This is a special edition ‘How-to” to make your Halloween, well, Halloween! Now, for any foreigners who just immigrated to this great country, Halloween is a tradition that celebrates all things scary by craving up jack-o’-lanterns, reading scary stories, and dressing up as celebrities and ghosts! But how does one celebrate this tradition? Where do you start? If you drive around your neighborhood you will find that people decorate their homes with cob-webs, tombstones and black cats juxtaposed with a black light, fog, and strobe lights. It’s not that difficult to get started, but you will need to put about two hours to prepare yourself and your home. 
So, here is the how-to for Halloween so that you won’t get a flaming paper bag present at your door step (that’s another how-to pranks).
How-To Halloween (on a college student’s budget):
- Decoration: All you need to do is make it dark. Have a few scary props and you are done. Unscrew the porch light bulb, put some cob-webs up and just make it look really spooky with some cheap props. If you are ambitious, you can figure out a fun way to distribute candy that interacts with the kids. ~$15
- Candy: Everyone remembers the place with the best candy. It doesn’t have to be the most expensive candy, but the most popular candy bars (kit-kat, M&Ms, snickers, anything sour, or blow-pops are all fan favorites). Make sure you have enough candy. ~$15
- Costume: Here is where you can get really creative. Depending on how funny/scary you want to be, this can cost as little as $5 or as much as $100.
It’s safe to say that this year’s winner for most common Halloween costume for men will be the Joker from the Dark Knight, and Gov. Sarah Palin our Vice Presidential Republican nominee (sorry Tina Fey, you’ll have some competition this year, but you still have my vote.)
Happy Halloween!
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