I copied and laminated skeleton bones from Oct. Teacher's Friend magazine. Had several so that teams could compete to put skeleton together.

kids like popcorn in a plastic glove with candy corn nails and a spider ring on the third finger.

We are doing that! I need one more game and then a snack.

there have been cool plastic straws at Target that have pumpkins or ghosts on them.

OH - Thanks Boo2ULu! That's a neat idea. Where would I get the gloves?

well, my first graders had a blast last year mummy wrapping one another!

try Hobby Lobby for the gloves. They are thin, not the thick latex kind.

pin cards on kids' back naming a costume on each one. Kids have to ask one another questions to guess what costume it is.

like football player, cowboy, ballerina, witch, whatever!

Thanks 4 the ideas! I think I've got it figured out. Now, to write the letter and send it out. Hopefully parents will help - I won't b there