Halloween At Home | College Style

We know Halloween is different this year. With social distancing measures in place, you might not be sure how to celebrate Halloween. Not to worry, spooky season isn’t dead! Check out these fun ways to safely celebrate Halloween from the comfort of your home →

Haunted Films

If you’re into horror movies, Netflix has a whole category just for you!

Here is a list of our favorite movies to help you get into the Halloween spirit. This is Halloween 🎶 after all…

1. The Nightmare Before Christmas (Disney+)
2. Halloweentown (Disney+, Amazon Prime Video)
3. Hocus Pocus (Disney+, Amazon Prime Video)
4. Beetlejuice (Amazon Prime Video)
5. The Addams Family (Hulu, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video)
6. Harry Potter (Amazon Prime Video)

If you have access to cable, all of these films and more will be streamed on Freeform for the 31 Nights of Halloween!

Halloween episodes of your favorite shows!

1. The Office: Season 2, Episode 5 + Season 7, Episode 6
2. Parks & Rec: Season 2, Episode 7 + Season 4, Episode 5
3. Friends: Season 8, Episode 6
4. Stranger Things: Season 2, Episode 2
5. Pretty Little Liars: Season 2, Episode 13 + Season 3, Episode 13
6. Hannah Montana: Season 1, Episode 17
7. Suite Life of Zach and Cody: Season 1, Episode 19
8. Wizards of Waverly Place: Season 3, Episode 2

Spooky Snacks

• Halloween Charcuterie board

Grab your favorite Halloween treats and arrange them in a fun way on your board for the perfect snack to eat during your movie marathon! Find some inspiration for your boards here.

• Ghost Brownies

Photo: countryliving.com

Grab a box of brownies from your local grocery store and some frosting to make these fun ghostly treats.

• Halloween Snack Mix

Like Chex Mix, but make it Halloween. A perfect combo of salty and sweet, this is a movie night must-have. This recipe includes pretzels, peanuts, candy corn, candy pumpkins and Halloween m&m’s. Make up your own combo and tag us in the recipe!

Photo: apumpkinandaprincess.com

• Graveyard Cups

Also known as dirt pudding, we never really outgrow this treat. Get chocolate pudding cups, crush your Oreos, and add some spooky toppings! Pounce’s favorite Graveyard cup toppings are gummy worms and Ghost peeps👻

• Pumpkin Juice

Dive into the wizarding world with this fun drink 🎃. Pumpkin juice is the perfect drink for your Harry Potter marathon!

• Strawberry Ghouls

Chocolate covered strawberries are already the best, what about if they were haunted? Melt both white and regular chocolate chips to make some fun chocolate covered strawberry ghouls! Use the regular chocolate chips and a toothpick to make some cute ghost faces on them and put them in the fridge to harden.

It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!

Did you know that you can get pumpkins from Pick n’ Save and Metro Market? Next time you’re getting some groceries, grab a pumpkin to decorate!

There are so many fun ways to carve your pumpkin and we want to see your best ideas! Tag us in photos of you and your pumpkins on Instagram or Twitter. If you live in the dorms and can’t have candles there are tons of great ways you can paint a pumpkin and still have some Halloween vibes in your room! Here are some examples:

Have a fun way you’re celebrating Halloween at-home? We would love to share your ideas! Tag us in your photos for a chance to be featured on our Instagram, especially in your pumpkin photos. We can’t wait to see the fun ideas you come up with. Happy Halloween, from your favorite black cat 🐾 (It’s Pounce)