Enjoy these Cornell tricks and treats—if you dare. New frights and delights will unlock through Halloween. 🎃👻🐻

Day 1: Cornell pumpkin stencils

Print one of these stencils to transfer your favorite design and create a Big Red jack-o'-lantern.

Day 2: Choose the perfect pumpkin

Professor Steve Reiners shares how to pick the perfect pumpkin for carving, baking, or displaying on your porch.

Day 3: Need carving tips? Watch this video

Get tips and tricks for carving the most spooktacular gourds, with Alexandra Bond ’12.

Day 4: Solve the riddle of the Bear Witch 🐻😱

Could strange campus happenings really be the work of… the Bear Witch? Decipher the clues and submit your sightings.

Day 5: Prolific children’s author offers some Halloween-season chills

The latest book from Heather Alexander ’89 is Haunted USA, which compiles spooky tales from all 50 states.

Day 6: Haunted History: Old Greeny 🐍

Have you ever gazed into the still waters of Cayuga Lake and felt like something was gazing back? Discover the legend of Old Greeny with Corey Ryan Earl ’07.

Day 7: Old Greeny sticker

Spread the legend of the lake, and grab this gif to add to your stories (or share with a fellow Old Greeny believer!).

Day 8: Fab-boo-lous seasonal brews

Try your hand at making these hauntingly-delicious cocktails, crafted by course assistants in Professor Miller’s Restaurant Management class.

Day 9: A brief history of chocolate 🍫

From tree to bar, discover how your favorite sweet treats are made with this exhibit from Cornell Botanic Gardens.

Day 10: Eerie tunes for your Halloween bash

Set the mood with Toccata and Fugue in D Minor and Prelude, Fugue, and Postlude in G minor—performed by Michael Plagerman MFA ’19.

Day 11: Safe trick or treating

Experts with Weill Cornell Medicine share safety tips for parents to help protect your little ghouls this Halloween.

Day 12: Cornellian Crossword: ‘How About Them Apples?’

Celebrate the season of Big Red-bred fruit with a puzzle by the legendary Fred Piscop ’70—made just for you!

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Day 13: Cornell tarot cards 🔮

Download these tarot-inspired Cornell printables—a mystical addition to your next reading or your Halloween decor.

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