Halloween 2014 Tricks & Treats

Editor’s Note: For more Halloween fun, check out:
Our guide to bewitching bashes
Our Pinterest boards for costume and recipe ideas
Our complete Halloween Handbook

Halloween is a terrific time to plot a party full of mischief and magic. Since no fright fest would be complete without tasty snacks, perfect pumpkins, and a few fun extras, we’ve consulted some local experts for their fave tips (and tricks and treats, of course)!

Click HERE for face-painting from Face Art by Melissa!

Click HERE for costume picks from GILT!

Click HERE for a craft from the Craft Studio!

Click HERE for a party activity from DohVinci!

Click HERE for pumpkin carving tips from Maniac Pumpkin Carvers!

Click HERE for a pumpkin muffin recipe from City Limits!

And if you’re looking for Halloween events going on in the city, click HERE for our local party roundup, and click HERE to learn how you can score free tickets to an upcoming Mommybites Haloween luncheon for moms and babies (ages 0-18 months)!

Manhattan Mandarin

Manhattan Mandarin runs the Mandarin after-school programs at over 40 schools nationwide, including St. Bernard's, Chapin, Allen-Stevenson, and Buckley. Whether in schools, students' homes, in the office, online, or on our beloved China trips, our teachers and tutors have helped hundreds of students of all ages master the Mandarin language on their own unique paths to fluency. Our philosophy has always been to make private lessons and classes perfectly tailored for each individual student. We look forward to working with you. - Jamie Keyte, Founder

British Swim School - Manhattan

The premier learn-to-swim provider for people of all ages, offering programs for children ages 3-months through adults.&nbsp; British Swim School uses gentle teaching methods and a survival-first approach to help people of all experience levels become safer, stronger swimmers. British Swim School&rsquo;s safe, fun, and effective instructional program has made it the preferred choice for parents and students for over 40 years. Come see the British Swim School difference!

Saf-T-Swim

For over 35 years, Saf-T-Swim Swim School has been teaching lifesaving swimming skills throughout Nassau County, Suffolk County, and now Little Neck. The school is proud to be Long Island's #1 swim school and a leader in water safety education. With swim programs for infants as young as 4 months, beginners, and advanced swimmers, Saf-T-Swim offers swimming programs for every age and skill level. Discover why generations of Long Islanders have trusted Saf-T-Swim time and time again with equipping their little ones the essential skill of swimming. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;