Halloween in the Good Old Days
Before plastic masks, kids often made these to wear on Halloween.
What are paper masks or homemade costumes?
This small, peanut butter taffy candy was wrapped in orange and black wax paper.
What is Mary Jane?
This monster with neck bolts was a favorite for boys dressing up in the 1950s.
Who is Frankenstein’s monster?
This 1931 vampire movie starred Bela Lugosi.
What is Dracula?
This round orange fruit is carved into jack-o'-lanterns.
What is a pumpkin?
In the 1940s and 1950s, kids would collect candy using this household item.
What is a pillowcase?
These tiny, colorful chocolate candies came in a roll.
What are Smarties?
Many kids in the '50s wore these boxed costumes of TV or cartoon characters.
What are Ben Cooper costumes?
This actor played Frankenstein’s monster and the Mummy.
Who is Boris Karloff?
Breaking this item was said to bring 7 years of bad luck.
What is a mirror?
In some neighborhoods, kids had to be careful not to get hit by these thrown items.
What are eggs?
This sticky treat came on a stick and was a chewy caramel and apple-flavored favorite.
What is a caramel apple pop or taffy apple?
Dressing up like this magical woman with a broom was a Halloween favorite.
What is a witch?
This spooky, snapping-fingered TV family first appeared in the 1960s.
What is The Addams Family?
This animal is considered bad luck if it crosses your path.
What is a black cat?
This kind of Halloween game involved trying to bite floating apples.
What is bobbing for apples?
This brand of chocolate bar had peanuts, caramel, and nougat and was a trick-or-treat classic.
What is a Snickers?
This white household item was used to create a quick ghost costume.
What is a bedsheet?
This sitcom featured a friendly family of classic monsters living at 1313 Mockingbird Lane.
What is The Munsters?
This hard, crunchy outer shell with a crisp apple inside is common in fall festivals.
What is a candied apple?
Halloween was often celebrated with these parties held at school or in the neighborhood.
What are costume or harvest parties?
These little wax bottles filled with sweet liquid were a popular Halloween novelty.
What are wax bottles or Nik-L-Nips?
This farm item was popular and made from a brown sack or paper bag.
What is a scarecrow?
This classic ghostly trio starred in black-and-white cartoons and included a friendly one.
Who is Casper the Friendly Ghost?
Superstition says if you do this under a ladder, it’s bad luck.
What is walk under it?