Halloween 2018 – What to Eat and Drink and Where to Celebrate

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Halloween has become so much more than one scary night or simply trick-or-treating. It has become a month adventure with events, scares, vacations and of course food and drink. Splash Magazines Worldwide has put together a list of some of our favorites for the month October to help celebrate this scary holiday.

Buena Park takes their title seriously – throughout the entire destination, travelers can enjoy month long celebrations and a range of activities that any Halloween lovers will rejoice in – whether you’re looking to get scared senseless by over 1,000 horrifying creatures lurking at Knott’s Scary Farm… or have a bite with some family-friendly vampires during Pirate’s Dinner Adventure!  We invite you to pick your poison or create a monster marathon and enjoy them ALL! For the full line of events and deals go to VisitBuenaPark.com/Halloween 

Take a bite out of Vampirate’s Halloween Show…
Beware of the bite at Pirate’s Dinner Adventure Halloween show – Vampirate’s! The haunting begins October 3rd and continues through the entire month of October. Enjoy dressing up in your favorite sweet or spooky costume, with contests held each Saturday and Sunday for ghouls and goblins of all ages.

Drink a witch’s brew at The Cauldron…

Pick your poison! Owned by former creative director of Knott’s Berry Farm, The Cauldron provides a dark fairy tale witch-themed sanctuary for the ultimate sensory experience. Check out the bar’s witching hour for the best deals on drinks!

Put on your Cowboy Hat at the Silverado Days Festival…

Come down to William Peak Park October 19-21 for the Annual Silverado Days Festival. The free three-day event entertains with delicious food, thrilling rides and family-friendly competitions. Participate in the world amateur arm wrestling championship, professional horseshoe contest, pie eating contest, hog calling and much more.

Rest In Peace with Halloween Hotel Deals… 
After a long day of thrills, rest in peace in comfortable accommodations just minutes from Knott’s Scary Farm and local attractions. Buena Park offers a wide array of hotels that suits every budget and save even more with free parking, no resort fees and complimentary shuttle service from most major hotels to local attractions including Disneyland.

Knott’s Scary Farm – First, Largest and Longest Running Halloween Event… 
The largest Halloween event in the world, Knott’s Scary Farm returns with over 1,000 monsters, unimaginable scares and innovative thrills for its 45th season. The fog rolls in for 25 horrifying nights from September 20th – October 31st

Ghoulish fun at Knott’s Spooky Farm…
On weekends during October, families can join in on the ghoulish fun with interactive adventures throughout the theme park, starting with a special trip around Camp Spooky on the Grand Sierra Railroad with added 2D and 3D Halloween fun effects.

It’s that spooky time of the year again! We are excited to announce that TAO Group Los Angeles is back for our 2nd Annual Carnal Carnival Halloween Block Party on Saturday, October 27th.

Join us as we feature The Highlight Room’s eclectic world of oddities at the Freak Show and Avenue’s deadly Old Hollywood Insane Asylum. #CarnalCarnival2018

Tickets available here: http://taogroupla.com/halloween/

  • All access (both Avenue and The Highlight Room): $150
  • The Highlight Room: $75
  • Avenue: $100

Talent and performances are TBD!

 

A recent survey commissioned by HI-CHEW™ and conducted online by The Harris Poll among over 2,000 U.S. adults found that nearly 3 in 5 Americans (57%) pronounce “caramel” as “Care-AH-Mel,” while just over one third (36%) pronounce it as “CAR-Mel.” In fact, the same survey found that Americans in the Northeast and South are more likely to pronounce it as “Care-AH-Mel than those in the Midwest (63% and 61% vs. 49%).

However you say it, HI-CHEW™ Caramel Apple offers a vibrant taste of tart, juicy fruit in a green apple center, wrapped in a buttery smooth caramel exterior. Each piece provides an irresistibly chewy treat that’s reminiscent of the carnival and apple picking days of your childhood. It is available in bonus-size sticks, with 12 individually wrapped pieces instead of the traditional 10 pieces, making it great to snack on with family and friends.

The limited edition flavor is nationally available for purchase online at HI-CHEW.com.

HI-CHEW NEW Caramel Apple

 

We also have some food and fun tips courtesy Eva Amurri Martino and here site http://happilyevaafter.com/

Halloween is right around the corner! In our house we like to get ready extra early, and to really squeeze as much fun as we can out of the season.  My kids love Halloween as much as I do! Fall can be a kind of hectic time of year, though, and getting organized for Halloween is often at the back of Moms’ minds.  This year I thought I would share a few of my favorite hacks for the Halloween season– hopefully they’ll inspire you and make your celebrations extra festive!

But first, allow me to share my biggest face palm Mom Fail moment from last Halloween.  First of all: my kids got LICE the day before Halloween from school.  Yep.  So Halloween proper we spent the entire day in a lice-removal salon.  We rushed home to get the kids’ costumes on, headed out, and Yours Truly didn’t make sure that my two little dragons had eaten something before we headed out.  I figured we would Trick-Or-Treat and then eat after.  Well those kids just kept poppin’ candy as they gathered it, and forty five minutes in to the evening my kids were in a full blown sugar meltdown.  Then they wouldn’t eat dinner, AND they wouldn’t sleep.  Best night ever! LOL. Take it from me, and take my advice for my very first Mom Hack I’ll share with you: feed your kids a simple & delicious meal before you head out on Halloween! My go-to for delicious mealtime simplicity is Red Baron Pizza

(Photograph by Julia Dags)

I’ve spoken about it here before, but I keep Red Baron Pizza in my freezer for easy mealtimes when I’m stressed or pressed for time– or when I need my kids to actually eat the food I’m serving them! Red Baron offers three multi serve options: Classic Crust, Brick Oven, and Thin & Crispy– and it’s located in the freezer aisle of grocery stores nationwide.  I’m going to make Marlowe and Major a Red Baron Pizza before Trick-Or-Treating this year for sure.  Red Baron Pizza can also be such a great party hack. I like to slice it with a pizza wheel in to strips, and then I serve it with a trio of dipping sauces: Ranch, Honey Mustard, and Barbecue Sauce.  Add a couple of spooky figurines to the plate and you have the perfect Halloween party snack! Here are a few other hacks I love for the Halloween season…

CLEMENTINE PUMPKINS

Another fun Halloween Hack is to make clementine pumpkins! It’s such a simple and cute snack idea, and it can be the perfect, festive addition to a child’s lunch box! Simply peel the clementine or orange, cut a small piece of celery, and insert it in to the top of the fruit to create your pumpkin.  I love serving these as a healthy treat at Halloween parties as well.

SPOOKY ICE CUBES

Spruce up kids drinks or cocktails with fun and festive ice cubes! I always take an ice cube tray, pop some plastic spiders in to each cube, fill with water, and then freeze.  Add grape juice or sparkling water for a kid-friendly refresher.

 

Every weekend in October, the historic and recently renovated Dove Inn welcomes spirt seekers for a spooky weekend getaway. The package includes accommodations, local goodies, two tickets to the Golden Ghost Tour & Haunted Pub Crawl with a paranormal expert, and even an option to book an hour with a psychic medium to summon any spirits of interest right to their room.

Known today for the Coors Brewery, School of Mines and its quaint downtown streets, Golden is an original wild west town with a rich history dating back to the Gold Rush. Decades ago, people came from all over the world to find their dream of fortune. When those dreams didn’t prevail, there was a lot of drinking and disorderly conduct including fighting, stealing and murder. Restle says these types of spirits don’t rest. She says that because the town has been kept intact, the ghosts recognize the familiar surroundings and often haunt the areas from their past.

During the tour, guests will travel back in time as they make their way around the town, hearing of Golden’s storied past and notorious deaths that came far before their time, even “meeting” the actual spirits who roam the streets of Golden via actors who will share the tales of their deaths and reasons for their current day hauntings.

The Dove Inn

Full package details:

  • A stay in one of the Dove Inn’s historic guest rooms which date back to 1866.
  • A Halloween-inspired welcome basket filled only with local treats, no tricks!
  • Two tickets to the Golden Ghost Tour & Haunted Pub Crawl
  • Flashlight rentals for independent ghost hunting
  • Light, complimentary self-serve breakfast
  • Pricing: $400 for 2-night stay, $245 for 1-night stay (must include Saturday night)

 

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