Learn more about this tweak on traditional trick-or-treatingand how to set up your own.

Kids go from car to car for treats, games, and other Halloween fun.

How Did Trunk-or-Treat Start?

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Gradually, the idea caught on with other community groups

How Do You Coordinate a Trunk-or-Treat?

You may also want to plan a rain date, in case the fall weather is uncooperative.

Will you supply the treats, or should participating cars provide their own candy?

And are you offering prizes for folks who have the coolest and/or spookiest car designs?

Here’s how to plan an epic trunk-or-treat design.

Keep the vibe fun and whimsical for all-ages appeal.

(Are those peeled grapes … or eyeballs?)

Borrow some of yourhome Halloween decorationsfor the evening, instead of buying new.

Here are a few ingenious ideas to get you started.

Mummy Trunk

A few rolls of white crepe paper (or even toilet paper!

A bunch of blue balloons create the ocean water that hides the rest of your great white.

Use an old red scarf or red crepe paper for the tongue.

(The balloons for this one are coptional.)