7 Covid-Style Halloween Activities for Apartment Communities

It’s fall, meaning pools are closed and leasing season is winding down. While the summer season’s warm weather encourages activity, the fall’s crisp air pushes people back inside. But do you know what else is in the air? The spooky chill of Halloween! Even with the cooler weather and an ongoing pandemic, there are still tons of creative and fun Halloween activities for apartment communities!

Patio Decorating Contest

An oldie, but a goodie. If your apartment community has private patios and balconies, put together a decorating contest – whoever’s patio or balcony is the spookiest wins a prize of some kind. A Halloween gift basket or a gift card would be a great incentive!

Social Media Pumpkin Carving Contest

Contests really are the best incentive! Organize a social media contest for pumpkin carving – each resident can carve a pumpkin and post it on social media using a community hashtag – and all residents can vote on whose pumpkin is the spookiest!

Socially-Distanced Trick-or-Treat

You knew it was coming – Trick-or-Treat! While the traditional way may not be your best bet, you can put a unique spin on the festivities. Send out a community-wide email detailing a range of different times in which parents can bring their kids to grab some candy from the leasing office. It’ll be easy to manage how many people are coming in and out, and you can wear masks and gloves as part of your costume!

Virtual Halloween Netflix Party

Who doesn’t love a good Zoom call with friends? It’s so normalized now – almost everyone is doing it! Pick a Halloween favorite and organize a virtual Halloween Netflix Party to view the movie. Residents can watch from the comfort of their own home, and use the chat to discuss the movie.

Halloween Care Package

Everyone loves free stuff – especially your residents! If your community isn’t too big, put together some Fall or Halloween Care Packages and leave them at the doors of your residents. Some gift items could include instant pumpkin spice latte, hot chocolate packets, or Halloween candy.

Virtual Costume Contest

What’s better than a party? A virtual party! Host a virtual Halloween party where all the residents hop on to showcase their costumes – best costume wins!

Halloween Family Scavenger Hunt

Another Halloween activity for families with kids – a Halloween scavenger hunt! Organize and plan a scavenger hunt that can be done in a large open space outside. Use the community to hide objects, then invite residents and their kids to go searching for them! Check out this Pinterest board for some inspiration.