Halloween
Hello and Welcome to the Halloween Page…
Don’t worry nothing scary or bad here, Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, I love to see the children all dressed up as whatever their super hero’s are that year. Below you will find some fun stuff to do with your children on Halloween, Remember the best part is not going out and getting the candy, the best part is the fun you can have with your family, It is my hope that something on this page will help you have a Great Halloween
Thank You for visiting today and hope you will find something here that you can use or have fun with and now on to the fun stuff…
Fast Halloween Crafts
Scarecrows
Using a brown grocery bag, cut off the bottom of the bag, then flatten the bag, Fold in the corners, then staple, Stuff the bag with leaves, or newspapers and staple the bottom closed. Turn the bag over and decorate with buttons, markers, crayons, construction paper, fabric scraps, whatever your little ones can think of. These little scarecrows make wonderful front porch decorations
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Refrigerator Ghosts
Trace hands on white copy papers, cut out hand and put a face on the ghost, cut a 1/4 inch circle from yellow paper for the moon, Hold paper vertical. Decorate the bottom of the paper with a fence, (brown paper), Your child’s creative side will do the rest of the decoration.
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Jack ‘O Lanterns
Trace 2 hands on orange paper and cut out, Trace around 2 hands on green paper and cut out. Cut out faces (black paper) and stem (green paper) glue on blue paper put green hands, fingers pointing up on bottom for bushes and pumpkins above brushes with fingers pointing down. Stems goes on top of hand where wrist is.
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Halloween Ideas
Old tree trunks or cut sections of thick limbs make great stands for your Jack ‘O Lanterns
Hollow out mini pumpkins and use as votive candle holders, They are inexpensive and look really great, you can even carve faces in them
Use apples for taper candle holders, Choose smaller rounder apples, that will sit stable on the table, preventing fire hazards, Cut a small round hole deep and wide enough for the candle to be securely held, Make sure that apples are shaped with a flatter bottom
Start a ghost story, Sit in a circle and someone starts the story, and keep it going with each guest adding a piece keep it going until the story comes to a scary ending !!!! (You may want to keep the lights on)
An Alternative to bobbin’ for apples is to hang them by their stems with thread from the ceiling and let guests try to bite them
Tie or sew glow-sticks to your child’s costume so they can be seen more easily in the dark. You can also use reflective tape
A fun and simple party game. Hide the pumpkins. How to play: take mini pumpkins and hide them though out the house and yard, who ever finds the most wins a prize
Set up a table with treats in your front yard, this idea works wither you are in small or large neighborhoods, Invite the children and their parents to stop by for refreshments, you’ll start a party right in your yard
And perhaps the most important tip is this, Make sure you have left over some money for all those after season Halloween decorations, you can never start to early to plan for next year
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Protecting your pets at Halloween
One thing to remember Our pets can not tell us what’s wrong and what is bothering them, they are more easily frightened since they have no idea what’s going on at Halloween, Be Sympathetic treat them like you would want to be treated
Just because we think a costume is cute on our furry friends doesn’t mean that they agree, Try it on them in advance and see how they react before Halloween night, Getting Halloween treats for your visitors and kids, don’t forget the treats for doggie and kitty
If you have a black cat, do not let it outside, keep indoors there are those who have sick minds and will cause pain and death to this furry little animal
When having your friends over for a grown up party, were drinking is allowed, dogs, cats, birds, mice and other pets, no matter how funny you might think it is do not like to be drunk, and it could very well kill them, DON’T DO IT, If you have a party guest who thinks it would be funny and wants to try it, PLEASE ASK THEM TO LEAVE
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Frightful Recipes That the kids can do
Brain Cell Salad
1 pkg 6 oz blueberry Jell-O mix 1 carton 16 oz blueberry Jell-O Mix 1 carton 16 oz small curd cottage cheese 1 can 16 1/2 oz blueberries in syrup 3/4 cup frozen blueberries, thawed Blue food coloring
with the help of a grown up, prepare Jell-O according to package directions. Chill 4-5 hours or until firm, Scoop cottage cheese into bowl, Drain and set aside the syrup from the blueberries, Add the berries to the cottage cheese and mix well, add three drops of food coloring to turn the cottage cheese a nice grayish color when blended, to serve the salad, place a few spoonfuls of firm gelatin onto individual serving plates, (this is the brain fluid) top with a scoop of cottage cheese (this is the brain tissue) Serves 6
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Ear Wax Wieners on Cotton Balls
8 tablespoons butter or margarine-melted 24 cocktail franks 1/2 cup mustard 1/2 cup mayonnaise toothpicks cotton balls
With grownups help, melt the butter or margarine in a small pan over low heat, being careful not to burn it, Place the franks on a broiling pan and carefully brush them with melted butter. Broil the franks until they are evenly browned, turning them 2 or 3 times. While the franks are cooking, combine the mustard and mayonnaise in a small bowl and set aside, This will be your ear wax arrange the cooked franks on a serving platter Pierce each frank with a toothpick, then stick a wet cotton ball on the end of each pick, place the small bowl of ear wax in the middle of the platter surrounded by the franks
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Ghoul-Aide
1 envelope Kool-aide grape flavor, unsweetened mix 1 envelope Kool-aide orange flavor, unsweetened mix 2 cups sugar 3 quarts water 1 bottle (quart) ginger ale-chilled
Mix Kool-aide together with sugar, in large pitcher, add the water and mix, Just before serving add the ginger ale