Time to light up the pumpkin and put on your scary little costume because Halloween and ghosts are ready to come out! This howl-o-ween, we offer you indoor activities and events that you can enjoy with your family.
What can you read in this article?
- Halloween 2021 in the Philippines: Indoor Halloween activities
- Online Halloween events
- Movie list for kids this 2021 Halloween in the Philippines
Halloween 2021 in the Philippines: Indoor Halloween activities
1. Wear your spooky costume
Halloween is not complete without wearing your Halloween costumes. Let your kids wear their favorite spooky costumes. You can buy online or create your own. You can try these Filipino Mythical Creatures costumes:
- Maria Makiling costume – You just have to dress simply like a diwata. You will need a flowy dress or top and skirt, and minimal nature-centric accessories such as a flower that you can pin on your hair.
- White Lady – A white lady costume is one of the popular mythological creatures. A white dress is all you need (not necessarily a new one), preferably one that you are already looking to throw away so you can use brown and black eyeshadow to add smudges of “dirt” to it. Drip or splash some red food coloring too, to create “bloodstains”.
- The insect summoner (mambabarang) – You will need to wrap a cloth or scarf around your head and top it off with a skull and feathers. Fashion another two scarves — one as a malong draped across your torso and another as a bahag. Use eyeliner to create dark circles and wrinkles on your face.
- The voodooist (mangkukulam) – For mommies, you can wear your dark-colored dress and match it with scary makeup. Use a foundation that’s a shade or two lighter than your normal skin tone, and use an eyebrow pencil or eyeliner to draw wrinkles on your face. Dust baby powder or flour on your hair to make it grey. Complete your look by bringing around a doll and needle.
Image from Shutterstock
2. Trick or treats
Halloween is for kids and kids at heart. Sweets and candies can bring joy to your friendly-neighborhood spiderman. You can also bake your own kind of sweets like monster cookies.
You don’t have to worry about giving them something sweet to eat. All you have to do is set a basket full of candies or baked cookies and signage in front of your house. Let them choose their treats. There, they can experience traditional ways of celebrating Halloween.
3. Set up a scavenger hunt
This activity can be done inside your house. It requires items that are needed to find by the participants using the clues given to them. Setting up your scavenger hunt is super easy. Once you’ve downloaded the set available online, simply print and cut out the clue cards.
If you’d like, you can add your own clues by writing on the blank cards that are also included. Then use the instructions to place the clues around the house. Be sure to add a fun surprise for the end!
4. Scary storytelling
Filipino households are fond of telling stories about mythical creatures or their own scary experiences. You can share them with your kids while eating snacks in your garden. This would be perfect during night hours when you can feel eerie in the dark.
If you’re short on spooky stories, you can check this website: CountryLiving
5. Make a wicked Halloween decoration
Don’t forget to decorate your house with Halloween stuff like pumpkins and crafts. You can do this with your kids to boost their creativity. The kiddos will have such fun putting on a puppet show with homemade paper bag monster puppets and festive and happy Halloween finger puppets.
Image from Shutterstock
READ MORE:
Online Halloween events
After a year and a half of kids being cooped up at home, it’s time to give them an adventure-filled Halloween celebration. Here’s a list of virtual events you can participate in with your kids:
1. Rockwell Timescape
Rockwell Timescape: A time-twisting Halloween adventure takes kids on an exciting journey through time. The adventure starts on October 31, 2021, with interactive activities.
This year, kids are on a mission with Dr. Atom Ogopogo to find Bruno The Chihuahua, and will take on a time-twisting adventure across different eras with their very own Time Travel Kit, which can be purchased on shop.TheRockwellist.com, Power Plant Mall’s e-commerce website.
This special kit includes Timescape Tasks that kids can accomplish throughout their time traveling journey. Aside from these activities, they’ll also be able to virtually bond with their fellow time travelers as Madison Events has also prepared a fun-filled live zoom session on the day itself.
2. Blox Halloween Bash
SAVOY Hotel Manila is all set to end October by bringing fun and laughter to kids and families. In celebration of Halloween, Savoy Hotel Manila invites children 3 to 10 years old to join the “Blox Halloween Bash,” a virtual Halloween party, on October 31.
Participants will be treated to exclusive access to the online party that includes a host of interactive games and entertaining activities. Moreover, a special loot bag will be sent to the participants that contain Halloween pastries, an activity kit, assorted snacks, a discount voucher, Sparky the plushie, and other freebies.
A Best in Halloween Costume award will also be presented to two winners and hotel gift certificates will be raffled off. To register for the event, visit Facebook page @savoyhotelmanila.
3. Shangri-la Plaza Howl-O-Ween Online Party
SHANGRI-LA PLAZA is celebrating Halloween, kicking off the scary season with a Spooky Night Virtual Party on Oct. 30, 2 p.m., which is open to children ages one to 12 years old, plus their pets. The online party will have activities like Make your own Monsters, Costume Contest for Kids and Pets, and a Virtual Howl-o-ween Music and Dancing Show, as well as virtual games and prizes.
Halloween 2021 in the Philippines.
Kids who bring their pets to the virtual party also earn extra spooky points. Shangri-La Plaza is also holding the Happy Howrr, a series of spooky online activities on its Facebook page. everyone gets to go on a quest, capture some familiar creatures, and reap the rewards in the Monster Hunt. The hunters who spot all the monsters get the chance to receive gifts from Toys R’ Us.
Check out bit.ly/ShangHowlOWeenParty to reserve your slot.
4. One Night In Manila
Halloween 2021 in the Philippines
WanderManila, the tour and an experiential company that brought “One night in Intramuros” online Halloween tour in 2020, is back this year as it steps outside of the Walled City to bring the viewers around the city once called “Pearl of the Orient” and uncover the darker history of some of its iconic locations.
Viewers can expect this year’s one-hour event to have a mix of history and horror just like last year’s online tour of Intramuros, according to Benajamin Canapi, head tour guide of WanderManila.
The free online Halloween event will be live-streamed for free on Oct. 30, 9 p.m., on WanderManila’s Facebook page.
5. Wicked Halloween Party
Another spooktacular party you can attend this Halloween is hosted by Crimson Resort and Spa Mactan in Cebu. The virtual event is set on Oct. 30, with participants expected to wear their most “fa-boo-lous” costumes and makeup.
Complete with activity kits, the Wicked Halloween party will present a magic show by Dale Rubio, fun activities from Tinker House, surprise treats, and of course, a costume contest.
6. Halloween Midnight Circus: Dream Catcher Online Concert 2021
Are you and your kids K-pop fanatics? Dreamcatcher’s online concert would be perfect for you this spooktastic night.
K-pop group Dreamcatcher will take the stage this Halloween for their online Halloween Midnight Concert. Known for their unique goth-nightmare aesthetic, this horror-themed performance is right up the ‘Because’ act’s alley.
This will be the group’s fourth online concert following their recent concert in March. Different bundles are available for one-of-a-kind performance, including sets with photocards, wristbands, and more.
Happening on October 30, 2:00 pm PHT. You can stream it via MyMusicTaste www.mymusictaste.com
Movie list for kids this 2021 Halloween in the Philippines
Image from Shutterstock
If you prefer to just relax during this spooky night. Here’s a movie list for kids to help you decide what to watch:
-
Earwig and the Witch
Growing up in an orphanage in the British countryside, Earwig has no idea that her mother had magical powers. Her life changes dramatically when a strange couple takes her in, and she is forced to live with a selfish witch.
-
NightBooks
A kid is abducted by a witch who demands he write her a new horrifying tale every night. He obliges, but only so he can plot his escape with another prisoner.
-
The Addams Family
This is a perfect starter scary movie for kids, because it looks macabre, like the old cartoons, but most of the ghoulish elements are played for laughs. And, in the end, there’s a not-so-scary message about acceptance.
-
Frankenweenie
This movie — from Tim Burton, the master of kid-appropriate horror — is a twist on a classic Frankenstein tale, only about a kid STEM enthusiast instead of a mad scientist. The black-and-white, stop-motion animation keeps it from getting too scary.
-
The Spiderwick Chronicles
A family moves into a creepy old house in the middle of nowhere, only to discover a world of fairies, goblins, and other unseen creatures. The scares come from suspenseful run-ins with goblins and ogres.
Source:
PhilStar, HealthyChildren, CountryLiving