For many of us with children, Halloween is an extended holiday, starting in early October with costume shopping (or making) and ending with two weeks of assorted parties and parades, not to mention the official night of trick-or-treating. Here are some resources to help you survive the witching season.
GooGhoul is a directory of Halloween activities, searchable by zip code. Want to find a haunted mansion, spooky hayride, or other activity? Try here. (Thanks to Lifehacker for the sighting.)
Pumpkin Carving 101 has everything you wanted to know–and more–about carving pumpkins: tools, traditional carving tips, fancy things you can do with stencils, ways to extend the life of your masterpiece, and the best ways to photograph your glowing wonder. For those of you who aren’t happy unless your tools have voltage, try the Dremel Pumpkin Carving Kit, containing a Dremel 6V MiniMite Cordless Rotary Tool, a special pumpkin attachment, and six templates. Not for children, but you may impress them with your use of it.
If you’re in a cooking mood, Cooksrecipes.com has a long list of Halloween treats you can make to delight your little goblins (and–let’s be honest here–yourself).
Finally, Halloween Online has information on just about everything related to Halloween, from costume design to safety tips to ideas for decorating your house and yard.