Ways to Spook Out Your Office For Halloween

Halloween is the spookiest, most daunting, spine chilling, ghostly, creepy, mysterious and eerie of all the holidays. The night of Halloween is on the 31st October and for many young children it’s an opportunity to dress up. The idea is that your costume must be scary so many will dress as vampires, or mummies, or as ghosts, witches or even scary skeletons. Many children will go out visiting neighbours and challenge them to either a trick or give them a treat.

Celts believed that on the night before the Celtic New Year. The date marked the end of summer, the end of the harvest Season and the beginning of the dark, cold winter.The boundary between worlds of the living and the dead became blurred. On the night of October 31st (Halloween) they celebrated Sam Hain. 2000 years ago it is believed that the ghosts, spirits and souls of the dead returned to the earth and their homes, so people dressed in costumes and lit bonfires to ward off spirits and ghosts. More recently, christian ideas developed on the origin of Halloween.

In the 8th century, pope Gregory founded a church where they housed all the relics of the saints and martyrs. The church was dedicated on the 1st of November and that date became known as the festival of all hallows. The night before was all hallows eve and over time changed to Halloween.  All Hallows Eve is also a holiday observed on October 31st, where some people go to church to celebrate All Hallows Eve, they might light candles and place them on the graves of loved ones. The evening before All Saints (or All Hallows) day.

The celebration marks the day before the Western Christian feast of all saints. They initiate the season of all hallow-tide, which lasts up to 3 days and concludes on All Souls Day. Halloween was also the night when you would find your future partner. People would peel an apple into one long strip of peel. They would then throw the peel over their shoulder, and it would drop in the shape of a letter of the name of your future spouse.

Remember this is the one night of the year, when you can get stuck in and enjoy some sweet treats. You don’t have to give them all away.  Why not enjoy some special Halloween macaroons for yourself and your family. Have fun by signing up for a painting session, where you can get creative and decorate your own spooky macaroons.

Remember every penny we make in profits at Miss Macaroon is invested in helping young people change their lives and make a difference. If you are maybe a bit old for going out trick or treating, but you will want to join in the fun then why not get into the spirit of Halloween where you work.

A few ways to spook your office for Halloween

1. Get a jar and fill it with Halloween macaroons/sweets, get your employees in the office to guess how many macaroons/sweets are in the jar. The winner gets to keep the jar and enjoy the macaroons/sweets.
2. Decorate the office with spooky posters, banners, cobwebs, ghosts and even spiders. Maybe add a few pumpkins that the staff have carved. This will make your team feel valued and motivated.
3. Host a fun Halloween quiz for employees, just google fun Halloween quizzes to find one. This will encourage employees to get to know each other. (Team Building)
4. Have an apple bobbing competition. All you need are two buckets full of water and a load of apples. Teams line up to try to get a load of apples out of the water. The only thing is you must only use your teeth and have your hands behind your back. The first team to get all the apples out of the bucket is the winner. First prize is a box of our delicious Halloween macaroons.

Let your staff get in the spirit of Halloween by allowing them to come into work in fancy dress for the day. Offer a box of Halloween macaroons as a prize for the best fancy dress. This is a great way to boost morale and uplift the spirits in the workplace.

So how can Miss Macaroon help you to make the most of this Halloween. Well hopefully you will find some of the suggestions helpful. But above all remember, Buy loads of Halloween macaroons from Miss Macaroon! After all, Halloween is about sweets, tricks and treats!!!!