Now that I've been at this Halloween blogging thing for a few years, I've come up with traditions.
Each October, I have a handful of blog posts I share to kick off a new Halloween season. More will be coming later this week, but today we’re starting simple with a Halloween bucket list.
Normally, I write these for myself – just a little list of simple things I want to do during October. You can see my bucket lists from years past here:
The idea was inspired by The Spooky Vegan, and while I love making lists for myself…this year I thought I’d make one for YOU.
Last month, I celebrated FOUR years of writing Spooky Little Halloween, which is crazy to me. You’ve probably heard me say I started this blog on a whim and never expected anyone to read it.
But you did, and here we are! As a result, over the past four years, I’ve written a LOT of blog posts…and I’m betting there are a few you’ve missed. (And who can blame you? You have a life!)
So I dropped a bunch of them into this bucket list! I hope you’ll have fun wandering through some of my past content and find an idea or two you incorporate into your October this year!
Your Halloween Bucket List:
- See 9 of my favorite Halloween decorating ideas
- Listen to 5 offbeat songs for your Halloween party playlist
- Make a witch cauldron centerpiece for your haunted home
- Read my 10 secrets to doing Halloween on a budget
- Find a Halloween subscription box (oh yes, they exist!)
- Or find a Halloween convention to attend
- Listen to vintage Halloween songs
- Shop for Halloween goodies under $10
- Download my Halloween music bingo game to play
- Get to know Nancy Nightmare and the Wizard
- Make one of these simple Halloween papercrafts
- Listen to 50+ covers of “Monster Mash”
- Find a Halloween costume idea
- Follow these Halloween Instagrammers
- See how I found Halloween around my city all year…and how you can too!
- Read one of these books about witches
- Make a Halloween s’more
- Or make yourself a pumpkin float
- Find a Halloween card to send your spooky friends
- See what’s inside my Halloween purse
- Learn how to turn your bedroom into a spooky lair
- Or how to create a Halloween coffee bar
- Meet the ghost I live with in the Spooky Little Apartment
- Bake these pumpkin brown butter cupcakes (seriously, trust me…)
- Shop online for Halloween dresses
- Make a Halloween washi tape DIY
- Go Halloween hunting with me
- Tour my Halloween office
- Find a recipe to make with all that Halloween candy
- And bookmark these fall recipes to help you beat the Halloween blues in November
Want to create your own Halloween bucket list? I created a blank list you can download for free! Just print it out, fill it up and celebrate Halloween every day in October.
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What’s #1 on your Halloween bucket list this year?
Share it in the comments!
Happy haunting,




