Halloween Day Activities

Yes we will have some fun time we plan to do a weiner roast & smores then get the kiddos dressed for Trick or Treating.That way their mind's can be occupied with their cousins.

For the younger kids, we set an alarm to go off when it is time to get their costumes on and tell them that when it gets down to zero it will buzz, and then they will have ten minutes to get ready to go. That way they don't keep asking!

During the day, we let them play outside in the leaves if the weather is nice (that often lasts a couple of hours at least), and sometimes make crafts or treats, watch the Peanuts "Great Pumpkin" DVD, and/or read stories (Halloween-related or not).

This year, we'll also be decorating our jack-o-lanterns, making pumpkin pie and bread, and toasting the seeds during the day. (We usually deliver some of the treats to neighbors, too.) I know a lot of people do these things before Halloween, but we prefer to make a whole day of it, rather than doing most of it ahead of time. ;-)

HTH! Have fun!
--A.

We are having a Halloween day, all day.
**We're making a scary breakfast that morning with "egg eyes" (sunny side up eggs with ketchup squiggles around the yolk and a olive in the middle for the pupil)
toast that has been cut in halloween shapes with cookie cutters.
ghost shaped pancakes.
green milk (add a few drops of food coloring)

**we will be watching several scary kid movies

**I am having a coloring contest with halloween coloring books (candy and plastic spider rings for prizes)

**making halloween cookies and the kids will get to decorate them

**For lunch we are making grilled cheeses cut with cookie cutters, halloween chex mix (chex cereal and a bag of candy corn mixed candy)
scary chips and dip (cut tortillas with halloween cookie cutters then deep fry- serve with guacamole, salsa or bean dip)

**For dinner we are making halloween candy filled jello,
little smoky mummies (little smokies wrapped in crescent roll strips then baked) and Zombie meatloaf: here's the link to the recipe http://www.globalgourmet.com/food/kgk/2000/1000/kgk102800...

**decorating the house with lights/craft pumpkins and craft ghosts

**carving pumpkins

**making ghost milk jug lamps (empty milk jugs, draw ghost face on the outside, cut a hole in back then fill with white christmas lights)

Our local mall (Town East Square) is having trick or treating for a few hours in the evening.

** Of course, GO TRICK OR TREATING in our neighborhood :)

http://prairiewebs.com/skeleton.html( this is to make an adorable decoration from recycled milk jugs

I saw these cookies last year and they were adorable...

Chocolate Skeleton Cookies

web posted October 1, 2006

Ingredients:

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup baking cocoa
1 tsp. baking soda
1-1/2 cups confectioners sugar
2 tbsp. milk

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars. Beat in egg and vanilla. In another bowl, combine flour, cocoa and baking soda. Gradually add to creamed mixture. Cover and refrigerate for one to two hours or until easy to handle. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut out figures with a 3-inch gingerbread man cookie cutter. Place on greased baking sheets. Bake at 375 degrees for 7 to 8 mins. or until set. Cool for 1 min. before removing from pans to wire rack to cool completely. In a small bowl, combine confectioners sugar and milk until smooth. Cut a small hole in the corner of a resealable plastic baggie. Fill with icing. Pipe skeleton bones onto cookies. Yields 3 dozen.

simple craft activity with dried pasta

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/halloween/pastask... ( so cute!!!!)

slime recipe
http://www.ehow.com/how_###-###-####_make-slime-borax-liq... ( a recipe to make slime w/o borax!)

You can also have an in house scavenger hunt, make smores, carve pumpkins, watch the dvd The Great Pumpkin ( Charlie Brown it is one of our seasonal favorites!)

Also go to the library and find some Halloween themed books and have a quiet /rest period after reading some books out loud so everone is rested for the big night.

Most of all have fun and don't let tempers get short

Stay safe!
B.

Good M., how about some craft time. We recently went to a Pre-K open house type thing. We heard the story and watched a little movie of "Where the Wild Things are"
Then the kids had grocery bags with eye holes cut out. The teachers had pipe cleaners fuzzy dots, construction paper cute in different shapes, sizes & colors, popsicle sticks, yarn, googly eye's.. just all kinds of things and the kids made Wild thing Masks. It was great and the kids loved showing off what they made.
They can use markers and make faces on pumpkins. Bake cupcakes for their close friends to share. Make Happy Halloween cards for your neighbors.

Have a Get time with your kid-os

God Bless
K. Nana of 5

You could take them to Spook-ZOO-tacular (https://www.kansascityzoo.org/Event/Event.asp?IdS=002C0A-... the KC Zoo. As an added bonus,Missouri residents get in free the through the month of October with ID or proof of residence. Also worth mentioning is City Market(http://www.thecitymarket.org/concerts.html) which is also having lots of fun and free activities for kids this halloween.

Don't know where you live but there is a parade on the Independence Square at I believe 3pm. It is usually decent. The kids wear their costumes and they throw out candy during the parade. Have fun!!

We are attending a tailgate trick-or-treat party at a local business on Friday night and my 6 year old asked if we can stay home on Saturday and hand out treats. I had thought about having the kids help me make pumpin bread and other fall goodies to share with neighbors during the day on Saturday. You could also play games in the yard...rake leaves and jump in them, maybe a fall scavenger hunt (acorns, red leaf, orange leaf, sticks...?), maybe do the leave rub thing with crayons and white paper... or visit a pumpkin patch or zoo with the kids...?? This is a great time of year to be outside (I think anyway). Have fun.

Hello- Eckerts may have some activities for their pumpkin festival going on that day- there is on in Belleville, IL, Millstadt and Grafton. You can go to Eckerts.com and see what their festivities are for Saturday! I would say if you have not already carved pumpkins you can do that- plus there are some festivals around the area (New Town in St. Charles has one on Saturday) that you can go to too....or plan some cool little games at home for them to do! Have fun and be creative!

We don't go trick or treating. Usually we find a party at a church to go to, but this year we are going to go see a movie or two.

God bless!