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Halloween

Happy Halloween!

October 31, 2008

The day is finally here. Hopefully the costume holds through the festivities, the sugar highs aren't so bad, and everyone avoids the tainted candy from China. We'll be off on our first family overnight adventure (as in staying with family, not traveling as a family). I've completed M's bee costume by getting myself a bee keepers hat from the Army surplus store downtown. It has been  Read more...

Are we tired of Halloween yet?

October 28, 2008

If you are like a lot of people, then you have most likely already had one trick or treating event, or one Halloween party that you've attended. Home made costumes have been tweaked, store bought ones have hopefully survived (mine always tended to be so fragile) to be ready for the big event on Friday. Have you negotiated the candy situation yet, or are you hoping you can steal all of it  Read more...

More Than Just The Halloween Capital of the World

October 21, 2008

Did you know you live just down/up the road from the Halloween capital of the world? Have you been living in a hole? In 1920 Anoka created a peaceful Halloween celebration to distract the youth from the traditional Halloween pranks. It has going on every since (with a slight break for World War II). Some of the festivities took place this last weekend, but there are many more still this  Read more...

(pre) Halloween Party Fun

October 13, 2008

The Halloween fun stuff has begun. You can get the most out of that costume, or try out ideas before you go all out on the big day. There are two weekends left before the ghosts and goblins have their big day, and there is already a lot going on. Zoo Boo - This annual event at the Como Zoo is a non scary event. Especially good for kids who aren't old enough to get in to more  Read more...

Fairies, Sprites & Pixies, Oh My!

October 08, 2008

We've done princesses, pirates, and now we're giving our love to the fairies. (I'm under contractual obligations to my husband to do a ninja post next) Here are my favorite places to outfit your little mythical creature. It may comes as no surprise to you, but it is all the usual suspects here. Because of that, I'm throwing in some do it yourself ideas just to spice things up. Toy  Read more...

Halloween is coming...

October 07, 2008

...What are you going to be? Or rather, what is your favorite little goblin going to be? Other than the "No!" monster. Here are some local ideas for you to try out, and some other fun ones. Pirates, Knights, Princesses, Wizards & Dragons: Pretend play favorites are also great for costumes. Wonderment has a great pirate, knight section that can go either way for gender. They  Read more...

The Tale of the Green Dress

October 06, 2008

At M's daycare they do a lot of dress up. M loves it all, especially the green dress. Who knows how or why, but she loves that thing. They have an excellent collection there, and I'm starting to build her collection here at home using some things I've learned from them. Post Halloween sales - They have a number of the head and body costumes that I've seen in catalogs and at Target.  Read more...

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A Sense of History:
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