Neil Patrick Harrisis truly in the thick of theHalloweenspirit.
“I’ve been wanting toput haunted houses together sinceI was a little kid. Growing up, I used to scare my parents and their friends when they were having a dinner party,” Harris, who teamed up withReese’s Peanut Butter Cupsfor the event, tells PEOPLE.
“This is taking it to probably ultimate level, and it’s never been done before,” adds the formerHow I Met Your Motherstar, 46. “We’re creating a haunted house that has a lot of variables.”
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Given his family’sprevious elaborate Halloween get-ups, it’s safe to assume the holiday is one of his favorite times of the year. “You get to change your own physical guise to whatever you’re sort of feeling in that current year,” says theGone Girlactor. “There are a few rules, and it’s fun to be scared when you know you’re going to be okay.”
Some of the group costumes Harris, his husbandDavid Burtkaand their 9-year-old twinsGideon Scott and Harper Gracehave donned in the past have been characters fromThe Wizard of Oz,Alice in Wonderland,Star Warsand, more recently, ghosts fromDisneyland’s Haunted Mansion attraction.
With fall in full swing, Harris and his family like to visit the pumpkin patch and “enjoy the change in weather,” be “artistic” and, most importantly, ensure the house is garnished with Halloween paraphernalia.
“We have more than a few bins now — they’re labeled ‘Bones,’ ‘Body Parts’ and ‘Bugs’ and ‘Insects’ and then a ‘Severed Leg’ bin,” theA Series of Unfortunate Eventsstar tells PEOPLE. “But those we’re really only allowed to bring out once per year. Otherwise, I think people might be concerned.”
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As for their plans this year, Harris and Burtka, 44, are attending supermodelHeidi Klum‘s renowned annualHalloween party in New York City, but also being in full dad mode in making sure their kids are safe while trick-or-treating on the streets — and, of course, putting a limit on Gideon and Harper’s sugar intake.
“I can’t let them eat all the candy that they acquire, so we’ll probably have to do some negotiating on some chocolate,” he says. “And then once they’re asleep, I get all the [Reese’s] Peanut Butter Cups to myself.”
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source: people.com
