It’s almost that time of year again… Halloween! There’s no denying Halloween isn’t the healthiest of holidays. However, it does present a great opportunity to show kids how they can be active while walking around the neighborhood trick-or-treating.

What better way to track steps during Halloween activities than with a playfully scary Skelanimals GeoPalz design? They’re the perfect trick-or-treat companion. Especially for kids looking to collect steps and treats this Halloween.

In honor of our favorite spooky holiday we’ve spotlighted the Skelanimals below along with their favorite scary movie, trick, or treat!

Jack – Favorite scary movie: “The Turtle and the Hare”

Diego – Favorite trick: Teasing the other Skelanimals

Dax – Favorite scary movie: “Beware the Eagle”

ChungKee – Favorite treat: Bamboo!

Kit – Favorite scary movie: “Lost at Sea”

Encourage your child to pick out their favorite GeoPalz and wear it on their hip or shoe to track steps. Make getting active fun! Also, kids can convert those miles to minutes with our new GeoPalz Arcade where they can receive access to their favorite online games. Your kiddos can play online games for free on GeoPalz.com. It’s a new way for them to walk to win!

Do your kids love Skelanimals? What’s their favorite design? 

A special-edition KEEN GeoPalz pedometer will come with every pair of KEEN shoes purchased through an exclusive holiday ‘gift with purchase’ deal – HOW COOL IS THAT?

GeoPalz and KEEN Footwear are partnering in an effort to get families up and active with an exclusive ‘gift with purchase’ program this holiday season. Starting Tuesday, November 22^nd any KEEN footwear purchased on keenfootwear.com garners the customer a free KEEN-branded GeoPalz pedometer through November 27, 2011.  The special program will be repeated December 19^th through December 31^st, 2011.

Says GeoPalz CEO Rich Schmelzer:

“It offers more than a great gift; it offers a true solution for a more active and fun lifestyle.”

The new GeoPalz Version 2 will be hitting the shelves by Thanksgiving. If you haven’t already, please check out our videos that demo some of the great new features.

New Stuff:

The GeoPalz Version 2 Tri-Axis Accelerometers now feature shoe and hip location options to track 21 days of steps.  They gauge MVPA (Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity) points, and feature a built-in anti-cheat function with a unique daily alpha numeric code, internal clock and advanced calibration for accuracy.  And, GeoPalz new improved V2 models are water resistant.

We’re not the only ones who are proud of our GeoPalz. Here are just a few of the accolades we’ve received in the last few months. We sense a Christmas Gift Opportunity…!

From horror movies to seemly paranormal occurrences, creepy things are part of our culture.

One especially creepy calendar day is Friday the 13th. Superstition holds that Friday the 13th is a day of bad luck. Different theories exist as to the origin of this superstition, but regardless of why people are frightened by this date, the social impact is unquestionable. A number of people alter their daily routine as a result of Friday the 13th and some even refuse to fly in an airplane on that day!

Superstitions and scary stories frighten some kids, but others enjoy hearing about them. Books like R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps and movies like The Corpse Bride play into kids’ fascination with eerie events.

Skelanimals GeoPalz can also tap into your kids’ fascination with all things creepy, and encourage them to get active at the same time.

For example, Skelanimal Marcy’s favorite scary movie is “The Tail Collector.” Her favorite thing to do is anything, just as long as she’s with her owner. She observes the other Skelanimals from a distance and minds her own business. She’s cool like that.

With six frighteningly adorable designs, your kids can take their favorite dead animal with them everywhere they go (and log steps along the way)!

Friday the 13th might be a bad time to walk under a ladder, but it’s still a great day to log steps! Want to find out more about how GeoPalz can help encourage kids to get moving? Visit our Parents page.