Witching You a Happy halloween
For some, Halloween is about the horror; haunted houses, scary movies and creepy costumes. But for others it’s about the fun; gathering with friends and family, decorating pumpkins and of course the treats! For our residents, Halloween is a time of year that brings excitement
along with wonderful memories of past Halloween celebrations.
Halloween’s origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain over 2,000 years ago. The Celts, who lived mostly in Ireland, the United Kingdom and Northern France celebrated their new year on November 1st. Halloween marked the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time of year that was often associated with human death. They believed that on the night before the new year, the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred and that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth.
Spooktacular Halloween Menu Ideas
Magic Potion Punch
Witch’s Brew (Butternut Soup)
Fa-boo-lous Bacon and Apple Salad, featuring Maple Leaf’s Fully Cooked Bacon Bits or Chips
Mummy Hot Dogs, featuring Maple Leaf’s Roller Grill Naturals Wiener 7”, layered with cheese and rolled in thin strips of crescent roll dough before being baked until golden brown
Creepy Waffle Monte Cristo, featuring Maple Leaf’s Sure Slice Turkey Breast
Eek-tastic Quiche, featuring Maple Leaf’s Fully Cooked Country Skinless Sausage
Lazy Bones Braised Rosemary Beef Ribette with Monster Mashed Potatoes, featuring Maple Leaf’s BBQ Beef Ribette
Sweet and Scary Apricot Chicken Thighs with Ghoulish Potatoes, featuring Maple Leaf’s IQF Chicken Thighs
Eerie-sistible Vegetarian Casserole, featuring Maple Leaf’s Field Roast Italian Crumble
Pick of the Patch Pumpkin Pie
Poison Apple Crumble
Theme Day Activities
Decorations are a must! Have your residents help create your decorations for your home.
Music: Play Music such as Monster Mash, Thriller, Ghostbusters, Somebody’s Watching, etc.
Movies: Our residents love to watch movies and these oldies but goodies will be sure to delight them; The Addam’s Family, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, Beetlejuice, Dracula, Hocus
Pocus, etc.
Pumpkin Carving Contest: Halloween would not be complete without a pumpkin carving contest.
Costume Parade: Invite your residents to dress up in fun attire like mismatched clothes or lots of jewelry.
Trick-Or-Treating: invite families, grandkids or local schools to stop by your home and go trick-or-treating in your activity room. Line the parameter with chairs for the residents to sit in to pass out Halloween candy.
Pumpkin Patch Contest: guess the pumpkin’s weight in which residents try to guess the exact weight of one of your largest pumpkins.
Pumpkin Ring Toss: using pumpkins with long stems that have been decorated and rings made from glow-in-the-dark dollar store bracelets.
Spooky Sensory Story: perfect for those with dementia or other conditions that respond well to tactile sensory input. While telling a spooky story pass around covered bowls or boxes that match what is being described in the story.
