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Do Good With All That Halloween Candy

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Cheri

Halloween is just around the corner and all our houses are about to be inundated with more candy than should be consumed in an entire year, let alone one night. If you’re already getting a tummy ache just thinking about … Continue reading →

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Backwards Trick or Treating

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Sunny
put a plastic trick or treat pumpkin on the kitchen shelf to gather lost and found items to be put away

If your little ones are like mine, Trick-or-Treating is too much fun for just one day. My four year old is so into it, that we don’t have to use candy. She likes it so much that she’ll do it … Continue reading →

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Zen Ghosts, by Jon J. Muth–
a different picture book for Halloween

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Sunny

With beautiful watercolor illustrations and a ghostly tale that mysteriously finds itself leaving the story, Zen Ghosts is a Halloween book that delights children and their parents as well. There’s nothing gory or scary in this Halloween book, but there … Continue reading →

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The Candy Witch will be Flying Soon!!

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Heidi

I had posted this entry last year about this same time. Since then, I have heard that the Candy Witch has been making stops at other homes as well, bringing wicked joy to the hearts of kiddos and adults alike. … Continue reading →

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Soft, Perfect Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Cheri

There’s something about autumn and pumpkins and spices that I just adore. I love seeing pumpkins, decorating with pumpkins, and baking with pumpkins. Toss in the spices and I am in heaven. I love pumpkin chocolate chip cookies and they … Continue reading →

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Ever heard of the ‘Candy Witch’?

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Heidi

It may be safe to assume that most parents dread the aftermath of Halloween: bags full of sugary candies devoured by small mouths smeared with chocolate, wrappers strewn around the floor, My youngest joyfully eating stolen candy, with an upset … Continue reading →

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Halloween Phantom

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Cheri

Have you been hit by the Halloween Phantom yet?  If not, start it going around your neighborhood!  Just print this poem, make two plates or baskets of goodies, drop both the poem and the goodies off on two of your neighbors’ … Continue reading →

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Class Halloween Party–Guts & Stuff Tactile Station

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Sunny

  Helping with your elementary school aged child’s class Halloween Party?  A popular activity for the Halloween parties at our school are the gross-them-out tactile station.  Basically the idea is to have the kids feel something that you suggest is … Continue reading →

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Puppies to Frankenstein–Now What?

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Sunny
halloween literature

Sure, I couldn’t help but enjoy my first 2-year-old in his puppy costume, having a blast rolling his pumpkin around the condo.  There are some very charming elements to Halloween.  But as the years have passed, most of my kids … Continue reading →

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Apple Season + Autumn = Caramel Apples!

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Cheri

Growing up, every autumn our school would send around order forms for caramel apples.  We called them taffy apples.  I LOVED them and lived for them.  My favorites were the ones with peanuts covering the apple.  Mmmm…delicious.  I never really … Continue reading →

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