Besides freeze dancing and general running and squealing, we planned two activities for J’s party. Once again, they were both all J’s idea. First, she came up with Pin the Spider on the Web. We had a witch hat planned to assist in the blindfolding process, but it didn’t really happen. And each spider was … [Read more…]
J picked out Snack-o’-Lanterns from Family Fun magazine as one of her many Halloween treats. I was skeptical: they looked tough. So I made a test orange jack-o-lantern. Turns out, it wasn’t too bad: Of course, the whole point is to get the kids involved, so I took a deep breath and handed each … [Read more…]
Hey! I keep expecting hotels to let me use their Wifi for free, and I’m consistently disappointed. So I’m writing this one up quick at a Starbucks in NYC. Luckily I’d already collected photos. Here are a few more Halloween treats that J planned for her party. First, some popcorn balls from our Southern Living … [Read more…]
One of the items J wanted for her party was the Forked Eyeballs that she saw in Family Fun magazine. Basically, they’re donut holes dipped in white chocolate and decorated to look like creepy eyeballs. I ended up scheduling them for the bring-to-school treat instead. Of all the things that we made, J thought that … [Read more…]
While tucking M into bed tonight, I mentioned that the Halloween extravaganza will continue tomorrow, and she actually groaned! This whole Sunday thing isn’t working out for us. It’s too many days–Friday school festivities, Saturday parties, and then the actual holiday. When I was growing up and there would be multiple celebrations for the same … [Read more…]
