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halloween
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The Exploding Jack ‘O Lantern: Kids Science and Sensory Activity
It’s almost Halloween — a holiday that was one of my favorites as a kid, because who doesn’t love a day of dressing silly and collecting loads of candy? But I’ve also always loved pumpkins. Pumpkins, squash, gourds — I find all of the colors and shapes fascinating and have enjoyed growing them in my…
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Halloween Party – 2012
This is what my sink looked like Thursday night when I wasalmost done with my cooking! It’s hard to believe but we just had our 9th Annual Halloween party! Due to some other conflicts we had to have the party on a Friday night this year, which was a little chaotic. Wednesday was my cleaning…
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Painting Pumpkins
It’s hard to believe that it’s already that time of year again – time for the beauty of the autumn leaves, the crisp air, cider mills, and of course: pumpkins. I had some of my own pumpkins grow in my garden this year. Unfortunately, they came July thru September – a little early for my…
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Happy Halloween – 2011
Saturday was our annual Halloween party! We had a great time with friends, playing games and eating food. I decided after last year to do another giant pot of chili as the main food dish. It worked out great, and anything left over I’ll freeze and use over the next few months. As for the…
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Fall Decorating
If you haven’t heard me say it before: Fall is my favorite season. Particularly in Michigan. I always feel the need to bring a little bit of autumn indoors with me, though. I never feel the need to decorate for spring or summer, but I always feel the need for fall decorations and Christmas decorations. …
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Halloween Costume Planning
It’s that time of year again: time to start planning for our annual Halloween costume party! It’s hard to believe, but this will be the 8th annual Halloween Party that Tom and I have hosted. The first year, 2004, barely counts, but we put on a last-minute costume party at the guys’ college apartment for…
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Happy Halloween!
We had a Halloween party last night, so today didn’t feel so much like Halloween. Especially because nobody wanted to trick-or-treat at our house. Seriously. We live in a popular trick or treating neighborhood, but kids just kept walking right past our house! Perhaps because our house is at the far end of the street? …
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