Amtrak San Joaquins: Your Designated Driver to the Bay Area Craft Beer Festival: Boots & Brews
Put your cowboy boots on and join us at the 2025 Bay Area Craft Beer Festival: Boots & Brews!
View MoreThis year much has changed, including the way we celebrate holidays. Many events and annual activities around Halloween and Día de los Muertos have been canceled due to COVID-19. But, that doesn't mean you can't get into hocus pocus, candy corn, and create a Dia de Los Muertos ofrenda at home! Amtrak San Joaquins wants to help you get into the spooky and celebratory spirit with at-home activities, DIY costumes and some yummy recipes for you to try!
Get creatives and make a cardboard train that the kids can use as a prop! (Below we have a DIY costume for a conductor). What you'll need:
Two large rectangular shaped packing boxes (don't use square)
Black duct tape
Acrylic craft paint
Construction paper
Scissors
Instructions:
Instructions:
Still looking for that last minute costume? Keep it simple with a train conductor's outfit! Not only is this perfect for any age, but it's easy and reusable (with some minor tweaks).
All you'll need are pinstripe overalls with a matching newsboy cap, bandana in your choice of color, and a T-shirt or long sleeve underneath. Finish off the look with some black work boots. All of these pieces are in style and available at almost any store. Tie that bandana securely around your neck, pull on your cap, and say "All aboard!" You're ready to travel the town- or your living room- on Halloween night.
If you made the cardboard train above, step into in and you are a conductor in your train!
Halloween is a time to indulge- check out these sweet, savory and spooky recipes!
Get in the spirit and shake things up with a Halloween cocktail. Try this crimson Pomegranate-Rum Punch or keep warm with this Warm Tea-and-Cider Punch - omit the bourbon for a cozy non-alcoholic beverage!
Sweets are the main attraction during this holiday, but start your festivities off with some ghoulish appetizers and main courses, like Sweet and Sour "Eyeballs," Mummy Brie, or Graveyard Enchilada Dip. For something a little less ghoulish, try this adorable pumpkin cheese ball.
Finally, it isn't Halloween if it's all tricks and no treats. Even if you don't go trick-or-treating, you may find yourself with an abundance of leftover candy. Repurpose it into Halloween Bark, and customize with whatever candy you have on hand! Need more ideas? Check out this guide for 26 more ways to use leftover candy.
Put your cowboy boots on and join us at the 2025 Bay Area Craft Beer Festival: Boots & Brews!
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