress up like mom or dad for the day or get out that Armor of God play set and let them have a ball.
Step 2

Inspirational pumpkin

Go to the Pumpkin patch, take the hay ride, find those perfect pumpkins, and make it a day to remember. When it is time to carve the pumpkins have fun coming up with inspirational phrases you can carve or write on them.
Step 3

Homemade Scarecrow

Get out some old clothes, grab some leaves or hay and have a scarecrow decorating contest. Kids will have fun stuffing all the leaves and hay into the clothing and giving the scarecrow a face. There are many scarecrow decorating kits available at retail and party stores.
Step 4

Neighborhood Harvest Festival

Look to your local community, for Harvest Festivals, many Churches and Christian schools plan annual Harvest Festivals. Nothing going on in your community, you could have your own neighborhood Harvest Festival, get together with other parents and come up with a list of events and plan a party.
Step 5

Bobbing for Apples

Searching for something low key and simple to do? Decorate the house with balloons and streamers, order some pizza or let the kids decide what's for dinner, watch a movie, bob for apples and have some caramel popcorn.

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MorganClan23 said

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on 9/29/2009 Check out this how to and then rethink and research halloween's meaning
http://www.ehow.com/how_2094713_celebrate-halloween-as-christian.html

Maranatha80 said

on 3/4/2009 We celebrate "Reformation Day" which is when Martin Luther nailed the 95 theses on the wall of the Wittenberg church to start the Reformation. We do many of the things you talked about, and my daughters dress up in historical costume, biblical characters or as literary characters. All evangelical churches began with the Reformation, and it is a good alternative to Halloween.

mel-anie said

on 2/9/2009 Elizabeth28~
As a Christian my children have never been trick or treating. We have an unHalloween party every year and do things as a family. I think that it is important for children to learn that there are other ways to have fun on a secular holiday. We live in an area where we don't get trick or treaters but I have done the passing out of tracks and bibles in the past. I don't believe our children should be punished for the rituals of others so I have choosen to make Halloween disappear and created it into our own family ritual. Take something evil and use it for something good.

elizabeth28 said

on 2/9/2009 I'm sorry, but as a Christian I do not agree with you. Halloween is not about the costumes but the significance behind it. As Christians we should not participate in Halloween at all. I heard a testimony of a former witch and she clarified what Halloween meant. She also clarified what a pumpkin stands for, what dressing up in costumes stand for and what saying trick or treat stand for. You might want to check it out on youtube. You will be amazed. Old fashion Christianity is the way to go these days. Instead use this day to evangelize and hand out bibles with literature to kids.