Have a SAFE Halloween this year!

Trick-or-treating is just around the corner.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has a number of tips to help make Halloween safe.

Costumes    

• Choose costumes that are light-colored and more visible to motorists.
• Use reflective tape to decorate costumes and candy bags to increase visibility of children to drivers. Reflective tape may be purchased at hardware, bicycle, or sporting goods store.
• Use makeup rather than a mask; if your child’s costume does include a mask, make sure it fits snugly and that the eye holes are large enough to allow full vision.
• Children should wear well-fitting, sturdy shoes.
• Costumes should be short enough that a child will not trip and fall.

Pedestrians   

• Engage in Halloween activities during the daylight hours, if possible.
• Do not enter homes or apartments without adult supervision.
• Remind children to walk, not run, and to only cross streets at crosswalks.
• Be sure your children are accompanied by a responsible adult who has flashlight. Flashlights or chemical light sticks should be use so that children can see and be seen by motorists.
• Remove obstacles from your lawn, porch, or steps if you are expecting trick-or-treaters.
• Make sure your front porch is well-lit.
• Avoid using candle-lit jack-o-lanterns if possible. If you do use candles, don’t place them near curtains, furnishings, or decorations. Move them off porches where children’s costumes may ignite.
• Keep your pets in another room when you are expecting trick-or-treaters.
• Small children should not carve pumpkins; instead, allow them to draw the designs on the pumpkin and adults may carve.
• Turn on an outside light if welcoming trick-or-treaters.

Treat Safety

• Instruct  children to wait until they are home to eat any candy.
• Check candy and novelty toys for potential choking hazards.
• Make sure packaging doesn’t have any tears or tampering.
• Throw away anything that looks suspicious.

Motorists

• Slow down, especially in residential areas.
• Watch for children darting out from parked cars.
• When Driving Children around, use child safety seats or seat belts, and have children get out of cars on the curb side, not facing traffic.

Have a safe and fun Halloween!

Post by: Alice E.

Bellevue Trick-or- Treat Trail!

Bellevue Trick-or- Treat Trail

Wear your costume, take a leisurely walk along the wooded trail, collect candy, pick out a pumpkin, and have a time you and your child will never forget! HCCU will be there on the trail and we would love to see you there too!

When: Saturday, October 15, 2016 from 10:00am-Noon

Where: Josten Park, 2280 Town Hall Road, Bellevue

The Trick or Treat Trail is open to Village of Bellevue residents ages 2-10 and is limited to the first 400 participants. This event fills up quickly every year.

Preregistration is required and can be done online at http://bit.ly/2cf0WB0. 

Hope to see you there!

Wanna Be Scared on Halloween?

It’s the time of year when the leaves turn and everything is pumpkin flavored. It also means festivities and haunted houses around the area.  Here are some of the fun to be had on Halloween--click on the headings for more details about each event!

Terror on the Fox

"Pale Eye Productions and the Green Bay Preble Optimist Club once again bring you world class dark attractions at the area’s most unique location, Terror on the Fox. Whether it be the train ride, the walk through the woods, Camp Ash, Pandemonium or the Ominous Sanctum, one can always be certain that within the shadowless areas, darkness looms."

Green Bay Fear

"Awaiting inside Green Bay Fear Haunted Attractions are the terrors plucked straight from your nightmares. Our pets are biding their time, anticipating you and the delicious screams you'll bring. Housed in these roofs are the stalkers of the night, just waiting for you to round the corner in darkness. This isn't your average haunted house, this is Green Bay Fear Haunted Attractions.... where terror calls home."

The Morgue

"Save yourself while you still have a chance…
Featuring:

• Haunted woods
• Best wait area in the region - NO STANDING in lines! Hang out around the bonfire and wait for your group number to be called!
• HUGE bonfire all night long
• Concession stand
• Free parking
• Big screen for movies and videos
• Three-floor haunted house
• Slide to Hell"

Burial Chamber

"Wisconsin's Burial Chamber Haunted House Complex houses three large, full-size Wisconsin haunted houses for Halloween entertainment--located off of Hwy 41 in the Fox Valley (Appleton, WI), just 30 minutes south of Green Bay, WI or 20 minutes north of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. We are an hour and a half from Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Madison, WI and less than 3 hours from Chicago, IL.
We're located just 5 minutes south of the Fox River Mall in Appleton, Wisconsin.Open Rain or Shine!"

A Night to Dismember

"This year’s house will include many new rooms and hair-raising surprises. Over 100 members of North’s Drama Club create the spine-chilling cast of characters that inhabit the house. The popular non-scary flashlight tours will continue to be available during all hours the house is open for younger children or those “weak of heart.” Carnival games, a mini-inflatable haunted house for little ones, a costume contest, and a bake sale in the commons will also be featured. Proceeds from the haunted house will help fund theatre activities and productions at [Appleton] North."

Greenville Station Ghost Tours

"Come join the Fox Valley Ghost Hunters on all new tours for the first time invited into the most terrifying place in Wisconsin the Greenville Station just west of Appleton a few miles"

Trail of Terror

"Trail of Terror takes pride in a quality scare. Trail of Terror, located in Oconto, Wisconsin, is big into sound effects, special effects, quality make-up and an environment guaranteed to make your spine tingle. Trail of Terror is the longest haunted trail in Wisconsin. With over 20 acres of eery woodland, we have a opportunity unique to any other haunted house or trail you’ll explore this Halloween season."

Zombie Shoot

"The Zombies are attacking and it’s up to you to stop them. Take the 20 passenger zombie slaying vehicle into the heart of the zombie village and try to eliminate them. You will be shooting them with special “zombie stopping” TRACER paintballs. They will not be shooting you but they will be trying to infect you and turn you into the walking dead! This is Wisconsin’s best interactive haunt that will keep you at the edge of your seat. Set in a creepy area, zombies will be coming out of castles, pirate ships, and the woods to attack you. Try to survive until the end!!!
Every Friday and Saturday night in October from 7pm-11:30pm at Commando Paintball Sports. Call 920-826-5554 or go to www.commandopaintballsports.com for more details"

Dead by Dawn

"After check in, you are invited to join the daunting host family, who resides in the building permanently, for a bit of an "unhappy" hour. This gathering takes place at the in house watering hole, named the Shrunken Head after it's unique décor, and includes pocket billiards, cold beverages, and hors d’ oeuvres. After 6:00pm you are welcome to roam. Historical downtown Manitowoc offers many wonderful restaurants, pubs, shops, and our very own Maritime Museum all within walking distance.
But…make sure you are back in the building by 11:00pm when the doors will be locked! For your own safety, lights must be out and guests must be in bed by midnight, to accommodate the things that go bump in the night. Remember, you will not get a good night's sleep here…muahahaha!"

Camp 5 Terror

"We are a medium sized haunted house that's very scary and detailed! . Very cost effective. Lots of screams, laughs and family fun."

Haunted Sub & Pub

"Join us for a haunted submarine experience aboard our WW II submarine USS Cobia! Our haunted tours will take place October 30th & 31st from 7:00pm – 11:00pm. Are you brave enough to discover what lurks beneath the surface at night? Cost is $5 per person.
If you survive the tour, hang out in our Sub Pub and enjoy some Halloween-themed refreshments! (Cash Bar)
October 30th & 31st, 7:00pm - 11:00pm
May not be suitable for children under 10."

Scare USA 2015

"Controversy has elevated this event to a new level of fear! A new addition to Scare USA, Toxic Terror, darkly morphed, pressuring you to find your way through the distortion. This side attraction is a trip; your first destination before entering Just About Dead Haunted Attraction. Just About Dead is your classic haunted house that features insanely detailed sets, advanced technology, mixed in with old-school effects and scares. Just About Dead uses the arts of disorientation, phobias, and intense startles to evoke rapid fear. Nothing will prepare you for what's ahead. Escape before you're just about dead."

Halloween Recipes

The SPOOKtacular season is upon us! Whether you’re hosting the big Halloween bash this year, or your kids need to bring a snack to pass at school, I’ve got you covered! Halloween has been around for over 2,000 years, so you can just imagine how many awesome Halloween recipes have been created over that much time. Don't file through the thousands of recipes out there, I did the leg work for you! 

Let’s start with this awesome Pumpkin Cheese Ball recipe.  You can bring this as an appetizer to any party this season! This simple-to-make pumpkin uses delicious ingredients like cream cheese, cheddar cheese, and paprika. It’s as simple as mixing all the ingredients together, and forming it into a pumpkin. Believe me- you don’t have to be an artist to master this one.

Here's a elementary recipe that you can send along with your kids to school parties: Trash mix! Some of the suggested ingredients include: candy corn, caramel corn, pretzels, and gummy worms. When you’re shopping for these items, feel free to bring the kids along to let them pick out their favorite snack to add! After the trash mix is complete, it can be thrown in a big mixing bowl and passed out on napkins... How simple!

I know Halloween isn’t complete without a delicious drink or two--don't you think? What better than a Blood Orange Martini! As you can imagine, most of the ingredients are orange, such as the blood orange juice and orange liqueur. But we also need some Vodka, apple juice and red food coloring. By simply mixing these ingredients together we have a EXQUISITE Blood Orange Martini, ready to go for any party!

Would you look at that! Three SPOOKtacular recipes ready at your fingertips! Click here to get these recipes and more Halloween-themed recipes and ideas. 

Written By: Emily P.  

Happy Halloween from HCCU!

We hope you have a safe and happy Halloween!