By Kejsi Zyka, Staff Writer
You have officially ditched your candy bag and your silly costume, and you’re going through the emotional stage of realizing that you’re too old to beg your neighbors for candy. Although you may be too old to trick or treat this year, there are still some fun ways to spend your Halloween.
Try a horror movie marathon with your friends – who doesn’t love seeing “The Conjuring” for the 10th time? Or, you can get your friends to watch the new season of “Stranger Things,” slated to come out Oct 27. You can bust out the popcorn, get comfy with some blankets and try to keep your eyes open through all those scary scenes. If it’s a quiet, chill night that you want on Oct. 31, then a movie night is perfect for you.
If you don’t want to stay in your pajamas, who said you couldn’t still dress up as a vampire or a banana? If you’re itching to leave the house this Halloween, go to a costume party. You could even host your own! That way, you can invite whoever you want and you can organize the whole thing yourself. It’s a perfect opportunity to dance all night and avoid thinking about all that candy you could have gotten.
Another fun thing you can do this Halloween is bake some sugary treats. Baking is an excellent way to eat all that sugar that you could have gotten from trick or treating. Making cupcakes with cool pumpkins or bat designs is a great idea. You could even make gingerbread men with red frosting oozing out of their legs. Pinterest is filled with awesome ideas and really cute recipes for you to try out this Halloween.
Of course, you can always do nothing and just relax the whole day. With no set way to celebrate Halloween, there’s many ways you can make this holiday special to you.
If these options still don’t fill your Halloween expectations and trick or treating is what you want, then go ahead – there is no age limit for something that fills you with joy. It’s not like your neighbors are going to make you pull out your ID, anyway.
Do whatever makes you happy this Halloween!
Sophomore Kejsi Zyka can be reached at zykake0914@daretolearn.org.
