Animal Crossing: New Horizons has seen massive success since its release in March of this year. The internet is littered with stories of how important it was in bringing people some level of normalcy and joy through quarantine.

Although the hype has somewhat died down since then, the Halloween update has really pulled people back in. Players have once again started sinking hours into their previously deserted islands.

From pumpkin farming to new cosmetics, the Halloween update brought quite a lot of different features to entertain its fans. It got people wondering just how much there is to do in October. So, here are 10 things players can do in Animal Crossing: New Horizons this Halloween.

10 Get A Spooky Look

With the Halloween update, Nintendo added to the game, body paint, and colored eye contacts. These options are available for purchase at the Nook Stop.

Fans can exchange Nook Miles for these fun features in order to spook-up their looks. Once purchased, the body paint and colored contacts can be applied with any mirror or vanity item. The body paint can be found in the Skin Tone tab, and the colored contacts can be found in the Eyes tab. Player creativity is sure to blossom with so many new options.

9 Dress up for Halloween

Halloween is all about having fun, eating candy, and dressing up. Not only the Able Sisters, but Kicks has new Halloween-related stock as well!

There is a wide variety of things players can dress up as this year. By visiting the Able Sisters, fans can purchase a series of themed costumes. There are animal hats, mage outfits, raggedy outfits, and many more to choose from.

Through Kicks, players get to purchase Impish Wings. They come in six different colors, and they’re sold for 1000 bells each. These items will be up for purchase randomly, so try to collect them all.

8 Collect Spooky DIYs

Spooky items are available at Nook’s Cranny, but only one item can be purchased per day, and they are randomized. So, it’s best to learn the recipes, instead.

During the month of October, fans need to make sure they’re always carrying a slingshot. The best way to collect all of the spooky DIYs is by shooting down flying presents. It’s likely that they’ll have a recipe inside.

Villagers craft three recipes per day, and there’s a chance that they might be crafting a spooky item. So, if there’s any spooky DIY missing from a player’s collection, it’s also wise to talk to the villagers when they’re inside their homes and find out if they’re crafting.

7 Gift The Island’s Villagers

Villagers will be happy and even comment if the player has put up some Halloween decorations. Another fun thing players can do is treat the villagers and give them some Halloween clothing items. This way, they can have costumes of their own throughout the month.

Gamers can give one item per day to each villager. So, not only is it a nice gesture, but it is undeniably cute, as well, to see them walk around with animal hats. Plus, it contributes to the Halloween ambiance.

6 Interior Decoration

Take Halloween inside with interior decorations! Throughout the year, there have been several items found that are perfect for the spooky season, and, from spiderwebs to tarantula models, the possibilities are endless! Nintendo has provided a wide variety of items, allowing fans to let their creativity run wild.

Plus, Jack, the Czar of Halloween, sends each player a poster of himself in the mail to players once they have downloaded the Halloween update. The poster glows in the dark and gives off an eerie vibe, so it’s the perfect item to use for indoor decoration.

5 Stock Up On Candy

Candy will be very important on the 31st of October. Stocking up on candy throughout the month is crucial to get the most out of Halloween in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Players need to make sure they buy enough candy to prep for the big night.

Gamers can only purchase one piece of candy a day during October. Each piece of candy can be purchased for 120 bells at Nook’s Cranny. On Halloween night, players should have enough Candy to give to each of their villagers.

4 Spook-up The Island

With so many new items available to decorate their islands, it’d be a shame if players decided not to.

Having a Halloween themed island is definitely something that’ll keep players entertained during the month of October, before mushroom-season. For those that have already finished their island, it gives them something to do, and, for those that have yet to finish them, they get a little extra motivation to do so.

Collecting pumpkins, crafting them into items, and spreading them across the island is certain to get the player, their friends, and their villagers in the mood to go trick or treating.

3 Farm Pumpkins

An exciting feature that came with the update was the ability to do some real farming! Fans of the game can finally say goodbye to dropping oranges on the ground to use as pretend-pumpkins. Pumpkin starts are available at Nook’s Cranny for 280 bells, but Leif will sell them for half that, meaning 140 bells per each pumpkin start.

Pumpkins give players the option to craft items from the Spooky DIY Set. There are four different colors of pumpkins. To craft, players need orange pumpkins—the most common color of pumpkin in-game—but, by using the other color variants, they can actually customize the thematic items.

2 Trick-or-Treat

On the 31st of October, Animal Crossing players will be able to do some trick-or-treating. The Halloween party will start at 5 p.m. in the plaza. Villagers that are wearing costumes will go up to the player and ask for candy. If the player decides to not give the villager any candy, they will be met with a trick. However, if the player opts to hand over the candy, they will receive a Spooky Set DIY crafting recipe.

Trick-or-treating isn’t just a fun activity, it has other rewards. Lollipops and some recipes are actually exclusive to those that treat villagers and can’t be obtained any other way.

1 Meet Jack

Jack, the Czar of Halloween, is an NPC that will only visit the island once a year. This odd, intriguing character shows up to attend the Halloween Party at the plaza. To meet Jack, players have to go to the plaza between 5 p.m. and midnight. He is hard to miss, as he wears a purple robe and has a pumpkin head, which hides his identity.

In exchange for lollipops, which can be obtained by giving candy to villagers, Jack will give the player exclusive prizes.

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