This year we decided to forego the store-bought costumes and work with what we had on hand. It was really important to us to not waste money on cheap costumes and promotion of yet another "spending" holiday, especially with all that's going on in the world right now. As a kid that went to church harvest festivals, and not trick-or-treating, I did not want our kids to feel left out as I sometimes did. The harvest festivals were a lot of fun, but the next day was always so disappointing. I would have my brown bag of candy and everyone else had their pillowcases. :( So, therefore, imagination central!! Our idea was to dress the kids up as Occupy protesters, but they don't all understand it enough to explain it in class. It would be cute for trick-or-treating.. especially if we dressed as cops w/zip tie handcuffs-keep them on the sidewalk!! Maybe Mom and Dad will be protesters and still get the word out.. I do have some time to work on signs today! So, working with what we had.. Jazz is a vampire "changeling"(at school) and a zombie later, Justus and Hayden are zombies, and Kayleigh is a little devil! It was a little rushed before school, but I will have pics tonight! They actually turned out really cute and it was a fun weekend of "testing" costumes and makeup! Jasmyn did an excellent job on the kids' makeup too, maybe she should think about being a costume/makeup artist! She's got talent! :) Also, we have a lot of apple orchards in the area and a bunch of great Jamaican guys come every year to work. This year, they gave us a huge bag full of apples, which will come in quite handy tonight. After we get home, I'm going to cut up a bunch to have with caramel and peanut butter caramel dip, so that we have plenty of time to sort through the candy and make sure it's safe! I might even make some popcorn balls! YUM!! We might just stay home next year and have our own harvest festival. Maybe a scary movie marathon, bobbing for apples, and eat the donut off a string contest. It's too bad we don't have a cornfield, I could have some fun making a maze! That's it! My mind's made up...next year, we're having a party and we'll spend the month decorating and carving pumpkins and making spooky snacks! As for now, I'm going to go enjoy a quiet morning because the 3 little ones have a half day, and Jasmyn has an afternoon concert before we spruce up and head out on the town tonight! Have a spooktacular day! bwahahaha!!
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| Star Wars takes over Jasmyn's Halloween concert!! |
Well, seems things never go quite as planned. After Jasmyn's concert this afternoon, which had a wonderful arrangement of Star Wars characters..and of which I have a video on my Facebook..I ran out to the store and grabbed some more candy, and I hate to admit it...but McDonald's. The 3 younger siblings got Happy Meals, and Jazz got her Frappe. Quite the special treat, as we rarely go to McDonald's, let alone get Happy Meals! Jasmyn went trick-or-treating with Em's cousin, her boyfriend, and 3 boys...she was a great helper, I'm told. And we stayed home with our 3 younger ones finishing dinner and handing out candy to our trick-or-treaters. I took them around the park and they got quite a few goodies too! Then, I made them pose for a few pics...on a sugar high...before cleaning them up and tucking them in. All-in-all, it was great day...even if it wasn't what we're used to...we wanted something different anyway! :)
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| Our Zombie/Devil Rock Band |
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| Zombie Rockers |
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| Lil Devil |
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| Stubborn Zombie (at least I got a couple pics) |
Sounds like fun! We're celebrating Nov 5th - Bonfire Night here - this coming weekend. We'll be making a dummy "Guy" to burn - and walk around our neighbourhood with him before our bonfire asking for "a penny for the guy". Very old English tradition I wanted ours to experience. Fireworks after the bonfire - usually in the mud, with cold rain streaking down. Fun! :)
ReplyDeleteErin, that sounds like a lot of fun too! I love all the different traditions..I think a mixture of favorites is the recipe for great holidays! And fireworks are great whenever...even in the rain and mud! :)
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