Halloween is a fun time for all ages, from being a little kid to an older adult, there’s always something fun to do to get into the spirit of Hallow’s eve. I’ve had a lot of fun during Halloween both as a kid and college student, but there are several noticeable differences between the two.

1. Free candy and trick-or-treating is over.

If you want candy during Halloween as a college student, you probably can’t afford it. As a kid collecting inventory of the candy you received and then bragging about it to your friends was one of the goals of trick-or-treating.

2. Creating your special costume for one night of Halloween required several weeks of planning rather than a night before costume scramble.

The best costumes were always the ones that were homemade from your mom or grandma with the most creative touch added to them.

3. Carving pumpkins into jack-o-lanterns was always a fun activity to do with friends and family.

These spooky pumpkins were always an eerie touch to the porch for all the other trick-o-treaters.

4. The Disney Halloween movie marathons that played constantly on TV were always fun to look forward to.

I enjoyed classics like "Halloween Town High" and "Twitches."

5. "Best Dressed" costume parties were always something you wanted to win.

Trying to have the best costume was a competition as a kid and everyone took it very seriously.

6. Making fun treats.

Making fun treats for Halloween with your family or friends made for a good time as well as a nice addition to a spooky Halloween display.

7. Visiting the pumpkin patch and making a homemade scarecrow was one of my personal favorites to look forward to during Halloween.

I always went to my grandparent’s town where there was a pumpkin patch with a ‘build-your-own-scarecrow’ and we would add it to our porch as a cute decoration.