Looking for Halloween fun that isn’t trick-or-treating? Nextdoor’s Treat Map has a few solutions

Nextdoor has also teamed up with Party City to launch an augmented reality experience

Trick or treating is considered a 'higher risk' Halloween activity by the CDC. (Copyright 2020 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.)

SAN ANTONIO – A recent nationwide poll found that 73% of registered app users on Nextdoor, a social networking site for neighborhoods, are looking for an alternative to traditional trick-or-treating this year.

According to the company, neighborhoods are looking for different ways to spread holiday cheer during the COVID-19 pandemic and Nextdoor has come up with solutions for you and your family, just steps away from your front door.

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Users can use this year’s “Treat Map” on Nextdoor to share which lower risk festivities they are participating in including haunted decor, pumpkin projects, or a costume wave parade.

Using the app, families can explore the map to see how people in their area celebrating and plan a festive Halloween night or sight-seeing route.

Additionally, Nextdoor has teamed up with Party City to launch an augmented reality experience.

Using a smartphone camera with the Nextdoor app, families can go to the Treat Map to find and bring to life Halloween-themed “Virtual Visitors” in their homes, neighborhoods, and local Party City stores.

Users can snap a photo and share their discoveries to the Nextdoor newsfeed as new characters are released throughout the Halloween season.

For more information, visit Nextdoor by clicking here.

Watch a video on how Nextdoor’s Treat Map works in the player below:

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About the Author:

Jakob Rodriguez is a digital journalist at KSAT 12. He's a graduate of Texas State University, where he served as the editor-in-chief of the student-run newspaper, The University Star.