Halloween is such a great holiday and continues to be an awesome way to kick off the end of the year. Over the next few weeks you’ll probably attend an assortment of holiday events ranging from actual parties, to work events, to your kid’s school festivals. And that's not counting the actual trick-or-treating part of the holiday.  So in our blog this week, we have an assortment of Halloween tips to make this one the best ever.

Jenga: turn your Jenga set (you know you have one) into glow in the dark awesome for your kids. Buy glow in the dark spray paint at a local department store or Target and paint each brick. Once its ready, your kids kids will be addicted.

Safety: cars and traffic should be your biggest safety concern this Halloween. Try to keep your kids visible to motorist when trick-or-treating with reflective tape or bright colored costumes. Halloween takes place when frustrated drivers are trying to make their way home. So always remain aware of your surroundings and possible cars coming your way. 

Candy: don’t be too fancy with your candy. Just grab bags with sweet or sour pieces. Many kids have food allergies, so stay away from the peanuts or coconuts. Parent of trick-or-treaters will thank you.

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Are you dreading carving pumpkins this Halloween? Well, you are not alone. Carving pumpkins is messy, difficult, and downright complicated. But don’t worry, we have you covered with a few simply no carving pumpkin decorating tips.

Use the stem: turn your pumpkin on its side and decorate around the stem. The stem looks perfect for an ugly nose, and all you have to do is add the eyes and ears.

Glitter: take glitter and create an accent piece with dots or stips. These will work great as centerpieces or on a side table.

Googly eyes: purchase various props like googly eyes, funny teeth and a witches had and decorate a face without ever having to cut into your pumpkin.

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In the words of FDR “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”, unless of course you are one of the millions of Americans who love to be scared.

For many of us, it is all about the rush of adrenaline.  Adrenaline is a hormone that acts as a stimulant in times of fear, it increases breathing and the heart and metabolic rates which provide us with a quick burst of energy.   Combine the fact that psychologically or at least logically we know that despite the fright, we are really going to be alright.

Here are some haunted houses to check out this weekend near your Encino apartment.

Revenge of the Ninja Haunted House – 18731 Crenshaw Blvd, Torrance, CA 90504

Zombie Joe’s Underground Theater – 4850 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601

Black Out Haunted House – 207 S Broadway, 2nd Fl Los Angeles, CA 90012

Universal Halloween Horror Nights – 100 Universal City Plz Universal City, CA 91608

Reign of Terror Haunted House – 197 N Moorpark Rd Thousand Oaks, CA 91360

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Halloween is a  night for fright; ghosts, witches on brooms, zombies roaming the street, spiders creating webs to capture and skeletons lurking.  Sound like fun?  Then you are one of the many who love a good scare and Halloween is the perfect time.

Get your fright on at these haunted events near your Encino apartment.

  Boney Island – 4602 Morse Ave, Van Nuys, CA

 Universal Hollywood Horror Nights – Universal Studio, Universal City, CA

       Dark Harbor – Scary Mary – Queen Mary, Queens Highway, Long Beach, CA

Reign of Terror Haunted House – 197 N Moorpark Rd Thousand Oaks, CA

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