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Halloween
 Websites presented in alphabetical order 10 Recipes for a Howling Good Gluten Free Halloween Party 
 This collection of gluten-free recipes features caramel apples, deviled "ghoul" eggs, "boneyard BBQ drummies," and "ghost-topped" mini-brownie cupcakes. Also includes recipes that could be used for Halloween or other holiday parties, such as gluten-free caramel corn and snack mix. From About.com. http://glutenfreecooking.about.com/od/glutenfreekids/tp/glutenfreehalloweenrecipes.htm Topics: Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Oct 30, 2008 All Hallows' Eats
Cooking and entertaining ideas for Halloween, including pumpkin recipes, homemade sweets and snacks, and instructions for making caramel-dipped apples, decorating a haunted house, choosing wines for Halloween, and more. From Epicurious. http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/holidays/halloween/halloween Topics: Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Aug 9, 2008 Allrecipes: Halloween
A compilation of suggestions for table decorations and foods for Halloween parties. Includes information about using dry ice to create a fog around the table and placing nontoxic plastic glow sticks under gelatin squares; recipes for holiday-themed desserts, drinks (for adults and children), and edible Halloween makeup; and ideas for Halloween party themes. Includes a section on the Day of the Dead (Día de los muertos), with Mexican recipes. From Allrecipes.com. http://allrecipes.com/Info/Holidays-Events-and-Occasions/Halloween/main.aspx Topics: Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Nov 22, 2008 Anoka, Halloween Capital of the World: History
Brief historical material about Halloween in Anoka, Minnesota, which "is believed to be the first city in the United States to put on a Halloween celebration to divert its youngsters from Halloween pranks." Includes historical photos and an image of the "Anoka The Halloween Capital" insignia embedded in the sidewalk in downtown Anoka. From a website promoting Halloween events in Anoka. http://anokahalloween.com/history.php Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Oct 26, 2009 BBC Food: Halloween
Ideas from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for celebrating this "predominantly American tradition ... [that] has its roots in Celtic Ireland." Includes a brief review of holiday traditions such as carving pumpkins and wearing costumes, and suggested Halloween party recipes (with a distinctly British sensibility as well as metric measurements) such as hot blood soup (tomato and chili soup) and devilish red cabbage. Also includes links to related information from the BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/news_and_events/events_halloween.shtml Topics: Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Oct 20, 2005 Cavern of Clipart: Halloween Clipart
This browsable collection of clip art contains images of bats, candy, "spooky eyes," haunted houses, vampires, cats, witches, skeletons, and other Halloween related subjects. From Halloween Online. http://www.halloween-clipart.com/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Holidays and Observances Individually, Internet, Web Design and Management Last updated Jul 30, 2009 Costume Idea Zone
"Looking for a great Halloween costume idea? Do you want to save money by making your own costume?" This site provides "hundreds of suggestions for creative, fun and easy costumes." Searchable. Note: some of these ideas are risqué and may not be appropriate for children. http://www.costumeideazone.com Topics: History, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Nov 11, 2006 The Costumer's Manifesto (Costumes.org)
Links to the history of costume and fashion, online theater classes, designers, Halloween costumes, military uniforms, movie costumes, sewing patterns, vintage clothing, supplies, and much more. Maintained by a costume designer and theater professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. http://www.costumes.org/ Topics: Fashion, History, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually, Military, Nonfiction by Genre, Performing Arts Last updated Sep 14, 2006 Crime Prevention Month
Collection of tips and publications for Crime Prevention Month, observed annually in October. "The month-long celebration spotlights successful crime prevention efforts on the local, state, and national levels." Includes Halloween safety brochures and links to other crime prevention material. From the National Crime Prevention Council. http://www.ncpc.org/programs/crime-prevention-month Topics: Crime, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Sep 30, 2009 Dark Side of the Net
Directory of websites about spooky, occult, and Goth matters. Includes thousands of links in such categories as Halloween (including haunted houses), literature, art, computer applications (fonts, screensavers, wallpapers), entertainment, discussion groups and chat rooms, horror, movies, music, and vampires. http://www.darklinks.com/ Topics: Communities & Groups, Holidays and Observances Individually, Religion Last updated Oct 26, 2005 Halloween
Craft, costume, and recipe ideas for Halloween. Includes instructions for more than 100 costumes, pumpkin carving and decorating tips, printable material (such as pumpkin carving templates, decorations, games, and keepsakes), and suggestions for Halloween party themes and treats. Also includes how-to videos for making ghost chair covers, rotten apple punch, and more. From FamilyFun magazine. http://familyfun.go.com/halloween/ Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Nov 1, 2009 Halloween Online
Halloween enthusiasts will find ideas about costumes, decorating and shopping, pumpkin carving, scary movies, recipes, haunted houses in your area, ghost stories, trick-or-treating safety, Halloween fonts and clip art, and much more. Also links to "Halloween Online Magazine," which contains "a crypt full of great Halloween how-to articles, costume ideas, crafts, tricks, [and] tips." http://www.halloween-online.com/ Topics: Crafts, Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually, Magazines Last updated Aug 10, 2009 Halloween Pumpkin Carving Templates
Tips and instructions for jack-o-lantern carving and pumpkin selection. Features material on how to carve a fancy pumpkin, paint a pumpkin, decorate a pumpkin with flowers or vegetables, and printable pumpkin carving patterns and monogram templates. From eHow. http://www.ehow.com/halloween/templates.html Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Oct 27, 2008 Halloween Safety: Safety Alert
Safety tips from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, covering safe costume designs, flame-resistant costumes, pedestrian safety, and more. Includes a diagram illustrating safe Halloween costumes. http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/hallow.html Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, History, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Oct 13, 2005 Halloween: The Fantasy and Folklore of All Hallows
An essay about the historical origins of Halloween in the Samhain holiday, "the biggest and most significant holiday of the Celtic year." Also includes a brief bibliography. From the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/folklife/halloween.html Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Sep 28, 2009 The History of Halloween
A history of Halloween, traced from its origins in the "ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in)" to modern trick-or-treat, jack-o'-lantern, costume, and party activities. Includes creepy video clips, ghost stories, information about pumpkins, White House hauntings, and recipes. From the History Channel. http://www.history.com/content/halloween Topics: Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Sep 29, 2009 Homemade Halloween Costumes
This site offers ideas for easy and inexpensive costumes, including some for wheelchair users. Browse by major category, such as "Costumes Made from Boxes" and "Do it in tights and leotards or Sweats." Includes a recipe for homemade make-up. http://www.robinsfyi.com/holidays/halloween/costumes.htm Topics: Disabilities, History, Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Oct 14, 2004 How Halloween Works
Background about where Halloween customs and traditions come from. Topics include Celtic roots (Samhain) and Christian roots (All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day), trick-or-treating, jack-o'-lanterns, bobbing for apples, and costumes. Also includes links to related material on how to carve a pumpkin, how to throw a Halloween party, how light sticks work, and more. From HowStuffWorks. http://home.howstuffworks.com/holidays/halloween.htm Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Oct 16, 2009 Jolly Time
The Web site for this popcorn brand includes a collection of recipes using popcorn (both regular and microwave), popcorn crafts projects for children (including ideas for Easter, Halloween, and other holidays), sections on popcorn science and history, popping tips, classroom projects, and more. Searchable. http://www.jollytime.com Topics: Beans, Grains, Nuts, & Seeds, Fruits & Vegetables, Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually, Industries, Snacks and Baked Goods Last updated Mar 30, 2005 Let's Talk Turkey
View Thanksgiving-themed trademarks and patents, such as turkey-calling devices, an apparatus for cranberry harvesting, mechanisms for turkey cooking, and a station for turkey carving. Also includes images of early U.S. patents, and a link to Halloween patent pages. From the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's children's pages. http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ahrpa/opa/kids/themes/kidtheme11.htm Topics: Business & Consumer Law, Holidays and Observances Individually, Intellectual Property, Technology Last updated Jan 19, 2005 Local Harvest: Pumpkin Patches
Search this database of pumpkin farms and "u-pick" pumpkin patches by state, city, or zip code. Includes links to sites about pumpkin carving, cooking, giant pumpkins, Halloween, and more. http://www.localharvest.org/pumpkins.jsp Topics: Fruits & Vegetables, Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Oct 20, 2004 Not Just Halloween: Festivals of the Dead From Around the World
This classroom feature "can be used as a framework for discussing with your students Festivals of the Dead in their manifestations across different cultures." It features discussion of and links to websites on Halloween's origins in the Celtic festival of the dead (Samhain), Japan's Festival of Lanterns (Obon), Mexico's Days of the Dead (Los Dias de los Muertos), and more. From EDSITEment, a website of the National Endowment for the Humanities. http://edsitement.neh.gov/monthly_feature.asp?id=116 Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Oct 27, 2008 PBS Kids: Halloween
Collection of links to Halloween-related activities and content for children, such as a card creator, coloring pages, spooky sounds music maker, games, and write-your-own stories. From PBS Kids. http://pbskids.org/halloween/ Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Oct 27, 2008 Pumpkin Carving 101
Lots of information on this Halloween tradition, including history, selecting pumpkins to use as jack-o'-lanterns, tools, traditional carving and carving with stencils, lighting methods, extending the life of the pumpkin, photographing, burial, and caring for a pumpkin patch. From Halloween Online. http://www.pumpkincarving101.com/ Topics: Fruits & Vegetables, Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Oct 26, 2005 Pumpkin Nook
This site contains everything you have ever wanted to know about pumpkins, including extensive information on how to grow, cook, and store pumpkins. Includes games and educational material as well as sections on Thanksgiving, Halloween, the history of jack-o'-lanterns, recipes, and the life cycle of a giant pumpkin. Created by a hobbyist. http://www.pumpkinnook.com/ Topics: Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Oct 26, 2005 Punny Costumes
"Punny Costumes are easy-to-make, no-sew, Halloween costumes based on word plays. Rather than elicit shrieks and screams from fear, they'll elicit moans and groans from bad puns. Here are directions to make 24 Punny Halloween Costumes." Suggested costumes include "Behind the Times," "Dressed to the Nines," and "Face the Music." http://www.bonnieneubauer.com/costumes.shtml Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Humor Last updated Oct 27, 2008 Resources for Home Preserving Pumpkins
"Pumpkins offer far more than a door-stop at Halloween." This site provides ideas and safety tips for various methods of preserving pumpkin flesh and seeds, including canning, freezing, drying, and pickling. Features links to further information on the preparation of pumpkin butter, fruit leather, and canned winter squash. From the National Center for Home Food Preservation. http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/tips/fall/pumpkins.html Topics: Fruits & Vegetables, Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays and Observances Individually, Recipes & Food Preparation, Snacks and Baked Goods Last updated Oct 13, 2005 Reverent Remembrance: Honoring the Dead
Companion to an exhibit that "explore[s] the ancient Celtic roots of Halloween, the colorful Mexican Day of the Dead, mummification and other death rituals in ancient Egypt, Indonesian cliff burials, and modern American memorials, including those following the 9/11 tragedy." The site includes descriptions of activities and beliefs, exhibit handouts, and links to related sites. From the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/RR/ Topics: Death & Dying, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Oct 16, 2006 Spooky Space 'Sounds'
NASA has "in time for Halloween, ... put together a compilation of elusive 'sounds' of howling planets and whistling helium that is sure to make your skin crawl." Listen to sounds from Jupiter, Uranus, and "the strange whistle of ultra-cold liquid helium-3 that changes volume relative to the North Pole and Earth's rotation." From NASA. Note: may not work in all browsers. http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/features/halloween_sounds.html Topics: Astronomy, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Oct 30, 2008 U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Features: Halloween: Oct. 31
Contains facts and statistics regarding trick-or-treaters, pumpkins and jack-o'-lanterns, candy, and costumes. Includes relevant place names in the United States, such as Transylvania County, North Carolina, and Tombstone, Arizona. http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/012600.html Topics: Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Sep 7, 2008 A Vegan Halloween Party
This site features several recipes for vegan Halloween-themed dishes, including drinks, appetizers, and snacks. Among the treats are Black Widow Pie, Witch's Eyeballs, and Graveyard Ghoulash. From Vegetarians in Paradise, a Los Angeles vegetarian society. http://www.vegparadise.com/cookingwith.html Topics: Communities & Groups, Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays and Observances Individually, Nutrition & Food Safety, Recipes & Food Preparation Last updated Oct 26, 2005 Vintage Poison Labels
"These are vintage (some modified) Poison labels. Feel free to print them out -- in color if you can -- and use them on old bottles or jars" and use them for your Halloween party. Also includes links to galleries of other Halloween-themed collections (such as Halloween patents and treat bags). From an enthusiast. http://www.spookshows.com/poison/poison.htm Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Oct 27, 2008 |
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