13 Trunk-or-Treat Ideas for Spooky Halloween Fun

by Oz SpiesAugust 15, 2023

You can stash a lot of candy back there

You’ve landed on your pumpkin carving design, bookmarked the easy Halloween treats you’ll whip up, and stocked the kids’ shelves with the appropriate Halloween books. All that’s left is deciding if you’re doing a Trunk or Treat instead of going door to door this year. If you do opt to go the Trunk or Treat route, you’re going to want to stand out with one of the best themes around. Whether you’ve got time to be crafty or you’re scrambling to decorate your car at the last minute, we’ve got the best trunk-or-treat ideas from super simple to frightfully fantastic. Feeling extra inspired? Entertain your pint-sized visitors with some cackle-inducing Halloween jokes and kid-friendly ghost stories.

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Willy Wonka’s Factory

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Nobody knows candy like Willy Wonka, and with the new prequel about the candymaker’s life coming out this year, this Golden Ticket-themed trunk-or-treat is perfect for a sweet set up.

It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Trunk-or-Treat

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Peanuts for peanuts! This trunk-or-treat idea uses dollar store props and well-crafted cutouts to create a low-budget Halloween scene—Linus sitting in wait for the Great Pumpkin. This clever Charlie Brown comic strip scene used plastic pumpkins, burlap to line the trunk, some fall fabric placemats and faux leaves plus a poster board Linus and a welcome sign. Head to Lynlee’s for all the details.

Disney-Themed Trunk-or-Treat Idea

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Everyone loves Disney-themed trunk-or-treat ideas! This fun Peter Pan version has us looking for our pixie dust.

Happy Camper

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If you like to camp, then this trunk-or-treat idea will be a breeze to set up. The bonfire is especially cute!

Dead of the Dead

Day of the Dead trunk-or-treat ideas — Deonna Wade

How colorful is this Day of the Dead trunk-or-treat theme? With a few paper garlands, blankets, pumpkins, and a sugar skull or two, you can easily pull this off. Get all the details over at Deonna Wade.

Party City Trunk-or-Treat Kits

Nightmare Before Christmas trunk or treat idea from party city — Party City

If you want to go big but want to find all the supplies in one spot, check out Party City's Themed Trunk or Treat Kits. You'll find The Nightmare Before Christmas, Super Mario Bros., and classic Halloween kits, and they all include balloons, serving bowls, streamers, and more!

Practically Perfect in Every Way

We love this detailed Mary Poppins trunk-or-treat idea, spotted over at An Alli Event. The faux fireplace adds the perfect chimney sweep touch, and with costumes like these and a few props, you too will be ready for any event. A spoonful of sugar optional!

Harry Potter Trunk or Treat Theme

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Harry Potter is always a favorite trunk-or-treat theme, and this incredible set up will inspire you for your own this Halloween. If your kids are fans, borrow all their dress-up accessories and then collect other tidbits to make a magical setting.

Gumball Machine

This DIY gumball machine trunk or treat idea is one we can chew on. We love that it coordinates with an easy apron costume and that it doesn't take much more than fabric, paper, and puff balls. Take a closer look here.

Spooky Graveyard

a graveyard is an easy trunk or treat idea — Gabby Cullen

If you love Halloween decorations, just use what you already own to create a spooky graveyard! Tombstones, giant spiders, candles, skulls, and cobwebs. Go bigger with a full skeleton or a fog machine.

Minions

Here's one of those easy trunk-or-treat ideas that will pop! Fill the car with yellow helium balloons accessorized as minions, and you'll be all set with a despicable display. You could also use blue balloons for an aquatic bubbly underwater scene or multicolored ones as gumballs.

Bat Cave

A cave is the perfect Halloween backdrop whether you're a monster, ghoul, or bat. The stalagmites and stalactites for this bat cavern are made from styrofoam attached to the open trunk with paper bats hung on a string or attached with toothpicks into the foam. Head to Tikkido for the details.

Cookie Monster

A great Cookie Monster trunk-or-treat theme just requires the right color blue. This version from Love of Felt uses a wooden frame, a black fabric mouth, brown felt cookies, and poster board eyes. You can also have the open trunk as the mouth, blue fabric stretched in place, styrofoam balls for eyes, and cookies made out of cardboard.

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12 Simple Ways Connect with Your Neighbors

by Amber GuetebierJuly 19, 2022

Do you ever wonder how to be a good neighbor? It can be as simple as waving hi, chatting up the family next door, or helping someone out when they need a hand. Remember, it’s never too late to strengthen your bond with the people who live next door, across the street, or at the end of the block. Here are 12 simple ways you and the kids can connect with your neighbors today and every day.

1. Ask them their name. This seems like a no-brainer, but so often we don’t know even know our neighbor’s names!

2. Exchange phone numbers. A simple gesture that says you’re looking out for them.

3. Bake something. The holidays often bring this kind of tradition, but why not invoke it on a random Wednesday? Few people will be disappointed in freshly baked bread, cookies, or other goodies. And everybody loves coffee cake.

4. Plant it. A cutting from your favorite houseplant or a pre-potted begonia: even a small bouquet of flowers is a sweet and inexpensive way to say, “Hey!”

5. Arrange an interview. Use this get-to-know-your-neighbors guide to help your kids interview your neighbors.

6. Make it a double. Next time you’re at the store, grab an extra bar of soap, dishwashing liquid or another cleaning product and gift it to your neighbor. It doesn’t need to be expensive, and keep in mind many people have chemical and scent sensitivities.

7. Make a hello card. Have the kids paint or draw a simple card that just says “Hello, neighbor!”

8. Carry the load. Help unload the trunk of the car or pick up a package from the bottom of the stairs and place it in front of their door.

9. Invite them to dinner. Make dinner at your house or meet them at your favorite place. There are so many options for your comfort level.

10. Do a work exchange. Mow their lawn, shovel their driveway, pull weeds or something similar. Even if you live in an apartment building you can help tidy up communal spaces or carry their recycling down to the street.

11. Organize a pot-luck. If you don’t have the space to do this in your own place, use a nearby park or community center. Make simple invites that you hand-deliver and set a time limit.

12. Start a club. If you share a passion or hobby with your neighbor, do this hobby together or start a group in your community. This could be a book club, knitting club, woodworking club and so on. The options are endless!

—Taylor Clifton, Amber Guetebier

Father’s Favorites: Gift Ideas for the DC Dad

by Meghan Yudes MeyersJune 2, 2022

From thrill seekers to gamers, movie buffs to history buffs, fishers to swimmers and everything in-between, we rounded up the best experience gifts and products for every type of Dad this Father’s Day. Spend nothing but time while fishing in Anacostia or invest in tickets to Dad’s favorite attractions, like nearby HersheyPark or prime seats at a Nats game. Whether you want a special experience you don’t have to wrap or something special to open on Father’s Day morning, here are our picks for best gifts from DC-area establishments.

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May the Force Be With Dad
Rule the galaxy as father and son (or daughter) with Star Wars tickets. Your favorite Star Wars fan will appreciate the July 29th musical presentation of the The Empire Strike’s Back’s famous score at Wolf Trap where Storm Troopers make a personal appearance. The film will play while the National Symphony Orchestra plays the film’s soundtrack life (a screen will be both on the stage and on the grass so those with lawn seats can see). Tickets start at $42/person.

photo: Hershey Park

Give Free Kisses
Hershey Kisses, that is! Make this Father’s Day a sweet one with a daytrip to Hershey Park. Just two hours north of DC, this amusement park boasts over 70 rides and attractions, including roller coasters, the largest water-play structure in the world, live entertainment, games, food, shops, and even a simulated tropical rainforest where visitors learn how cocoa beans grow and are harvested. Ticket purchases include admission to ZooAmerica North American Wildlife Park, an 11-acre walk-through zoo that includes more than 200 animals from five regions of North America.it! While you’re in town, check out Hershey Gardens. It’s free for Dad on Father’s Day.

Show Don’t Tell
How do you tell the world you’re a family man without telling the world? Father-and-kiddo matching outfits! Pools are open, so dive in with the gift of coordination because nothing says “we’re all together” like showing up to the pool in matching family swim suits. Tea Collections offers select patterns in sizes to fit the whole family, so everyone can get in on the fun (including Mom!). Tea is sold at Mom-and-Pop shops Wee Chic in Fairfax VA and Kinder Haus Toys in Alexandria, VA carry the line.

photo: The Dad Hoodie

The Gift of Pockets
The Dad Hoodie is the Swiss Army knife of garments. The inside of this hoodie is lined with pockets that last Dad ditch the diaper bag. That’s probably why they weight a ton. Lighten her load this Mother’s Day with a hoodie that does it all. This unisex hoodie ($98) has room for all of the essentials (and more) for those long walk around the ‘hood. With six inside pockets and two outside, this hoodie has room for diapers, wipes, bottles, snacks and possibly even the kitchen sink.

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Share His Story

The best presents are often the ones that are handmade at home. This creative fill-it-out yourself booklet designed by Hello, Wonderful are what memories are made of. Your guy will forever cherish the innocently hilarious answers his kiddos give to creative questions like, “the most fun thing I’ve done with my dad is…” and “my dad smells like…”. For more DIY Father’s Day card projects, go here.

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Get Revved Up!
Celebrate Father’s Day a week early at Monster Jam, the ultimate display of monster trucks. Spend a day watching high-octane action as these supersized beast-like vehicles compete at FedEx Field on June 11. Tickets start at $33 and include 2.5 hours of flips, tricks and daredevil racing.

Man Driving antique car at antique car show

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Turn Back Time

Enjoy Father’s Day at this annual antique car show where over 400 cars are on display. Spend the day listening to live music, doing hands-on activities in the kids’ tent, shopping the flea market and possibly buying Dad a new car (some of these beauties are for sale!). While you’re there, tour the Sully Historic House.The Antique Car Show Admission fee is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, and $8 per child. Historic Sully House fee is included in admission at no additional cost.

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Go Nats!
Whether you give him a night off to hang with friends at Nationals Park or get the whole family into the game, what could be better than an afternoon or evening at a Nats game! The weekend after Father’s Day the Nats take on the Philadelphia Phillies (June 19 at 12:05 p.m.). Family Fun package tickets, which include a hot dog, chips and soda start at $23/per person. Children under 10 attend free.

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Make Memories for Free
You don’t have to spend a dime to give Dad a special holiday. The first Friday Night Fishing kicks off along the Anacostia River on June 17. Bait, tackle and rods are provided, but come early. This weekly event is first come, first served (when the dock is full, fishing is capped to one hour so those on the waitlist can have a turn). Make it a summer tradition and go every Friday, June 17-Aug. 26 from 5-8 p.m.

Cave Men Rule
If you haven’t yet journeyed out to the Luray Caverns in Northern Virginia, this is a fun family day trip that is sure to please even the hardest to satisfy caveman as well as the kiddos. Pack plenty of snacks and a lunch for your adventure. Note: this trip is not for the weary—the tour is about an hour and you’ll cover 1.25 miles. Strollers are OK but bring the smaller one you have due to some of the stairs and steep inclines on parts of the tour ($32/adults; $16/kids 6-12; free/5 and under). Admission gets you access and the Luray Caverns tour, a self-guided tour of the Car and Carriage Caravan, and the Luray Valley Museum.

Meghan Yudes Meyers and Kristina Messner

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Party City’s Trunk-Or-Treat Kits Make Your Halloween Boo-Riffic

by Karly WoodSeptember 8, 2021

With Halloween festivities in major limbo this year, parents will take all the suggestions they can get for ensuring a fun holiday. If trunk-or-treating is in the cards, you’ll want to get your hands on an easy Party City kit.

With themed kits featuring some of your kids favorite characters, you’ll have everything you need to decorate your vehicle and have a safe Halloween. Be sure to check back as Party City brings even more fun sets!

PAW Patrol

Make it simple and sweet with this PAW Patrol kit ($!5). The multi-piece set comes with Chase, Liberty, Marshall, Rubble, Sky, an Ultimate City Tower, two sets of buildings, PAW Patrol The Movie Logo and 24 pieces of double-sided foam tape.

Creepy Carnival

For older kiddos (or littles who just love Halloween), this creepy carnival set ($40) will give the neighbors quite a fright. It comes with 15 red balloons, three treat buckets and a creepy carnival room roll.

Frozen 2

The Frozen 2-themed kit ($39.99) comes complete with a “Believe” balloon banner, leaf garland, streamers, serving bowls and photo booth props including Anna, Elsa and Olaf.

Trolls World Tour

The Trolls kit ($41.99) is perfect for fans of Poppy and ranch. It is filled with rainbow colored balloons,, a giant flower Poppy balloon and streamers featuring colorful tassels.

Pumpkin Fun

The Pumpkin Fun kit ($61.99) comes with enough Halloween-themed balloons to deck out your trunk. It also includes cutouts, a serving bowl and other spooky decorations.

—Karly Wood

All photos courtesy of Party City

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NYC’s New LEGO Store Is the Best on the Block & It’s Open Now

by Sarah ShebekJune 28, 2021

New York City has enough hot spots to keep you busy for weeks—now there’s one more destination to add to the list for your family trip. The LEGO Group has launched a ‘retailtainment’ NYC store and at 7,175 square feet and two stories, you might want to make an afternoon of it!

The whole family will love the immersive world inside the new store, which blends digital and physical experiences. Head to the Brick Lab where you can build with physical sets and enter a virtual world that brings the walls, floors and ceilings to life with light, sound and music. Scan your build and watch it come to life!

Make sure to stop by the Tree of Discovery for a fantastic photo opp. It’s made of over 880,000 LEGO bricks and took 1,900 hours to construct. The builders want it to symbolize LEGO Group’s commitment to positively impacting the planet. Look closely at the rainbow trunk for hidden details like mini scenes, kaleidoscopes and picture viewers!

Ready for more? Visit the Personalization Studio for fun, unique builds, the Mosaic Maker to create your own personalized mosaic LEGO portrait, or the LEGO Minifigure Factory to create an awesome souvenir for you or a family member. You’ll also find larger-than-life 3D LEGO models throughout the store, including Thor, Spiderman, the Statue of Liberty and Ghostbusters characters.

The new store officially opened on Friday, June 25 at 636 Fifth Avenue in New York City. You can book your in-store experiences now to make your trip extra memorable. And if you can’t make it to the Big Apple, the LEGO Group plans to introduce the immersive concept at more than 100 stores around the world during the next year.

––Sarah Shebek

Featured image courtesy of the LEGO Group

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KidKraft’s New Foody Friends Are Everything Your Culinary Kid Needs

by Erica LoopFebruary 16, 2021

Your budding chef wants nothing more than to play all day in the kitchen. While you’ve already nixed the notion of stove-side play, your kiddo is still all-in for creative cooking fun. Here’s where KidKraft’s new Foody Friends line comes in to play!

KidKraft will debut two all-new kitchen-themed activity centers this coming August. With imaginative animal themes, bright colors, and plenty of gadgets to explore, these must-have picks are the perfect addition to your child’s pretend play area.

The KidKraft Foody Friends Cooking Elephant Activity Center ($99.99) features a water spout trunk, a pop-o-matic popcorn pan, color change eggs, a fridge door maze, and so much more! The 360-degree play center is two-feet tall and includes 18 awesome accessories.

Along with the Cooking Elephant Activity Center, KidKraft is also debuting the Deluxe Baking Fun Puppy Activity Center next summer (also $99.99). Like the elephant-themed kitchen center, the puppy-inspired baking center also features 360-play, 18 accessories, and is two-feet tall. This center gives kiddos the chance to cut out cookies, roll dough, stack cake tiers, and “bake” cookies in the oven.

Both kitchen-themed play centers are made for children ages two and up. The sets will be available for purchase this coming August.

—Erica Loop

Photos courtesy of KidKraft

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The World’s Easiest Houseplant Is Dropping at ALDI in January

by Amber GuetebierDecember 23, 2020

2020 saw many a plant parent born and raised, and the obsession doesn’t look like it’s going away anytime soon. What many of us learned is that it’s not just about the right lighting or the right water, it’s about finding a plant that is as resilient as it is beautiful. Enter the Money Tree, aka Pachira aquatica. Rated as one of the most popular houseplants, ever and selling out from popular sites like Bloomscape and The Sill, you’ll soon be able to get this little beauty at your local ALDI.

In spite of its complex, braided trunk and lush looking leaves, this plant is as easy to care for as a faux plant. It can handle all kind of light conditions, including low light, and can take infrequent watering. While it has ideal conditions (watering when soil looks dry, keeping the air humid) it can take quite a bit of…ahem…neglect.

The tree gets its common name because it is thought to bring good luck and prosperity to the household, popular especially in Taiwanese and Chinese homes where the braids trap fortune.

It will come in at 5 inches tall and cost just $7.99. Gift yourself one on your next ALDI store run, beginning January 13.

—Amber Guetebier

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Tips for a Safe & Healthy Halloween

By Richard Peterson

Tinybeans Voices Contributor

October 22, 2020

With Halloween fast approaching, families with young children are wondering how they can enjoy a safe and healthy holiday season in this year of the coronavirus. But just because 2020 has been full of tricks doesn’t mean families should go without their Halloween treats! According to my colleagues at Kiddie Academy, this is the year to reinvent your favorite holiday traditions or create brand new ones. Our education team offers some thought-starters for making the most of this most-unusual Halloween.

Since trick-or-treating involves numerous points of contact and social distancing will be a major challenge, it may be wise to think creatively and restrict trick-or-treating activities to members of your own family bubble. Most communities are in the process of making those assessments, if they haven’t already done so. The result is that we’re likely to see trick-or-treating rules differ from community to community this year, so you’ll want to make sure you know what to expect in your neighborhood.

If trick or treating can proceed in your community, here are a few ways to maximizing the fun:

Consider incorporating a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved face mask into your child’s costume. This way, if traditional trick or treating does take place, your child can show off their mask as part of their ensemble!
Set out candy packed in individual treat bags at the end of your driveway for the trick or treaters to grab and for you and your children to admire the costumes in a socially distant way.
Invite relatives within your “circle” to set up socially distant stations in an open area like a field or large backyard. This usually includes family members dressing up and decorating a table to a Halloween theme, much like a trunk-or-treat.

If trick or treating is unable to take place in your community, here are a few tips to reinvent the festivities:

Invite your children to set up their favorite games in stations around the house. The entire family plays each game and when a game is completed the children get candy. Don’t worry, the adults may have candy too!
Create a candy scavenger hunt around your home. Hide candy and create clues as to where the candy can be found. Encourage your children to dress up to solve the clues and find the candy.
Invent creepy candy concoctions in the kitchen. Provide a variety of candy for your children to combine to create new flavors and silly treats. Add ice-cream into the mix for a frozen fall delight.

Another idea to consider? The Great Pumpkin Candy Giveaway, an activity Kiddie Academy introduced last year. On a normal Halloween, it involves taking a portion of the candy your kids collect while trick-or-treating and donating to charitable organizations. This year, if there’s no door-to-door trick-or-treating in your area, you can donate the candy you might otherwise have given away. Here you have a great lesson in generosity, empathy, and kindness for your children. Plus, it keeps all that extra sugar out of their (and your!) mouths. See here for more information on the Great Pumpkin, which includes a list of organizations that accept candy.

This post originally appeared on Kiddie Academy Family Essentials Blog.

Richard Peterson

Tinybeans Voices Contributor

Richard Peterson has over 20 years of experience in early childhood education where he has been involved with the direct and indirect instruction of students. As the Chief Academic Officer, Peterson provides daily support to the Kiddie Academy education department in the areas of curriculum, assessment, training and more.

Tips on Staying Positive During Social Distancing from 10-Year-Old Heart Transplant Recipient

by Amy BizzarriSeptember 15, 2020

For families dealing with rare and serious diseases, isolation, and not being able to learn or socialize alongside friends, is a year-round reality.

In spring 2020, COVID-19 flipped our world upside down. And now with back to school looking more like “back to the computer screen while mom and dad try to juggle remote working, too”, kids are missing out more than ever on their usual, IRL daily interactions with peers. Read on to learn how 10-year-old Naperville residents Olivia Donnelly and her mom Lisa make the best of their socially-distanced days and find connection when feeling separated from their once-upon-a-time, everyday lives.

Olivia was born with a rare and serious heart disease that called for multiple surgeries and two heart transplants. She spent months recuperating in the hospital and her family was forced to learn quickly how to socially distance to keep Olivia healthy, while also remaining connected with family, friends and community.

Start a socially-distanced book club. “Olivia has three close friends that we know and trust who did a book club together. The girls got together at each other’s houses in rotation over the summer. Each parent packed the girls with their own snack and beverage and we kept get-togethers at 1.5 hrs in length. They set up outside with appropriate distancing between one another. They were all ecstatic to see one another and we as parents were comfortable with the setting!”

Settle in for a Facetime movie night. “This has been big for us with any friend or family member that we cannot socialize with in person. Olivia even had a few Facetime movie nights with her friends where they all got in pjs and “watched” a movie together via Zoom; they were excited to giggle and interact as well as the bonus perk of extended bedtime.”

Make a mask fashion statement. Find masks that your children find attractive. “For our son (5yrs) that means finding masks that have Paw Patrol and Trucks/Cars on the material. Olivia likes fashionable masks that she can match with her outfits—she’s generally too cool for prints!

Make sure your mask fits comfortably. Make sure the mask fits well and doesn’t have any weird textures by asking yourself: would you want to wear the mask? How do the earloops feel? Is it too thick of material to wear outside during summer weather? You can find breathable materials that do not increase risks. The first time our 5-year-old wore his mask out, even though he understood the importance, we rewarded him with a little treat to ensure he felt good about the experience. He doesn’t fight wearing the mask now because he knows it’s his ticket to freedom outside of the house, no additional reward or treat necessary.”

Support a local restaurant with an alfresco, trunk-side picnic. “We miss eating out at restaurants, but we’ve tried to do takeout from our favorite places to show them support and keep that little family treat going. We’ve also headed to our local, favorite drive-thru a few times, and we parked and opened up the back of our car to eat al fresco, a.k.a. a ‘trunk picnic’.”

While Olivia’s heart condition has caused countless moments of uncertainty and fear, the Donnelly family has always relied on Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana as a place to stay and get better together in between doctors’ visits and critical surgeries.

Families staying at Ronald McDonald House are feeling the same uncertainty we’re all feeling, with the additional and unimaginable stress of caring for a sick child. Consider donating today, to help keep families like Olivia’s together, families whose challenging times were already difficult. Your gift will help ensure kids have their parents by their side through treatment and recovery, right where they belong.

—Amy Bizzarri

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Target Just Released a Spook-tacular Line of Trunk-Or-Treat Decor

by Shahrzad WarkentinAugust 20, 2020

It’s still summer, but before you know it you’ll be swimming in jack o’ lanterns and pumpkin spice everything. This year you can check one Halloween to-do off your list easily, with Target’s Trunk-or-Treat collection that will make you the hit of the event with nothing more than a Target run.

While it can be tons of fun to DIY your Halloween decor after hours of poring over Pinterest, sometimes you just don’t have the time and energy and that’s where Target comes in. All you have to do is spring for one of these awesome trunk decor kits and you’re ready to hand out candy.

Frankenstein Halloween Tricky Trunk Decor

Transform your car into a creepy creature. With this kit you can turn the trunk or hatch of your vehicle into a gaping mouth where only the most daring will take a Halloween treat

The Frankenstein Halloween Tricky Trunk Decor retails for $44.99.

Bat Halloween Tricky Trunk Decor

Turn your car into a friendly bat. Transform your trunk into a huge candy dish filled with treats for your trunk-or-treaters.

The Bat Halloween Tricky Trunk Decor retails for $55.99.

Mean Streak Halloween Tricky Trunk Decor

What big eyes you have! Kids will be clamoring to grab a treat from your trunk.

The Mean Streak Halloween Tricky Trunk Decor retails for $24.99.

Say Ahhh! Halloween Tricky Trunk Decor

Open up and say, "Ahhhh!" This fun kit attach in minutes using magnets and suction cups to transform your car into a fun destination for the trunk-or-treaters.

The Say Ahhh! Halloween Tricky Trunk Decor retails for $33.49.

Bright Eyes Halloween Tricky Trunk Decor

What big eyes you have! Mesmerize those little ghouls with a pair of bright green eyes.

The Bright Eyes Halloween Tricky Trunk Decor retails for $29.99.

Freaky Fangs Halloween Tricky Trunk Decor

What sharp teeth you have! Only the bravest trunk-or-treaters will grab a piece of candy from the trunk of your car.

The Freaky Fangs Halloween Tricky Trunk Decor retails for $35.49.

—Shahrzad Warkentin

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