The Spruce Hill Community Association (SHCA) has come up with alternative ways to celebrate Halloween in the neighborhood this year after the annual Tot Parade was cancelled. A neighborhood scavenger hunt is currently underway with some great prizes for those who submit correct entries. Here’s how you can participate:

The 10 letters that spell “Spruce Hill” are spread throughout Spruce Hill (see map) and all you have to do is find them! Full instructions, along with clues and a submission form are available online here, or you can print out a hard copy of the form and submit your answers in the mail slot at the Spruce Hill Center, located at 257 South 45th St. 

The first 100 entries with all 10 correct locations will receive a small prize from one of local businesses after the hunt closes. Deadline for submission is this Sunday, Nov. 1 at midnight.

Also a reminder that a virtual Halloween Parade is being held this weekend. From today through Sunday, Nov. 1, email your Halloween photos to shcahalloween@sharypic.com, or tag your Instagram or Twitter posts with #SHCAHalloween, to be featured in the SHCA virtual parade. You can also submit photos to sprucehillassociation@gmail.com and they will get posted.

For the City’s guidelines on safe trick-or-treating, go here.