Halloween 2013: Costumes, Gifts, Decorations

Halloween is a fun holiday celebrated on the night of October 31st. Children will dress in their favorite costumes and go trick-or-treating for candies.  These activities can be traced back to the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain, which was a celebration of the end of the harvest season.  The ancient Gaels believed that on [...]

When my daughter was younger, Halloween was so easy – we simply put her in a princess costume and went trick or treating around the block. Now that she’s 14, celebrating Halloween can be a little more tricky – no pun intended! We began throwing Halloween parties to help my daughter and her friends celebrate [...]

There's no trick to making these Ghoulish Brownie treats that are perfect for Halloween parties. It's getting to be trick-or-treat time and Halloween parties will be ready for haunting.Here's a recipe for decorated brownies that use Reduced fat Pringles potato crisps in the batter.PRINGLESGHOULISHBROWNIES6 ounces baking chocolate, unsweetened3/4 cup unsalted butter or margarine2 cups sugar3 [...]

I am so very excited to be a new guest contributor at Thirty Handmade Days and share all my party ideas with you!!   Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year, but just like Mique, I’m not a fan of gory, brain oozing, scary Halloween stuff. I’m more of a cute pumpkin, [...]

It’s almost that time of year again!!!! I love Halloween and I know that a good handfull of you all out there do too-so I thought why not share some goodies? For this swap you will have two partners, the swap will be international for some added fun! Here is what you will need to [...]

Trick or Treating, going from house to house to ask for gifts, seems to have started in England, where peasant children dressed up as prisoners to beg for coins or treats in remembrance of Guy Fawkes, who was drawn and quartered after attempting to blow up British government offices. Halloween did not become an American [...]

When children go out on Halloween dressed up in a unique Halloween costume, they go house to house seeking treats. what type of treats should you choose for them? most children would choose chocolate, when they were asked. popular candy treats chosen by children include Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Snickers, Kit Kats, Nestle’s Crunch and [...]

If you are looking to throw a party for your children and their friends, but you don’t want to spend a lot of time or money on the project, we have some simple tips that can help you to economize on both effort and expense. To do this, we use the actual food as part [...]

For all we know, Halloween is a festive holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. It is a fun holiday when children will dress in their favorite costumes and go out trick-or-treating for candies. But the point to note is that Halloween is by no means only patent for kids. You know holidays present [...]