More Halloween Ideas for the Family to Enjoy
We (my sister and I) have been discussing a lot about some scary Halloween ideas to expose little tykes to during Halloween, and so far we came up with a few.
A Nature Walk
Taking a walk together through a hiking trail, park or the cemetery during Halloween could be pretty scary. However, most families will be around sharing the scares and the tricks so it could be fun! During your walk, he leaves, twigs, rocks, pine needles and bones (!) you collect could be used to spice up the Halloween scrap books. Nature tripping during Halloween brings back memories of our childhood, and we remember the tiny details of pretending to be princesses and frogs (I, in particular, wanted to be the frog that turns into a… princess. Hey, it’s our story!). These items may also be used as centerpieces during your Halloween dinner (oh yeah, the nature walk should always be in broad daylight).
Paint Pumpkins and other Cucurbits (why discriminate among the cucurbit family right?)
Pumpkin painting will soon replace carving as far as families are concerned. Carving our own pumpkins could be tedious and dangerous. The best compromise would be to buy carved pumpkins and paint them. You can hold Halloween Cucurbit painting contests and be the talk of the town for weeks after.
Have a Wonderful and Scary Halloween Dinner
Halloween is the time for pigging out, so make sure you have a few plans to carry out in terms of losing the “Halloween Treats” Weight (see Tonalin article). Nonetheless, here are a few Halloween Foodstuffs you can consume at will:
Rice Cereal Treats
Drop orange food coloring into the marshmallow or butter mixture as it melts to turn ordinary rice cereal treats into delicious Halloween consumables. Adding one candy to the top of each square will increase the fun and child appeal.
Marshmallow Haystacks
If the above rice cereal treat recipe doesn’t appeal to you you can replace the rice cereal with corn flake cereal. Haystacks can be built from these cereal mixtures, and like the previous recipe, can be spruced up by adding candy as accent.