This Halloween, HomeTeamNS has some great ideas to enjoy some spooky, spine-tingling fun with your loved ones
TEXT: MORGAN AWYONG
PHOTOS: HOMETEAMNS, SHUTTERSTOCK
Halloween used to be a relatively quiet affair in Singapore though this has changed in recent years. Families can get in on the fun in myriad ways – and no, it needn’t be all gory and horrific. Halloween is surprisingly inclusive, with as many cute ghosts as there are scary ones, so feel free to adjust the fear factor to you and your children’s sensibilities.
From visiting the newest horror houses, to making spooky DIY decorations and binge-watching Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s “Halloween Heist” episodes, here are some fun ways to celebrate Halloween with your loved ones.
ESCAPE THE NIGHTMARE ON YISHUN WALK AT KHATIB CLUBHOUSE
If you visit HomeTeamNS Khatib this Halloween weekend, level one will be home to the Spooktober “Fun” House, where members can try fun Halloween-themed activities. Try ghost-karting or visit the spooky CarnEVIL bouncy castle and craft and game stations.
The real fun begins on level four’s House of Nightmares – the event’s official scare zone. The 10-minute trail puts you face-to-face with terrifying dreamscapes, as you try to find the exit. But with other spooky characters wandering the clubhouse, will you ever escape their grasp?
If you have a group of six, why not take on The Curse of Adam escape room? Located at level three’s TactSim, combine cunning and courage to clear the treacherous route.
When: Oct 27 to 29, Fri to Sun
Where: HomeTeamNS Khatib, 2 Yishun Walk Singapore 767944
How much: From S$25 per pax. Click here for more deets!
SAVE HUMANITY AT BUKIT BATOK WITH THE RETURN OF HALLOWEEN TOWN
Up for more escape-themed fun? Visit Halloween Town at the Bukit Batok Clubhouse on Oct 28 and 29, from 2pm to 7pm. There’s been an outbreak of a mysterious disease – known as BB003 – and you’re one of humankind’s last hopes. The Apocalypse Antidote: Find the Cure escape room resembles an abandoned hospital where the cure can be found. Will you be able to retrieve the antidote before you are hunted down by the infected?
Young ones can head to Too Cute To Spook at the lobby. Make masks at Boo-tiful Crafts or create ghoulish little crafts to decorate your home. A face artist can transform your child into their favourite monster. Once the young ones are fully disguised, it’s time to dance and collect as many treats before the music stops at the Trick, Treats & Neon Beats.
When: Oct 28 to 29, 2023, Sat & Sun
Where: HomeTeamNS Bukit Batok, 2 Bukit Batok West Avenue 7 Singapore 659003
How much: From $$10 per pax. Click here for more deets!
AN ALL-OUT SCARE FEST AT BEDOK RESERVOIR WITH FRIGHT NIGHT
The HomeTeamNS Bedok Reservoir clubhouse is pulling out all the stops to make this October unforgettable with Fright Night.
As evening approaches on Oct 28, the level two atrium will be home to Brain Juice Popcorn and Bone-chilling Snow Cones. Try shooting down aliens, escaping from zombies or grabbing treats at the Fright Fun game stalls. HomeTeamNS members can enjoy an exclusive activity with the Slipper Bean Bag Trick or Treats station. For kids, there’ll be balloon sculpting, colouring and drawing stations and a Dragonage Bouncy Castle on site.
For a full-on scary experience, head to level three’s Fright Mansion. It has been decorated to resemble a decaying mansion at the edge of a murky reservoir. The clubhouse will also screen the Disney classic, Cruella. A roving magician will also captivate visitors with supernatural sleights of hand.
When: Oct 28, 5.30 to 10pm, Sat
Where: HomeTeamNS Bedok Reservoir, 900 Bedok North Rd Singapore 479994
How much: From S$4 per pax. Click here for more deets!
FIGHT FOR THE GOOD GUYS
With every spooky villain, there needs to be a hero. Halloween may have frightful origins, but it has evolved into a celebration of light-hearted fun with costumes, so why not dress up as one of the good guys instead?
Costume shops around Singapore offer many options. Become a legit ghostbuster with Custom-made Costumes and Merchandise, or fight the dark side as a Jedi warrior. Costumes ‘N’ Parties has an extensive array of adults and children costumes alike, and Ministry of Costumes is great for helping you coordinate for the whole family by transforming everyone into Marvel or DC characters.
MAKE HANDICRAFTS
Decorating the house always injects a fresh festive vibe, and spending some time making decorations together is a great way to enjoy Halloween. For instance, 5-minute Crafts has an array of wild ideas in this compilation video, from creating nightmarish creatures by combining dolls to ethereal figures created from duct tape.
The scare factor is pretty legit so these are great with older children. For the younger ones, consider simpler crafts like those in this video by Awesomely Crafty. The spiders, pumpkins and bats shown are adorable to look at, and can be cheeky companions to place all around the house to welcome the day.
AN EVENING SCREAMING … WITH LAUGHTER
Ready for some Halloween laughs instead? Sit down for a marathon with the crew of police-comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
Ever since the first of its eight-season run began in 2013, the comedy has dedicated one episode for the Halloween Heist. The crew competes for the title of the Ultimate Genius/Detective/Human every Halloween, giving rise to hilarious pranks. If you want a shorter marathon, start with season three episode five, which is widely regarded as one of the series’ best ‘Halloween Heist’ episodes.
FINDING SCARES AROUND THE HOUSE
Instead of going to a haunted house experience, why not turn your home into one? And make it a memorable experience with a scavenger hunt.
Start off with a storytelling session for the kids and let them become the main characters by having them hunt down items to save the day. This could be old keys to unlock the shackles of a trapped parent caught by an evil warlord. Or they could collect symbols to break the curse of a witch. Let your imagination run wild!
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