Archive for October 20th, 2009
Halloween is a fun time for kids and adults alike. It’s a time for all ages to enjoy, whether trick or treating or passing out treats to all the ‘creatures’ who come to the door. Perhaps you are hosting a Halloween party or attending one. Regardless of your involvement, there are numerous Halloween ideas to make this special occasion even more special.
Halloween parties are popular at this festive season of the year, I can remember parties which my mother hosted in our basement years ago. I remember playing games and bobbing for apples. (Do they even do that anymore?) I particularly recall one party when my brother and our cousin (both very masculine) dressed as twin Victorian belles in their frilly pink dresses with pantaloons. What fun we had!
Costumes come in any and all categories (butterflies, clowns, ghosts, witches, skeletons, mummies, pirates, scarecrows, princesses, just to name a few.) Some people wear masks; others paint their faces.
Candied apples, caramel apples, candy corn, caramel popcorn balls are a few of the treats that are abundant at Halloween time. Crafters are busy at this time of year making costumes, painting faces, carving or painting pumpkin faces along with, perhaps, baking and decorating the house.
Halloween is the beginning of the most enjoyable time of the year, ushering in Thanksgiving, followed by Christmas, and then the New Year celebrations.
If you haven’t tried pumpkin painting, now is the season of the year to do it. Halloween is nearly here, meaning that it’s time to get out the decorations – which certainly will include ghosts, bats, scarecrows, witches and most certainly a pumpkin or two.
We all know that pumpkins that are left plain are perfectly suitable for display, and pumpkins with the facial features cut out are very fun, especially with a burning candle inside – BUT have you ever gone through the effort of cutting out eyes, nose and mouth?
Why not take the easier route? Paint your pumpkins! The designs are limited only to your imagination – and after that purpose is served (if you do not wait TOO long and are so inclined), you can cook the pumpkin and make pies, cookies, or casseroles.
Be sure to guard your pumpkins from thieves. Quite a few years ago, when we were living in Ohio, my husband and I bought two very large pumpkins (probably 80 to 100 pounds each.) We put one on each side of our front steps for display. Imagine our surprise when we went out one day to find that one had been stolen.
I really hope this doesn’t happen to you!