Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. I love the decorations, festivities, spooky movies and, most of all, the thrill my kids get from picking the perfect costume and wearing it while they trick-or-treat. It's a happy holiday filled with mystery and the opportunity to be silly and creative with no … [Read more...]
6 Rules of Trick or Treating Etiquette
October 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The costumes have been picked, and now your little goblins are amped for the big day. Although the holiday is still a little over a week away, the trick or treat spirit is starting to become a major theme around the house. It's a good time to start talking about some simple rules that will help the big … [Read more...]
Helpful Tips for Making Haunted Houses Fun for Kids
October 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
When Halloween comes around, the haunted houses come out of the woodwork. It could be the simple next-door haunted house put on by the Jaycees or the massive one with makeup, monsters and serious scare factor. Children like to be scared. That is...until they are actually scared, and then they hate … [Read more...]
Top 5 Children’s Cartoon Ghosts to Remember
October 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Have you ever noticed there just aren't that many cartoon ghosts out there? Maybe people don't like their kids watching supposedly dead people frolicking in the afterlife, but, in the spirit of Halloween, here are my top 5 cartoon ghosts. Danny Phantom Normal teenager Danny gets caught in the middle … [Read more...]
Trick-or-Treat: Choosing a Candy Bag or Bucket
September 30, 2011 By 1 Comment
Just as there is an unfathomable number of Halloween costumes from which to choose, there's also a wide variety of candy bags and buckets. It seems simple enough, but all candy collection devices are not created equally. There are pros and cons to all of them, from looks to sturdiness. The Plastic … [Read more...]
Halloween Trick-or-Treating: How to Ensure the Greatest (and Safest) Night Out
October 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
When you're making your plans for a super-fantastic Halloween with your wee ghosties and goblins, keep these tips and tricks in mind! Halloween Tricks for Safety • Make sure that the kids' costumes fit well. Dresses and robes should fall around shin-length to avoid tripping while walking or climbing … [Read more...]
Halloween Games: Fun for Goblins and Kids!
October 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Halloween is just around the corner and odds are you have some kind of activity planned for the kids or may even bestaging a party for a whole brood of friends. You have the food all set and the decoration hung, but what are you going to do to keep the little ones occupied for hours on end? Games There … [Read more...]
Halloween: How Things Have Changed
October 15, 2010 By 1 Comment
I grew up in a small town in Illinois where everyone pretty much knew everyone else and if you didn’t know them odds are they were related to someone you knew. When my mom took me out for Halloween, there were a few key places I had to hit i.e. the grandparents, aunts, etc., but other than that it … [Read more...]
Are Halloween Costumes Just for the Kiddies?
October 13, 2010 By 1 Comment
Halloween costumes are serious business when you have three children. We troll the aisles of local stores, and inevitably end up online looking for the perfect disguise for each of our little fellows. Now that they're older, they of course have a heavy say in what the ultimate choice will be. We brace … [Read more...]
