Monday, October 1, 2012

31 Days of Halloween: Welcome to the Countdown Plus My Halloween Bucket List


Hello fiends! It is again our most favorite time of year – October! A time for cooler autumnal breezes, pumpkin-spiced aromas, spooky stories and things that go bump in the night! And, of course, the annual Countdown to Halloween! I will be again doing my 31 Days of Halloween and posting at least once a day about awesome Halloween stuff!

You can check out my last two years of 31 Days of Halloween HERE!

This year I will be posting a lot about zombies since our Halloween party at the end of the month is zombie themed. You can read all about the party theme HERE.

Besides zombifying things around here, I’ll also be writing about vegan Halloween recipes, posting kooky Halloween videos, rocking out to some Halloween music, watching appropriately spooky movies, featuring Halloween artists and sharing my own Halloween adventures!

It is going to be an exciting month and I can’t wait to share it all with you. You can also check out other Halloween goodies I'll be posting on my Tumblr, Pinterest, Facebook and Twitter!


I also wanted to share with you my bucket list of things I want to do this wonderful season! I'm sure I've missed a few things and I know I won't be able to get to everything on the list, but here is my bucket list so far for autumn:
  • Drink apple cider
  • Eat Candy Corn Oreos
  • Crunch through dry leaves
  • Visit the pumpkin patch
  • Have friends over to carve pumpkins
  • Throw an awesome Zombie Prom Halloween party
  • Pick out a zombie Halloween costume
  • Listen to Halloween music
  • Watch Halloween-themed movies
  • Watch the classic Universal Monster movies
  • Wear flannel, scarves and boots 
  • Visit the Halloween store
  • Bake pumpkin everything!
  • Snuggle up in Halloween blankets
  • Try as many pumpkin beers as possible
  • Make icky-looking Halloween food
  • Drink pumpkin tea and/or shakes
  • Send Halloween cards to friends and family
  • Wear as much orange, black, purple and green (Halloween colors!) as possible
  • Check out fall foliage (even if it is just lusting through pictures)
  • Watch Halloween cartoons
  • Buy new Halloween pajamas
  • Eat vegan Halloween candy
  • Buy Sweet n Sara Halloween s’mores
  • Get pumpkin trees from Whole Foods or Trader Joe's
  • Visit the Halloween display at Roger’s Gardens
  • Go to a haunted house, haunt or hayride
  • Read The Halloween Tree and other Halloween-themed stories
  • Go to Disneyland for Halloweentime
  • Put up Halloween lights and decorations
  • Paint my nails with Halloween colors / get a Halloween manicure
  • Go see ParaNorman / Hotel Transylvania / Frankenweenie in theaters
  • See V/H/S / Paranormal Activity 4 / Sinister and other horror movies in theaters
  • See the original Halloween in theaters
  • See Night of the Living Dead play
  • Go to Universal Horror Nights or Knott’s Scary Farm
  • Take advantage of any Halloween DVD sales of horror movies
  • Visit Julian, CA to pick apples 
  • Roast pumpkin seeds
  • Check out as many stores with Halloween decor/items as possible (Target, Walmart, JoAnn Fabrics, Home Goods, etc.)
  • Wear Halloween tights
  • Try new autumn recipes
  • Eat as many pumpkin-based foods as possible
  • Wear Halloween jewelry
  • Visit cemeteries
  • Complete the 31 Days of Halloween challenge!
At the end of the month I will share this list again to see how many items I've been able to cram into this lovely month!


Will you be participating in the Halloween countdown?

What will you be doing to celebrate October and Halloween?

6 comments:

  1. Ah seizure seizure...just kidding.

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  2. That's an impressive list! Good luck!

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  3. Hey Spooky Girl! Happy October to you! And so the countdown begins again. Can't believe how fast this past year flew by. In fact, this year I am running behind on everything and am rather bummed about it too. I LOVE your Halloween Bucket list...but as I was reading through it, I started feeling anxious at how many things I'm not going to have time to do...ha! That list is so ambitious, that I'd love for you to share a check list at the end of the month and see how much you were able to accomplish! So many fun things that I love...think I'll copy your list down to keep and see how many I can do too. Also love that photo at the end, of the pumpkin fence...how great is that?! Looking forward to your posts...enjoy the spookiest month of the year! :o)
    ~Wendy

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  4. I love your bucket list! I have GOT to make one for myself. Not sure why I never thought of that before. Happy Countdown to Halloween!

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