Halloween can be a bit of a dichotomy, when you have young children. They are old enough to understand the concept of dressing up to be someone or something else, and the understand that when they do this on Halloween and go to other people’s homes, they get free candy. Excitement! What they likely won’t understand is what scary characters and scenes have to do with it. Why the scary, decomposing dead people, Mom? Good question, kid. When your children are very small, trying to explain why we …
Fun and Healthy Halloween Snacks for Kids
Spooky Snacks the Kids Will Love! Is anyone else into the whole theme food idea? I think it's fun to make snacks that reflect the nearest holiday! The kids really enjoy them! These fun healthy Halloween snacks are super easy to throw together! Healthy Halloween snacks may sound like a contradiction of words but healthy and Halloween can co-exist just fine. Who said it has to be all about the candy? Well yes, Halloween does usually mean candy but candy doesn't have dibs. I think the …
Halloween Costumes for Last Minute Parents
Before we get this party started, let's make one thing clear: this post is a judgement free zone. I know; it is sort of hard to believe you forgot it was Halloween tomorrow, but here in Pleasantville we understand "busy" so no worries - we're not judging. Maybe your kids are too small to remind you of the holiday, or maybe they're big and you assumed they'd taken care of it on their own. Perhaps you thought your partner was organizing the costumes this year or you could have sworn you had …
How to Do Halloween on a Budget
I'm happy to talk about one of my favourite words today—budget. I especially love this word when it comes to holidays, because I think most of us tend to go a crazy around special occasions and we often throw financial caution to the wind. This, of course, is total folly. The holidays are exactly the time of year when we should pay extra attention to our wallets, lest we spend the rest of the year trying to pay off our extravagance. Let's focus on Halloween for now (don't worry, Christmas; …
Bye-Bye Halloween
by Emily Cappo The costume catalogs started appearing in our mail earlier this year, arriving even before school started. I was annoyed, as I usually am, because I like to live in the moment and enjoy the season I’m in, rather than have to think ahead about the holidays and winter chill. However, this year my annoyance was ratcheted up to another level. I realized that only one of my three boys would even be interested in browsing through these catalogs. The …
