Thread: Public Notice Sign before Halloween?

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Hey so I was thinking would it be smart to make a sign that says something like "visit this house on Halloween night for great supprises and candy? (something that would draw attention) I'm thinking about making one and then just leaving it in the front yard about a week before Halloween night.

Why not go even further and post things around town? I was thinking about that after last year. I had such a crappy turn out that maybe it's time to advertise? It's that old saying if a tree falls in the middle of the woods with no one around.....Maybe even make posters? Another idea that springs to mind is to try and offer something more than a fun size treat without going over board. Do they even make rubber spiders, worms etc anymore? Maybe package then together for the cool costumes?

I'm definately looking to increase my TOT population but only if they dress real scary.

I'm trying to think of the places to advertise...telephone poles, supermarkets, schools(if they don't have machine gun nests like my area!), etc....

I also want more adults dressing up...that presents a challenge....reminds me of an old Ozzie & Harriet show(available for free on archive.org) where the adults thought of Halloween just for kids. That has to be changed. After all parents are often the catalyst...if they're not into it..their kids might not be.

Originally Posted by halloweenrocks08

Hey so I was thinking would it be smart to make a sign that says something like "visit this house on Halloween night for great supprises and candy? (something that would draw attention) I'm thinking about making one and then just leaving it in the front yard about a week before Halloween night.

Umm...do you set up your display on halloween day? I could never do that with all the stuff we do. I think the cemetery fence, columns and arch going up in our front yard in September is enough warning for the neighbors! We've found it actually increases attendence due to everyone in the area anticipating the next new prop to be put out, and talking to their friends about it. I'm sure last year we had people coming in just to see our house because their friends in the neighborhood told them about it.

-EEric

I have a sign I put out. We live in an apt complex that has quite a few families with tot's yet last year we only got one, this would be a great increase from the year before.

Anyhow the sign reminds a lot of something from Tom Sawyer and has a jack o' lantern painted on it and says Trick r' Treat candy shop on it. Gonna put it out earlier this year and hopefully get some of the fams to come by.

Put up a countdown sign.

Love the countdown sign idea...i am stealing it!!!

Originally Posted by The King of Halloween

Love the countdown sign idea...i am stealing it!!!

It is a great idea...but borrow it....no stealing allowed

I might have to borrow it too...

I've seen the countdown "clocks" at michael's and wasn't interested in them, but this is a better way to go and I can go as big as I want...I can find some scrap would and build a billboard that one can see from the end of hte culdesac as they drive by.

I'm not sure where it is, but i beleive someone on here had a sign that said "Something Wicked This Way Comes", and a countdown sign under it.

There are a lot of creative ways you could do a countdown sign. For instance, have a Mr. and Mrs. Scarecrow sitting on a bail of hay, and each is holding on their lap a board with one of the digits in the countdown number. Or have a life-size Grim Reaper standing in your yard, with one of his arms extended holding his scythe upright, and hanging from his extended arm (on eyehooks) are the panels with the numbers.

i have done my haunt for about 13 or 14 years. 2 years ago i moved to same school district but new town. some places won't let you put up flyers on their telephone poles. you can put flyers up on bulletin boards at burger king and gas stations and such. if the haunt is free, you can go in the paper as a human interest story. i just mentioned it to all my customers. i had 25 kids the first year. around 50 kids the next year. and last year i had 75. word of mouth is your best advertisement.