Halloween is approaching on Oct. 31, and whether you’re throwing a party, trick-or-treating, handing out candy or just simply relaxing at home, it is time to start planning it. You may need to figure out everything from your costume, carving pumpkins, candy and festive food.

Visit each of the websites for an aspect which will help you have a great Halloween.

http://www.halloweencostumes.com/group-costumes.html

If you are looking for costumes for a whole group of people, this is the perfect costume website for you. They have all different group categories, such as women’s, men’s, families and tv/movie. You can order the fairly affordable costumes from this website or if you like the ideas, you can use them to make your own costumes out of materials you already have.

http://www.realsimple.com/holidays-entertaining/holidays/halloween/diy-halloween-costumes-00100000065971/page3.html#1

Speaking of making costumes, this website has 16 example costumes that would be easy to make out of items you probably already have and/or cheap items that would be easy to purchase. Some of them are aimed toward young kids, but they would still be fun for a high schooler to dress up as. Who doesn’t love a bumble bee, a hula girl or a detective?

http://www.zoogstercostumes.com/landing/cheapdog.php

Here, you can find very cheap costumes for your dog. If everyone else is getting dressed up, your dog should be able to as well, right?

 http://www.rombachsfarm.com/

If you still need to buy your pumpkin to carve, visit Rombach’s farm and support a local farm while getting the typical pumpkin patch experience.

http://www.orientaltrading.com/party-themes-and-events/candy/bulk-candy-a1-388663-7-1.fltr

When buying candy for Halloween, many people simply go to Walgreen’s or Target and get a few bags of candy, spending about $20. However, at this website you can order candy in bulk to help you save money. They have all the “name brand” candy as well as the cheaper, non-name brand treats.

http://www.candywarehouse.com/occasions/halloween-candy/

For more obscure, unique candy to hand out to trick-or-treaters, visit this website. They offere everything from gummy fingers, skulls and brains to chocolate zombies.

http://www.orientaltrading.com/party-themes-and-events/party-decorations/halloween-a1-388626+1237-7-1.fltr

Wanting to make your house the scariest one on the block this year? Here, you can find everything you need to make your front yard a mini haunted house. Just don’t make it too scary, otherwise you won’t attract any trick-or-treaters.

http://www.partycity.com/category/halloween+costumes/decorations+party+supplies.do

 If you are throwing a Halloween costume party, you can find everything you need here. From theme ideas to food to decorations, they have everything.

http://www.diynetwork.com/topics/halloween/index.html

On that note, if you are looking to stick to a tight budget while throwing a party, visit this website for diy Halloween decorations. You can learn how to make spooky candles, lanterns and tombstones.

http://www.rd.com/slideshows/12-free-printable-pumpkin-carving-stencils/#slideshow=slide1

It’s not Halloween without pumpkin carving right? To keep it simple, visit this website and print out their free pumpkin stensils.