6 Halloween Hacks: Make The Most of Spooktacular Weekends
Costumes and pumpkins and candy, oh my! We don’t think it’s enough to celebrate Halloween only once a year. At Jellystone Park™ at North Port Huron, we dedicate five consecutive weekends to the eerie-sistible holiday, beginning mid-September! Experience a Spooktacular Weekend with the family and use these Halloween hacks to make your stay even more fa-boo-lous!
About Our Spooktacular Halloween Weekends
Each Halloween Spooktacular Weekend includes loads of fun and plenty of scares! Join us for arts and crafts, pumpkin carving, costume contests, and a campsite/cabin decorating contest! And, don’t forget to bring candy for the trick-or-treaters.
Our Spooktacular Weekends happen not once…not twice…but five times in September and October, Fridays thru Sundays, on the weekends listed below:
- September 16th – 18th
- September 23rd – 25th
- September 30th – October 2nd
- October 7th – 10th
- October 14th – 16th
Have A Ghoulishly Good Time With These Clever Halloween Hacks
Make the most of your Spooktacular Weekend with these super simple and quite clever Halloween hacks!
Hack #1:
Halloween Spooktacular Weekends are way more fun when everyone dresses for the occasion. Bring your costumes, a different one for every day of your stay if you’d like! For costumes on a budget, you can create a devilishly fabulous getup by using items from around your home or even picking up a few things from your local thrift store or Dollar Store.
Hack #2:
As a family, come up with ideas on how to decorate your campsite or cabin for the weekend. Adding themed lights is the quickest way to bring some Halloween ambiance. Hang a string of orange LED lights to your RV awning, or decorate your cabin porch with paper bag jack-o-lanterns lit up with battery-operated LED tea lights. Add a festive tablecloth to the picnic table, a lawn flag, and sit a stuffed scarecrow or bony skeleton on your camping chairs.
Hack #3:
When it comes to pumpkin carving and decorating, if you don’t want to fuss with sharp tools, especially around the little ones, use items like glitter, stickers, and water-based paint such as acrylic or tempera paint to decorate.
Hack #4:
The treats may not disappear quite so quickly with all the candy your little monsters will gather during the weekend. If you find yourself overwhelmed with treats, here are a few ways to make use of leftover Halloween candy.
- Freeze it and add to milkshakes, sundaes, ice cream, and cookie dough later.
- Make your own trail mix by adding pretzels, nuts, and dried fruit to leftover candy like M&Ms.
Hack #5:
End your eventful days on a yummy note around the campfire with bewitching s’mores. Simply substitute marshmallows for Halloween-themed Peeps. Big-box stores like Wal-Mart and Target sell these sweet treats in the form of jack-o-lanterns, ghosts, black cats, and Frankensteins. To make, roast a Peep over the campfire and sandwich in between graham crackers and chocolate pieces. Delicious!
Don’t Miss a Minute of the Halloween Hoopla
With almost 400 campsites, close to 40 cabins, a 20-acre private lake, countless amenities, and weekends filled with spooktacular celebrations, getting around Jellystone Park™ at North Port Huron might be quite the undertaking.
#6 of 6 Halloween Hacks:
Cruise the campground easily when you use our “Ride In Style” golf cart promotion! Rent any golf cart for two or more nights and receive 25% off the daily rate using promo code: RIDE. (Promotion Ends: 10-16-22) Don’t miss out on all the awesome Halloween hacks!