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Halloween Guide

Whether you're a parent looking for ideas for your kid's costume, or a grown-up looking for party ideas, you'll find lots of info via the links on this site. If you're planning a Halloween party, let us know about it by sending us a press release.

Halloween costumes

Looking for Halloween costume ideas for this year? Here are some Web sites with ideas:

FrightWay (special effects & haunted houses)
Halloween Costume Ideas
20 Halloween Costumes
Halloween costumes that won't scare your budget
Homemade Halloween Costumes
Halloween Costume Ideas (from About.com)
Halloween costumes for kids who use wheelchairs

For costume materials, check out these links:

Ottawa Used Stuff Guide
Audrey's Costume Castle
Malabar
Spirit Halloween (the new Halloween superstore at Merivale & Baseline)
More: Costumes (via Yellow Pages)

Halloween Events

Haunted Ottawa

Where to go pumpkin picking in Ottawa via Savvymom.ca
Halloween Safety Tips from the City of Ottawa
Eastern Ontario Ghost Towns documents abandoned towns in the region
The Ottawa Haunting and Paranormal Group researches and documents ghost sightings.
Haunted Walks of Ottawa holds regular walking tours in Ottawa and Kingston, mixing history and ghost stories.
Sleep in a former jal cell and visit the gallows at the Ottawa Jail Hostel.

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