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Spooky Trail...

2 Have a back-up plan

However organised you think you ’ re being, inclement weather, last minute misplacements or a random stubborn change of mind may mean coming up with an alternative costume at the last minute

I’m not necessarily condoning the idea of pandering to a child’s petulant whim but perhaps have a super simple (and cheap) costume on the bench e g stick a couple of tubes of smarties to a pair of pants for a simple Smartie Pants costume; buy an extra couple of loo rolls and wrap your child in it for a quick Mummy look or dress your kid in black, stuff a couple of pairs of black tights, pin them to their back and you have a spider Added bonus is, if they see what they look like in the alternative costume, they may return to Plan A with less of a fuss

Northfields Allotments do a fab Hallowe’en trail complete with skeletons that pop up and plenty of ghoulish surprises

Where to start

The roads off Pitshanger Lane are an excellent place for beginnerspractically no cars and tonnes of participating houses - some with absolutely fantastic decoration

Professional Carving...

Gunnersbury Park host a pumpkin carving class for children aged 4 and above