And You Will Have Kids

Halloween is a fun time of year! It’s important though to think about safety when you are out having fun.  Fortunately, being safe is simple if you follow these tips.

Trick-Or-Treat in Groups

It’s best to go out with an adult as well.  Children should stay with a group and not trick-or-treat alone.

Light the Way

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Halloween can be a scary time of year especially for young children.  While adults know that the decorations and costumes aren’t for real, young children don’t understand that concept.  Here are some tips which should help you to enjoy the holiday with your young ones and avoid any meltdowns.

Decorate Simply

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With the recent economic downturn in the economy, many families are tightening their belts and budgets.  Although you may need to spend less on your holiday budget this Halloween, there is no reason why you still can’t have fun!  It is possible to create inexpensive Halloween costumes for your children even if you can’t sew!

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We are almost ready for the holiday-how about your family?

Last week, I wrote about how we were continuing to prepare for the holiday.  This week, I’d like to give you the update. 

Community Fun

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We are already three weeks into planning for a “spooktacular” Halloween!  Ok, it’s a bad pun.  I just couldn’t resist!

Last week, I mentioned different aspects of planning which you may want to consider when planning for your holiday celebration.  This week, I’m going to go through the categories again and give you some tips for staying on track as we count down the days to Halloween.

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Week Two has arrived!  Are you ready for the holidays? 

 Let’s face it: holidays and celebrations are a huge party of having children.  Not only will you have to organize your own holiday celebrations, but your children are sure to be invited to different parties and events during the next few months which will also require preparation.

 For today’s post, we’re just going to center in on Halloween.  Tomorrow’s post will concentrate on Christmas. 

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And we’re off!

September is almost over and soon Halloween will be here! In a few short months, Christmas will be arriving.  Don’t panic, but do get started with holiday plans now.

Things to do this week:

*  Start purchasing candy for Halloween.  The selection is best now and you can find some wonderful sales! I try to purchase at least one bag of candy weekly starting now until Halloween.  You may need more or less candy depending upon many things.  For example, how many school parties will your children be attending?  Will you need to contribute to these events?  On average, how many visitors can you expect on Halloween?  Is Halloween one or two nights in your community?  Will you be donating any goodies to your church for any community events that they may be having?  That’s a LOT of candy!

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When I lived north of the Mason Dixon line, the imaginary line that divides the Southern and Northern USA, my favorite season was Fall.  I loved to watch the leaves change colors and I enjoyed the cooler days and nights. 

I now live on the southern portion of coastal Virginia and I’ve found that the leaves really don’t change color here.  They turn a sort of orangish-brown sometime in late October and then just give up the ghost and fall off the tree in January.  That’s pretty much it.

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