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Pulling Together a Fun and Easy Halloween as a Busy Mom Without Pulling Your Hair Out

Writer's picture: Kristin RichardsonKristin Richardson

Updated: Oct 24, 2024

You're just now settling into your fall routine and - BOO - the end-of-year holidays are here!


There are countless blogs and social media posts for moms with top costume ideas, the best pumpkin carving hacks, and 10 ideas to decorate your front steps like a magazine cover.

 

But at Sherah, we know that sometimes (okay, often) you just need the basics and a supportive reminder that it's more about the memories being made, not the decor.


Out of Sherah's team of personal and family assistants, we have over 30 kids among us! So we know the easiest ways to pull off a fun and easy Halloween as busy moms with limited time. When it comes to getting ready for the big night, it doesn't have to be an overwhelming amount of work (or money) to make fun memories.


So instead of over the top ideas, we present to you, a basic list for the busy mom:

pumpkin with a painted face for Halloween

  1. Pumpkins - Most of us don't have time to trek to a pumpkin patch. It's never too late to have pumpkins though. Simply add pumpkins to your next Instacart order. Walmart also offers big savings on large and small pumpkins, gourds and mums.


    You also don't need to risk a finger carving a pumpkin. Simply paint them for a fun, safer, kid-friendly option. Even faster option? Draw pumpkins or the letters BOO on paper, cut them out, and tape them to your front windows.


    Want to step it up a tad? Add cobwebs to your front door and bushes. These cobwebs from Amazon can be delivered in one day and kids love spreading them all over the yard!


  2. Candy - Instacart, Wal-Mart and Target save the day here. Surprisingly, Amazon is not always the cheapest route for candy. So again, add the candy to your Instacart and Target orders that you're placing anyway this week. No need for you to be at the drugstore buying overpriced smaller bags the day of the big event.


  3. Costumes  - Last year, Americans spent over $12 billion on Halloween shopping. And

    front yard during Halloween

    only 12% of them used thrift or resale shops for items we use once - or at best - once a year according to CapitalOne Shopping Research. This year, save time and money and try to use what you already have either in your home or that of your friends and neighbors. Text those mom friends and do a costume swap! Take pictures and text other parents in advance to let them know what existing costumes you have on hand. Challenge friends to go in together on easy themes like cats and ghosts. Simple themes are extra fun when everyone goes in together on it. And don't forget that YOU should dress up! Your kid seeing you in a simple but silly costume will leave them with more fun memories than a mum on the front porch will.


    hotdogs turned into mummies

  4. Food - You can make these easy Crescent Mummy Dogs with the kids in 15 minutes. Adults love them as well and you can even make them fancier with Italian sausages. Need a vegetarian option? Tabitha Brown's line of meatless alternatives at Target are delicious including these sausages.

  5. Music - For Halloween night, plug in your favorite bluetooth speaker on your porch and put this Apple Music Halloween Essentials playlist on repeat. Music is a great way to make fun memories together as a family without spending more money.





Family dressed up for Halloween
Sherah Founder Kristin Richardson and her family

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