October Festivities
Halloween is, of course, the first on this list of holidays. While some may skip this as a real holiday, those with young children probably can’t ignore it. Children have active imaginations and the idea of dressing up as their most favorite hero, cartoon character or animal is not something they want to pass up. Of course, they don’t want to miss out on all that candy either!
Now that my boys are older, there is no trick-or-treating and they hardly ever dress up but we still enjoy decorating the house, carving pumpkins and spending time with family and friends. We enjoyed our first Halloween party just this past weekend. Some dressed up but it was mostly the younger kids, so it was a treat and a hilarious surprise to see two of my cousins disappear for a short time only to emerge as giant Teletubbies. Costumes aside, the party was fun and also a great excuse to gather the family together…not to mention other guests…
Halloween parties are not only a great reason to come up with fun costumes but they also give everyone a reason to cook and bake various amounts of food. There were a lot of different food options to add to our dinner plates as well as a smorgasbord of choices for dessert. With food options you also have various beverages to choose from. One of my favorites and the most fun was this choice of beverage…the witch’s brew:
It tasted like orange sherbet and was very good.
At the end of the night as we lingered to say our goodbyes, one of my cousin’s kids decided it was a great time to experiment with the dry ice (don’t worry; he wore rubber gloves to stay safe). He began with dry ice in cups filled with warm water, soon moved on to bowls and eventually the experiment took on larger proportions in the kitchen sink. Here’s the creepy results…
See the spider on the side of the bowl to the right? Eww…that’s all I can say.
I hope you are also creating your own fun memories with your family and friends.