I know I’ve spoken about ‘accidental’ family traditions before, here’s yet another one. One year I saw some cute Tik Tok videos where someone would make these fun surprises/gifts for a loved one for 10 or some odd days up until their birthday or special occasion. That sparked an idea in me to do 31 days of Trick-or-Treat for our kiddos, where each day of October we would do a trick or a treat. This led to one of my favorite thrilling yet harmless Halloween prank ideas we pulled.
Think Goosebumps and gummy bears
We had just recently watched Goosebumps 2. In this movie there is an enchanted dummy that brings his friends and all of Halloween to life. There is one particular scene where a bunch of gummy bears come to life and attack the main characters. This scene inspired one of our ‘tricks’.
The lead up
We had to do a bit of build up. (It went along with the chain of events in the movie). We picked up the kids from school and had a mysterious Halloween book sitting in one of the car seats. Out of natural curiosity they of course opened it. Taylor and I pretended to not know where the book came from, and preceded to panic that they opened it and a curse. We settled down and drove home.
Behind the scenes
While the kids were at school we bought two large bags of gummy bears. What unfolded was pure hilarity and fun. We gathered an assortment of toys to build out our scheme, from stuffed teddy bears, to Roblox mini figures, to hot wheels cars. We set up the scene in the kitchen. There were gummy bears climbing up to the counter. Some were riding hot wheels cars on the floor all Mad Max style, while others were tearing apart the Roblox figures and stealing their weapons. We also organized a whole group of them to look like they were bowing to their master (a stuffed teddy bear).
Getting Home
When we got home the kids were shocked. Our second born of course saw right through it! She just sat down and ate one of the gummy bears. But they looked through the gummy bears and had fun surveying the horror! On a real note, it was fun, harmless, and gave us some childlike imagination. If you’re looking for an idea to pull a silly prank that isn’t too scary then give this one a try!
