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Hunting for Halloween: A Safe Way to Cruise the Neighborhood

By Meg Scott, Contributing writer | October 23, 2020

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This graveyard is coming to life with zombies in West University.
Even the walking (and vacationing!) dead in Tanglewood remember to wear their face masks during this pandemic Halloween.
Watch out for the oversized spiders nesting in West University.
Inflatable sugar skulls celebrating Dia de los Muertos take center stage at this Tanglewood home.
Approach this Tanglewood haunted house with caution on Halloween night: the trees are alive!
This West University lawn brings friendly Halloween cheer - and ticks off several classic creatures appearing on your Scavenger Hunt.
A family of happy Jack-o-lanterns haunts this lawn in Tanglewood.

Haunted or hilarious? Eerie or elegant? However you like your Halloween decor, it always brings a dose of creativity to neighborhoods around Houston.

As we all seek a safe and fun way to celebrate this pandemic Halloween, look no farther than The Buzz Magazines' Scavenger Hunt, a journey around your neighborhood for all ages.

Grab your family, favorite person, or scavenge solo, and see how many of these Halloween sights you can spot. Share your finds on social media with #Buzzoween for a possible repost! Or email [email protected].

How many of these Halloween sights you can spot in your neighborhood? Download and print the scavenger hunt here.

Take this scavenger hunt with you on a Saturday afternoon stroll. Take it out on the “big night” in lieu of trick or treating. Maybe the kids can earn a piece of candy in their buckets with each decoration they spot. The scavenger hunt even works well for a rainy day - just throw your family in the car with a few print outs and stickers, and cruise Houston’s most imaginative neighborhoods.

This year, you will find no shortage of skeletons keeping everyone safe by wearing a face mask. (Never mind their lack of all vital signs.) There are larger-than-life inflatable Halloween creatures on the lawn. There are ghosts flying through the trees. And there are spiders crawling over everything.

Bring your eagle eye; witch’s hat optional.

If you can’t make it out to explore the neighborhood, enjoy these photos from some of our most festive neighbors.

Download the printable Scavenger Hunt PDF here.

Editor's note: Share your Halloween fun with us by tagging @thebuzzmagazines on Facebook or Instagram or by emailing [email protected]. Hunting for more Halloween 2020 fun? See our listing of Halloween treats around town, Halloween festivities around town, ideas for creatively gathering sweet treats without trick-or-treating and learn about UNICEF’s virtual Trick-or-Treat program.